How about a coffee table and just one end table. Would that work better with your room?

I have. In my case, my sofa was so deep and squishy that using a side table to place a drink wouldn’t have been convenient anyway. Side tables typically hold lamps, but I kept small-footprint floor lamps on each side of the couch. There was just no need for the extra furniture.

I did think for a while about getting one of those c-tables that would serve as a place to hold a drink, but my coffee table did the trick quite well.

Thanks for the ideas, maybe one end table for a table lamp, one floor lamp on the other side. Sounds like a good compromise. I actually have 2 c tables, maybe I will try one out for a "coffee table" and see how I like it.