Best buys in coffee tables |
| Date Added: September 16, 2011 05:37:11 AM |
| Author: Lauren Mason |
| Category: Shopping |
| No living room or lounge is complete without a coffee table, and this item of furniture is the most essential thing after a comfortable sofa or armchairs. Placing a coffee table or other small table in the centre of your living room not only gives somewhere to place your coffee cups and magazines, but makes the room feel more homely and can help pull the design together. It also makes the ideal place to put a vase of fresh flowers or other beautiful objects you wish to display in your home. There is a vast choice of different types of coffee table on the market and the choice can be baffling. The best way of choosing the coffee table which is best for your room is to start by thinking about your current furniture. If you have other items of furniture in the room already such as bookcases, television units or sideboards, it is best to try to match the design of the coffee table to the rest of the furniture to avoid the overall effect becoming cluttered and confused. The sofa design should also be considered, especially if the sofas have wood on them or if the covering is elaborately patterned. A highly patterned sofa alongside an intricately carved coffee table may be overwhelming, so if sofas are elaborate choose a plainer table, and vice versa. For rooms where storage is an issue, it is best to choose a coffee table which either has a shelf underneath the table top, or which comes with drawers to allow for items to be stored and hidden away out of sight. Currently, the trend in interior design circles is for sustainability. The ethos is definitely buy once and buy well, with a move away from disposable, fast fashion items in furniture which are highly fashionable but only have a very short life span before they begin to look dated and need to be replaced. Buying a classic, quality piece of furniture guarantees that it will look good in your home for many years to come. The other main trend is for chunky, solid looking furniture rather than delicate pieces made from glass or metal. This type of furniture is often made from whole planks laid side by side to form the structure of the furniture, and as such it is known as plank furniture. This type of furniture is characterised by having chunky, solid legs and table tops and as such is the ideal choice for an item of furniture which is going to have considerable use over the years. Plank furniture such as coffee tables is available in a wide range of finishes, from paler wood such as oak to much darker woods and the choice will depend on the other items of furniture in the room and the colour scheme also. Plank furniture is easy to maintain, and as the wood is protected with beeswax, all that is required to keep it looking its absolute best is to wipe it over regularly with a damp cloth, and to rub in more beeswax regularly to nourish and care for the wood. One of the other main benefits of plank furniture such as coffee tables is that the planks used are cut and placed in a way that allows the beauty of the wood to show through. All the knots and grain lines in the wood are fully visible and this adds to the appeal of the products. The construction is solid, and with the proper care of the wood, plank furniture products will last for a lifetime, even when in daily use in homes where there are pets and children, or other factors which mean the furniture has to stand up to a lot of wear and tear. Lauren Mason is the author of this article on Plank Furniture. Find more information on Furniture here |
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