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9 Ways With the Invisible Coffee Table
Contemporary acrylic table adds clutter-free function for every design style
Houzz Contributor. Hi There! I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected."
I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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One of the easiest ways to make a room feel bigger is to keep it from being too full of furniture. In order to get away with keeping all of the furniture you need, use a sneaky designers' trick: clear furniture. While glass-topped tables reigned in the past, technology has brought us more versatile and minimal acrylic for today's tables. See how they can work in 9 wide-ranging room styles.
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| 1. Happy Chic. When you have a rug this fabulous, you do not want to cover it up and interrupt its lines. Thus, a clear coffee table is the perfect choice. In addition, the curves on the table mimic the wavy lines on the rug. |
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2. Collected. Because the table is so barely-there, it can mix with antiques like this Victorian settee.
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| 3. Contemporary Loft Style. The table is a smart choice for sleek contemporary rooms. |
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| 4. Traditional. This designer loves to mix the old, the new and everything in between. Using the clear coffee table keeps things from looking cluttered. Tour the rest of this home |
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5. Transitional. The acrylic coffee table is one of the contemporary elements in this transitional room.
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| 6. Minimal. The table itself is minimal, as it is all just one piece. |
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| 7. Global. This room embraces a range of textures and unique pieces influenced by far-flung parts of the world. The acrylic coffee table subtly floats in the middle of it all atop a zebra rug. |
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8. Eclectic. With all of the color going on in this room, it called for a coffee table that was not distracting.
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| 9. Eclectic 2. I had to add this just to ask, doesn't it seem like this room and the previous room are first cousins? They both have such a wonderful energy and use color in fantastic ways. If you are looking for a this kind of table, many of the examples I've shown you in this ideabook are The Peekaboo Table from CB2. The acrylic is 1/2" thick, and it is just over three feet long. Which style is for you? More: No Room for a Coffee Table? Think Again! Modern Icons: The Playful Eames Elliptical Coffee Table 8 Ways to Reimagine the Coffee Table |
Ideabook published on Jan. 24, 2012.
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thanks , frani916
It's somewhere to store the foot stools when not in use and you can admire the gorgeous fabric underneath the coffe table....The possibilities are endless. fantastic I want one!