Purchasing a Coffee Table

Coffee Tables serve a variety of functions beyond being a convenient surface. New styles, shapes and functionality features in coffee tables have been showing up in the furniture market place, much to the pleasure of shoppers. There are some rules when buying a coffee table, not the least of which is what’s going to match your other furniture.

This model, with a granite top retails for about 140 pounds

Besides this be careful of the following:

- Walking space. You need about 15 ft between the table and other pieces of furniture for comfortable maneuvering.
- Height: What will be going on this table? Beverages and food, for example, require a higher table to decrease the risk of spills. The average coffee table is about 17 inches from the ground. If using it for other things, then use the height of your sofa seat as a guideline (the table should be about 1? inch lower).
- Length: Measure your couch again and divide by 2/3. This is a good size for a coffee table.
- Functions: does it offer shelves or drawers or any type of internal storage space that frees up surface space elsewhere? This type of coffee table is great for families who have board games, as one illustration.
- Sturdiness: This ties to materials. If you have children, you probably don’t want a glass top or shelves, which are more delicate.
- Materials: glass won’t show water marks where wood and veneer will. However, glass will scratch and shows dirt more readily. An upholstered table acts as a functional foot rest but won’t help much when you’re serving snacks.
- Warrantee: what types of problems does it cover and for how long?

Mission style furniture is very popular

Last but not least are corners: in terms of construction the coffee table causes many a bruise by having angled corners. Rounded ones save a lot of those boo-boos especially when there is a house full of guests.

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