Color coffee tables in the interior
The coffee table is not the main piece of furniture, but a properly selected table can bring a special atmosphere to the room and become the highlight of the entire room. It is important to choose the right color of the table, taking into account the stylistic nuances of the room, so that this type of furniture can be in harmony with the overall situation and complement it.
How to choose?
In order for the coffee table to become an ornament to your home, you need to pick it up correctly.
Recommendations for choosing a coffee table:
- When purchasing a table made of natural wood, it should be remembered that such a material requires special care. But with proper treatment guaranteed to serve for many years.
- It is necessary to select the shape of the table, based on the shape of the room where the table will be located. For example, in square rooms tables of the round form will be favorable look.
- Choosing a table, it is necessary to determine its purpose. This may be a table for storing newspapers, books and magazines, and may be a smaller version of the dining table, at which you can hold tea drinking in a circle of guests.
- If you buy a mobile coffee table, you must pay special attention to the quality and material of its wheels.
- The height of a standard coffee table ranges from 45 to 50 cm.
Materials
For the manufacture of coffee tables used a variety of materials:
- Wood. Tables of this material are the most environmentally friendly and durable, but require special care and have a high cost.
- Plastic. Inexpensive material with a wide variety of palettes.
- Glass. The most popular and mass material today for coffee tables. In this case, you should pay attention to the quality and thickness of the glass.
- Metal. One of the most durable materials, but can have quite a lot of weight.
Consider the main types of coffee table colors.
Tree
For wooden countertops oak is a good color. It can be presented in a variety of shades.
In particular, white oak can be pure white or ashy color. The hue depends on the quality of the bleaching of the fibers of the material. A table of this color will be combined with a purple, black, gray or gold color.
Sonoma oak has become a very fashionable and popular color lately. This is a noble color, which has a gray-pink color with white divorces.
The color of wenge can be presented in different shades - from gold to burgundy or dark mauve. This shade will be successfully combined with a bright environment.
The color of the ash tree can be light or dark. Light colors are represented by shades of coffee with milk, and dark colors by chocolate shades.
Beech is light wood. These countertops are usually soft golden shades, perfectly combined with cold colors.
Walnut-colored tables are distinguished by their brown color, in which dark veins appear. This table is well suited to black, dark green or beige shades.
It is worth noting that the wooden coffee tables fit perfectly into the design of the room, made in a classic style.
Quite often, veneering techniques are used for wood coffee tables. A layer of special lacquer is also applied over wood, which gives the material additional strength and a more aesthetic appearance.
For lovers of antiquity perfect tables, made in the technique of craquelure. Artificial aging of the piece of furniture will give the room a special atmosphere.
Plastic
Plastic tables are very practical and much cheaper option, unlike wood tables. They have a wide variety of designs, shapes and colors. These tables will perfectly fit into the interior, made in the style of minimalism or modern.
Laminated countertops look great in the interior, have a moisture-resistant and shockproof coating. These countertops can be decorated with wood, stone, marble or granite.
The acrylic surface of the coffee table is an excellent imitation of the color of the stone and can have a matte or glossy surface.
Glass
Glass coffee tables, firstly, are a creative design solution, and secondly, they visually increase the space, which is an excellent choice for owners of small apartments.
Color solutions
- Perhaps the most versatile color of the coffee table is black. This color will look beneficial and stand out against the background of warm colors. For example, if the room is dominated by beige shades, then a black table will be an excellent color combination.
- Table tops sand-colored fit well into the interior with elements of wood and soft lighting of the room.
- Two-color coffee tables can perfectly combine in themselves at once two combined shades.
- The color option "galaxy" is quite a stylish solution and is a black tabletop with characteristic white splashes.
- The dark gray color of the coffee tables is quite versatile and fits into any style. This color will be well combined with white and gray shades of the room.
- To emphasize the special shade of the table, sometimes use a special light. The backlit coffee table will look creative and original.
- The coffee table can be turned into a central piece of furniture in a room using a bright color tabletop. Such a move will sharply emphasize the table if you use the red color of the tabletop against the background, for example, of a white carpet.
- It is better to combine a yellow colored shade with black or white color, blue - with gray and white, and green - with dark shades.
- Tables in metallic color suit blue and white shades very well.
How to make a coffee table with your own hands, see the video below.