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Style of Carlo de Carli Modernist Coffee Table
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Southfield, MI
Superb Carlo de Carli style spider leg base coffee table, dating to the early 1960s.
Rendered in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Calo di Carli circular Coffee Table with Glass top, 1950, Italy
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
An elegant modernist coffee table/side table with lovely spider-type legs.
Made of beech wood with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
Hand-Forged Hammered Finish Wrought Iron Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This hand-forged wrought iron and glass top coffee table has a hammered textured finish to the iron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Czech Interwar Avantgard Design Coffee Table
Located in Chocen, Czech Republic
Original piece of furniture after renovation.
It is a classic modernist coffee table. Simple and
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Vintage 1930s Czech Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mirror Chrome and Smoke Glass Modernist Coffee Table, circa 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Mid-Century Modernist style coffee table, in mirrored chrome base featuring smoke glass top and
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Modernist Coffee Table in the Style of Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Schaerbeek, BE
Beautifull italian marble coffee table with smoked glass top, the feet are made of different types
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Large Black Illusionists Inlaid Square Parsons Style Modernist Coffee Table
By Bruce M. Schuettinger
Located in New Market, MD
We designed this coffee table to fills the angled space created with a sectional sofa group while
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
A Rare Modernist Coffee Table attributed to Jacques Adnet circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Rare coffee table attributed to Jacques Adnet with a circular top in mirror, held by two wide
Category
Vintage 1930s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Sergio Rodrigues Style Coffee Table
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Olofstrom, SE
A very unique Brazilian modernist coffee table in Brazilian exotic hardwood most likely Jacaranda
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Czech Interwar Avantgard Design Coffee Table
Located in Chocen, Czech Republic
Original piece of furniture after renovation.
It is a Classic modernist coffee table. Simple and
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Czech Interwar Avantgard Design Coffe Table
Located in Chocen, Czech Republic
Original piece of furniture after renovation.
It is a Classic modernist coffee table. Simple and
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Artimeta stone slate coffee table – Floris Fiedeldij
By Artimeta, Floris H. Fiedeldij
Located in Heerhugowaard, NL
Vintage modernist coffee table designed by Floris Fiedeldij for Artimeta in the 1960s. The table is
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal
Modernist Coffee Table in Mahogany and Brass Poly-Z Series Art Deco A.Patijn
By Abraham A. Patijn
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Slender mahogany coffee table from the Poly-Z serie, designed by Abraham Patijn (during the late
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Side Table
By Jacques Adnet, Donald Deskey
Located in Bremen, DE
Very rare and unusual Art Deco modernist coffee table with a black glass top and tubular design
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,159
Midcentury Modernist Enamel Coffee Table
Located in Melbourne, AU
Unique modernist coffee or side table with floral motif, in baked enamel. A fabulous addition to
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Enamel
Modernist Danish Coffee Table, 1950
Located in Perpignan, FR
Modernist scandinavian coffee table made of teak. Can be also used as a bench.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Abstract Modernist Plaster Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Modernist Plaster coffee table in waxed white plaster with a powder coated metal base. The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Walnut Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Modernist walnut rectangular coffee table, the top and sides with bookmatched veneer; the ends with
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Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist Glass and Aluminum Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This great looking modernist, clean lined coffee table, has an aluminum base with ball feet and a
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Dutch Modernist "de Stijl" Coffee Table
By Gerrit Rietveld, Frits Spanjaard
Located in Den Bommel, NL
Sober and strictly designed wooden coffee- or center table. This table can be related to the so
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Modernist Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Nicely detailed coffee table with an expressed "dovetail" motif. Please contact for location.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Great Modernist Kingma Coffee Table, 1970s
By Paul Kingma
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A nice slate and bronze inlay Kingma style coffee table. Nice wooden table base.
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Modernist Square Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Architecturally inspired square coffee or cocktail table of chromed steel base with glass top.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Round Coffee Table with marble top
By Andrzej Loza
Located in Moorabbin, Victoria
SALE - only one available. Offer ends 24 February 2018.
Perfectly proportioned coffee table with
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Modernist White Resin Abstract Design Coffee Table
Located in Mount Penn, PA
patterns of loops of cast resin form this fantastic modernist table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Rosewood Square Coffee Table with Metal Legs, 1970
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist rosewood square coffee table with metal legs dating from circa 1970. Beautiful rosewood
Category
Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Pair of Coffee Tables by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1967
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Paris, FR
Modernist pair of coffee tables by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992)
1967
Macassar wood, copper base
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Italian Modernist Two Tone Metal Coffee Table By Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Allentown, PA
High Style 1970s Italian Design Coffee Table by Romeo Rega designed in a Modernist Greek Key Double
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Amazing Italian Modernist Tile and Laminate Chrome Frame Coffee Table
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Gorgeous zig zag chrome frame coffee table with inset handmade vibrant red tile scene of modernist
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Great Saporiti Style Design Italian Modernist Tubular Chrome Coffee Table
By Saporiti
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Italian 1970s rounded rectangular tubular chrome Art Deco Revival design coffee table, great for
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Incredible Modernist X Base Two Tone Coffee Table by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Mount Penn, PA
1970s substantial and solid X-base modernist rectangular coffee table with 3/4" thick glass top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Mid Century Coffee Table Ruud Ekstrand
Christer Norman, Dux Sweden
By Ruud Ekstrand, Christer Norman
Located in London, GB
This thoroughly 1960s coffee table wouldn’t look out of place on the set of an Austin Powers film
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Brass and Steel Coffee Table Custom Made by Rehab Vintage
Located in Alhambra, CA
Stunning brass and steel coffee table inspired by retro Futurist design of the 1960s. The unique
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
A One of a Kind Modernist Cocktail Table , Made From a Indian Rosewood, Having an Intergral Metal
Category
Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist Side Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Architectural Designed Rectangular Green Glass Top and Splayed Green Glass Sides Intersected by Brass Rectangular Brace with Elliptical Design.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,550
Modernist Chrome and Brass Coffee Table in the Manner of Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great two-tone chrome and brass square coffee table with square glass inset top. Sleek and striking
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Metal Curl Design Coffee Table in the Manner of Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Sleek modern sculptural nickeled bronze base coffee table offered with or without 60" diameter
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Modernist Tubular Chrome X-Base Coffee Table in the Manner of Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A modernist and sculptural, tubular chrome X-base coffee table with glass top in the manner of
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Sculptural Cocktail Table
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Iron sculptural cocktail table with a painted wood Modernist top.
The tabletop rests inside of
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Art Deco Modernist Table
Located in Marseille, FR
Art Deco modernist table made of metal and marble marquetry.
Dimensions: Diameter 64 cm, height 58
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,979
Italian Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Charleston, SC
Modernist two tiered/two toned coffee table attributed to Gio Ponti. Featuring stylized antique
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$4,000
20th Century Modernist Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
20th century modernist polished brass and glass cocktail table;
Designed by 'Roger Sprunger for
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Cocktail Table circa 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
a modernist cocktail table with a cast resine with a metallic color.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
A Small Modernist Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
A Small Modernist Cocktail Table in Matte and Glossy Chrome with Inset Glass Top. Spanish, Circa
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20th Century Spanish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Roger Capron Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceramic floral bouquet modernist design coffee table with thick wood legs and frame.Rare design
Category
Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Cocktail Table by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Hudson, NY
A modernist cocktail table featuring a frame of alternating black steel and brass which supports a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist Wood and Glass Cocktail Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak and Black Glass Cocktail Table.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modernist 1930s Jindrich Halabala Spider Oak Table
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in London, GB
A stylish modernist circa 1930s oak veneered coffee/side "Spider" table by the renowned premier
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Vintage 1930s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Modernist Frieze Cocktail Table by Paul Marra
By Paul Marra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist Frieze cocktail table by Paul Marra. Art triptych cocktail table in the modernist frieze
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
A Square Modernist Cocktail Table by Hans Kelbeck
Located in New York, NY
A modernist square cocktail table featuring a bisecting half moon shaped base in black lacquer
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Modernist Art Deco Table by Wolfgang Hoffman
By Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great chrome metal flat band and tubular metal art deco table designed by modernist master Wolfgang
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Art Deco Modernist Chrome Table by Wolfgang Hoffmann
By Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Allentown, PA
Rare chrome double X-stretcher base and flat band chrome sides coffee table with round glass top
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chic Modernist Italian Turner Marble Glass Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant Italian modernist cocktail table by Turner Furniture in 1970s.
A marvellous Feat of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Don Shoemaker Style Mexican Modern Coffee Table
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Phoenix, AZ
blended the rustic warmth of Mexico with sleek modernist principles.
This coffee table, though created in
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass, Walnut
Stunning Modernist Gucci Influenced Equestrian Hand-Forged Iron Table
By Gucci
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A Gucci influenced equestrian hand-forged iron table with glass top. Can be used as a coffee
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Studio Made Modernist Cocktail Table with Zig Zag Legs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
dramatic and eye catching zig zag formed legs. The small coffee table is signed by maker David Johnson
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cut Steel
Low Coffee Table in Solid Black Walnut
By Stillmade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the cantilevers of modernist architecture, this contemporary coffee table showcases a
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood
$9,050 / item
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Modernist Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modernist coffee table you’re looking for. A modernist coffee table — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Find 437 options for an antique or vintage modernist coffee table now, or shop our selection of 32 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect modernist coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A modernist coffee table made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made modernist coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Peter Sandback, Cramer Studio and Arturo Pani are consistently popular.
How Much is a Modernist Coffee Table?
The average selling price for a modernist coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $24,975 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Modernist Coffee Table
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Can a coffee table be too low?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To date a Lane coffee table, look for the serial number on the underside of the piece. On most Lane coffee tables, reading the number from right to left will tell you the date that the table was manufactured. For example, a serial number that says 852140 would have been produced on April 12, 1958. Founded in Virginia in the early 20th century, Lane is largely known for its cedar chests and innovative mid-century modern designs. Find a variety of Lane coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, a coffee table should generally be lower than a couch. However, the top of the table should only be slightly lower than the couch to maintain a balanced look. A good rule of thumb is to choose a table no more than one inch shorter than your sofa's seat height. Explore a large collection of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024The best height for a coffee table is around 1 to 2 inches lower than the seat height of the adjacent sofa. Most sofas feature seat heights of around 17 or 18 inches. As a result, the most common height for coffee tables is 15 to 17 inches. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of coffee tables.
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