Monday 31 March 2014

Tables And Coffee Tables For Living Room

By Darren Hartley


After all the living room seating has been chosen, the living room tables are the last pieces of the living room puzzle. The right tables to pick up are the ones that fill the gap. Because of the endlessness of the available options, even interior designers have a tough time picking up the right tables.

Tables with brass bases and glass tops, round wood tables with tapered legs and tables with drawers or without drawers are just a few of the available varieties of living room tables. It can be a challenge to find just one table of the right size. This challenge can leave a homeowner with two living room tables instead of one.

The living room space must be considered in the selection of living room tables. Close enough to reach for a drink or put a magazine down, yet far enough to stretch out legs, 18 inches is the ideal distance from the edge of a sofa to the edge of a table. People tend to either leave too much or too little room between the sofa and the table. Still, the 18-inch rule stands regardless of what type of furniture requires the ability to reach the table.

From the outer edge of living room coffee tables to the TV stand or media cabinet must be left a space of at least 30 inches. That is the only way that a homeowner can claim he took the main passageway of the living room into consideration. For narrow living rooms, 24 inches is the shortest distance that one can go.

The height of living room coffee tables holds the key. Their surface should be about 1 to 2 inches lower than the sofa seat. While the height of standard tables stand at 16 to 18 inches, considering a taller table of about 20 to 21 inches can be an option should a higher couch is being used or entertaining is a major living room activity. This way, guests will find it easier to set dessert plates down or cut a piece of cheese.

The styles of the sofa and the living room coffee tables must strike a balance. A plush and solid-colored couch will require a glass table on a leggy chrome frame while a slim and more streamlined couch will need a chunkier table with a thick wood top and solid base.




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