Decorating With Coffee Tables
The centerpiece of any stylish living room is of course, the coffee table, which sits at the center of the room. It is like the frame of the space, with all other items falling into place around its presence. However there are some basic mistakes which you can make when positioning your coffee table. Luckily most of these can be avoided with just a little care and attention.
First, you have to make sure that the size of the table matches the space in the room. It’s a terrible nuisance when you have an oversized table sitting in the middle of an undersized room. There is no space to walk around, or move freely. The entire area is constricted, over packed, and chaotic.
You want to make sure that when you place a coffee table, there is enough room for an average sized person to easily walk all the way around it. Leaving this much space ensures that the room maintains a good flow, which will allow people to easily migrate through the space. It also ensures that the area won’t feel cramped and crowded.
One trick to save some space is to push the coffee table up against a wall. Doing this means that you don’t have to leave one whole walkway of space, freeing up a considerable amount of room. Unfortunately this also tends to center the room on a wall, creating a rather uninspiring focal point. Luckily, this is also an opportunity, letting you dress the wall with whatever creative endeavor your mind can produce.
As far as style, the basics are obvious. Just make sure that whatever table you purchase matches the rest of the room’s decor. You want a piece that looks great, but you don’t want it to draw too much attention away from the rest of the space.
This article was written by Jim Slate on behalf of PebbleZ.com’s line of natural stone coffee tables. This collection includes over 40 mosaic stone models, each available in dozens of sizes, and shapes. They are also featuring the new illuminated onyx collection.
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