Beauty and harmony are usually made up of little things. It is the details that create the style of the interior, the impression of each room and the whole house as a whole depends on their choice.
For example, a living room. Creating its decoration, we recall the decor of walls, upholstered furniture or windows. And we completely forget about the coffee, or, as it is often called, a coffee table. But it is he who is in the "center of the hotel universe."
We think about the upholstery of chairs and sofas, about the color and quality of carpets, even about cozy sofa cushions. And we don’t think at all that a coffee table can become either an ideal additional decoration of a room, or completely destroy all its beauty and harmony.
The history of this elegant piece of furniture began relatively recently. The first such table appeared in Europe at the end of the 19th century, but it was completely different from the modern one - it was much higher, about 70 cm.
Experts still argue about when a long and low coffee table appeared. Some claim that he took his form from the culture of the Ottoman Empire. Others confidently say that its origin is connected with Japanese culture, which was especially popular in Europe several centuries ago.
The first coffee tables were made exclusively of wood. But with the advent of new materials and technologies, small tables were made of glass, metal, plastic, natural, artificial stone and even leather.
Today, buying a coffee table is quite simple. But before purchasing it, you must definitely think about what functions in the house he will perform. After all, a modern coffee table can be used not only as a convenient thing, which is nice to sit with a cup of coffee. It can store keys, magazines, newspapers and other little things. Or it will be a beautiful decoration, a true work of art. Such a table, created by eminent designers, most often has an unusual shape or a decorative tabletop, and therefore it is not at all designed to place cups on it or fold the press.
Maybe a coffee table can also be an aquarium for fish. Or a showcase where various interesting decorative little things are laid out - beads, sea pebbles, stones, flowers and other things dear to the heart.
The coffee table may have a different shape of the countertop. Not only rectangular or square, but also round, oval or irregular in shape. Therefore, choosing this piece of furniture, it is necessary not only to decide whether you want to buy it or not. Be sure to think about whether it fits into the interior of your home.
For rooms made in the Art Nouveau and hi-tech style , glass tables are most suitable, simple in execution, but very elegant. Even without a lot of experience in carpentry, you can make such a coffee table with your own hands.
For the interior, made in the classical style - wooden tables having different shapes, textures or decorated with carvings. They can have four legs, three or one support.
Among the whole variety of small coffee tables, you can distinguish cushioned, resembling the letter "P" in shape, and transfomer tables, where you can change the size of the tabletop and height, and coffee tables specially designed for storing newspapers and magazines.
Currently, buying small tables that are set for coffee is fairly easy. The main thing is to have a good idea of how it will look in the general interior of the room, and then the buying process will bring real pleasure.