Coffee table - I have 24 hrs. to decide if this one is right
Choosing a new coffee table for the LR is proving to be more difficult than I thought it would be. I originally had it narrowed down to 4 choices in this thread. Most responders like the first table, but I wasn't sure about the finish on that table. Then I found another table at a local furniture store and now have it home on 24 hour approval. I'm not sure if the color is right. Does it blend in too much with the rug? And I'm concerned about the size/height of the table. It is the same height as the wood table I had in there, but it seems taller. That doesn't make sense to me because the new table has a glass top. Shouldn't it seem smaller? The width of the glass table is the same as the wood and the length is only 6" longer than the wood table. Which leads me to the Warring coffee table that many people liked. It is the same height as the glass table in the room right now and is even 6" longer, so I'm really concerned that that table might not be right in the room as well. Here are a few pics.
First, the space for the coffee table
The coffee table in the store.
The coffee table in my LR.
And then to complicate things even further, I'm not sure I like the glare I get on the glass top from the window behind the sofa. I like the furniture arrangement as it is. I did see a coffee table at the same local furniture store with a nice iron base, but a wood top. I don't have any pictures of it, tho. I thought I should have a glass top because of the rug, but now I'm not so sure.
Just for the heck of it, here's the wood coffee table I currently have.
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Rory (Zone 6b)
8 years agoI like the table but it does not enhance you space. Maybe a ottoman coffee table with a nice tray on top?
Not this one in particular but something similar but more traditional looking.
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8 years agoI don't mind the upkeep of a glass top table, especially in this setting. It's in the LR which is used primarily for a nice place to sit and read and for the holidays.
I would like to find the perfect or maybe I should say, the best table for the space.
I like the idea of an ottoman coffee table, but I'm not sure my LR is the space for one. I don't want to hide too much of the rug.
I like the table, but I'm just not sure it works with the rug. I probably need something with super simple lines. This was one of the choices that I may now reconsider. It is also 1 1/2" shorter than the table I'm trying out. But then again, maybe the color of the metal is wrong, too, and this is not much different.
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
8 years agoThe coffee table that you had in the first picture in the other post is still my favorite. It is much more substantial and therefore makes more of a statement and also appears a little narrower than this one. I'm afraid the funky legs on this one would bother me. If you don't like the finish on the other one it's a simple thing to get some gold finish and apply it, not all over, but just here and there to give it highlights and make it look less rustic. Here is my glass coffee table, and you don't see much of the surface if the glare bothers you.
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8 years agoI found one, but it's 21.5" tall. It's 36" X 24", so a little smaller (by 2" in width and 4" in width) than my current wood table shown in my last picture. Maybe I'm way off with this style table.
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