Dimension: Coffee Table: 48" L X 48" D X 18" H End Table: 20" L X 20" D X 18" H Give your living rooms a completely holistic makeover with our unique, trendy and amazing Halfeti Contemporary Rustic Solid Wood 3 Piece Opium Coffee Table Set. A mixture of timelessly classic and edgy rustic, this solid Rosewood coffee table set defies typical aesthetics and wows with its strong personality and qualitative design. It consists of 2 end tables and a centralized coffee table. The wood grain gives the whole set a lot of character, which blends in well with its stocky, square-ish design. The claw-foot inspired leg design is a contemporary intervention that complements the overall rustic characteristics of this set. Handcrafted from solid Rosewood, Halfeti coffee table set warrants long-lasting, durable and resilient heirloom quality. If you’re looking for a coffee table set that would add both character and style to your living rooms, then this one is definitely it. The distinct, individualistic visuals ensure that this solid wood coffee table set would make your space as eye-catching as possible. You can embellish the center table by topping it off with artfully haphazard books, or a beautiful dry arrangement or even a blooming vase of flowers. As for the side tables, you can go for mismatched accessories like photo-frames, table lamps, stationary and baubles. You can pair off this solid Rosewood coffee table set with a number of different interior design styles. Its unique, mismatched edginess would look stunning in either rustic or industrial style living rooms. You can make it a focal point in a cozy Scandinavian style design. Or you can set it up in a contemporary style living room to enhance its distinguished appeal. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Solid Rosewood craftsmanship • Contemporary Rustic style • Square shape opium coffee table • 2 end tables • Claw-foot inspired legs • Elegant and distinctive wood grain • Smooth finish • Aesthetically versatile • Heirloom quality • Easy maintenance Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

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Dimension: Coffee Table - 43.5" L X 24" D X 17" H End Table - 22" W X 18" D X 22" H Coffee table sets are literally the centerpieces of a living room design, which is why our Baluster Rustic Wood 3 Piece Coffee Table Set With Drawers has been designed to be such a stunner! Featuring a uniquely traditional look, the main attraction of this coffee table set is the way it blends a rustic beauty with gorgeous design elements. The centralized rectangular 2-tier coffee table has an extended top frame, 3 drawers with stunning hand-wrought metal hardware, stylistic cylindrical legs, and the bottom tier supported by short, platform style feet. In a similar vein, the two 2-tier end-tables have a matched extended top frame, a drawer each with similar metal hardware, a simple bottom tier and platform style feet – although they are slightly taller than the coffee table itself. Handcrafted from solid Rosewood, this rustic coffee table set also boasts a great heirloom quality along with the utmost beauty, strength, stability, and durability. Place it in your living room to not only enhance the décor but also to keep the room organized with increased storage options! The visual versatility of this 3-piece solid wood coffee table set is also quite unparalleled. Although it boasts some traditional touches, it would look quite gorgeous in a modern or contemporary setting. It can also make a nice centerpiece in a transitional, vintage and eclectic style interior design. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Solid Rosewood craftsmanship • Rustic Traditional style • Extended top frame • A 2-tier rectangular coffee table with 3 drawers • Two 2-tier end tables with 1 drawer each • Cylindrical legs • Platform feet • Extended top frame • Visually flexible • Premium heirloom quality • Easy to clean and maintain Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

Dimension: Coffee Table :32" L X 32" D X 18" H End Table : 20" L X 20" D X 22" H Media Consoles : 54" L X 19" D X 24" H Console Tables : 54" L X 19" D X 32" H Introduce a dose of rich color and relaxed sensibility to your den or living room ensemble with our Murrieta Rustic Solid Wood 9 Piece Living Room Set. This incredible living room set places an emphasis both on style and function. The collection encompasses that of a Coffee Table, 2 End Tables, Media Console and Console Hall Table. The coffee table is a space-saving genius, comprising a round silhouette with four wedge-shaped stools that fit conveniently underneath the table for easy storage. Housing all of your A/V and media components with ease, the media console is streamlined with two open shelves with built-in cord management, a single drawer, and two cabinets with inner shelving. Two clean and simple round end tables are the perfect companion for your armchair or sofa, providing an ample perch for your beverages and snacks. Finally, the entryway table maintains an efficient presentation whether stationed in your foyer or against a blank living room wall, with two-tier profile to fit your table lamps up top and wicker baskets down below. This attractive living room collection makes any living space feel put-together while providing utmost practicality. The old world handcrafted quality is more than heirloom worthy, constructed entirely of solid woods in a rich dark finish. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Made of solid wood • Two-tier entry console with half-moon silhouette • 2 Round end tables • 1-Drawer media console with open shelf and cabinet storage • Round coffee table with 4 wedge-shaped nesting tables Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

Transform your bedroom into a vibrant oasis with this stunning tropical-themed wallpaper featuring exotic birds and lush foliage. Paired with a stylish wooden nightstand and minimalist decor, this space perfectly blends nature-inspired design with modern bedroom aesthetics. Ideal for creating a unique and tranquil retreat, this decor showcases how bold patterns and natural materials can create a serene yet striking ambiance.

Dimension: Coffee Table : 47"L X 28"D X 19.5"H End Table : 22"L X 18"D X 23"H Media Console - 65"L X 18"D X 25.5"H Console Tables - 44"L X 18"D X 30"H Add beautiful style and unique distinction to your living room ensemble with our Antwerp Rustic Solid Wood 5 Piece Living Room Set. This living room collection features a rich finish with ornate organic detail and "X" plank detail that will catch the eye of all your guests. This highly attractive 5 Piece Living Room Set includes a Coffee Table, 2 End Tables, a Console Table, and TV Media Cabinet. Instantly complete your media setup with the efficient design of the TV media stand, well equipped with display front cabinet with built-in cord management and open display shelving. Keeping you company while you catch up on your shows, the coffee table is a two-tier piece that offers two open shelving on one side of the partition and a larger open shelf to the opposite side perfect for accommodating a basket or bin. The two end tables are 3-tiered with open shelves for stashing remotes, coasters or display the decoratives as desired. The console table is a stylish number complete with three drawers and open base shelf that can be used in either the entryway or behind the couch. Breathtaking in solid wood with a rich grain work pattern, this handcrafted living room table set is pure Old World artistry with a robust construction that will make it the heart of any living room and any style theme for generations to come. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Made of solid wood • Open "X" plank sides • Media cabinet with glass front cabinets and open shelves • 2 3-Tier end tables • 2-Tier coffee table • 2-Tier console hall table with 3 drawers • Part of the Antwerp Collection Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

For over 50 years, Troy Lighting has transcended time and redefined handcrafted workmanship with the creation of strikingly eclectic, sophisticated casual lighting fixtures distinguished by their unique human sensibility and characterized by their design and functionality. Features: Suitable for indoor locations only UL certified in compliance with nationally recognized product safety standards Specifications: Included shade measures as 15.25"" High x 3.5"" Diameter Included Canopy measures as 6"" Diameter x 1"" Thick 1-6in, 2-12in, 1-18in stem included Requires 6 x 75-Watt E26 Medium Base Incandescent Bulb (not included)

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Check out our before photos to truly grasp the architectural detail that we added to this 2-story great room. We added a second story fireplace and soffit detail to finish off the room, painted the existing fireplace section, added millwork framed detail on the sides and added beams as well. Photos by Spacecrafting Photography.

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Dimension: Coffee Table: 46" L X 28" D X 20" H End Table (Set of 2): 22" L X 18" D X 22" H Media Console: 57" L X 18" D X 20"H Console Tables: 51" L X 15" D X 38"H Set up the living room of your dreams with our San Francisco Rustic Solid Wood & Iron Grill 5 Piece Living Room Set! This elite collection of solid wood furniture is met with a rustic warm finish, accented by tapered legs and ornate iron grill panels. This five-piece living room set includes a Coffee Table, 2 End Tables, Bookcase Console Table, and Media Console Table. The distinctive look and function of the TV media stand is heightened by its two iron clad cabinet doors, open media shelf with cord grommet, and a single drawer. The two end tables are an elegant collaboration of open and enclosed storage with an open lower shelf and a single drawer. The coffee table is astounding in its capacity to hold your media etceteras, outfitted with a total of six drawers, three on each side and two open shelves. Rounding out the look is the four-tier bookshelf console table that brings a refreshing take to the traditional entry table design with plenty of elegant open storage and display areas. Richly handcrafted in old-world style and technique, this living room collection is sturdily built for lasting use that defies both trend and time to ensure a lasting participation in your household's everyday lifestyle. The solid wood construction with neutral finish stunningly displays a natural array of bands and grains, met by the decorative accent of the iron grills. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Made of solid wood • Rustic neutral finish • Black metal hardware • Iron gill details • 1 Drawer TV console table with 2 cabinets and media shelf • 2 Two-tier end tables with single drawer • 6 Drawer rectangular coffee table with 2 open shelves • 4 Tier bookshelf console table Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

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Dimension: Coffee Table : 53.14" L X 29.52" D X 19.68" H End Table : 20"L X 20"D X 22"H Console Table : 47"L X 18"D X 35"H Entertainment Center : 99"L X 20"D X 70"H Embrace cottage-cozy warmth with our Danville Modern Teak and Solid Wood 7 Piece Living Room Set. Complete the look of your living room, den, or family room with the farm fresh aesthetic of this sophisticated 5 piece living room entertainment and table collection. Everything about this set speaks of laidback eloquence complete in a two-tone color scheme of teak and solid woods. The collection includes a coffee table, two end tables, entertainment center, and a console table. The heart and soul of the collection, the entertainment center includes an entertainment console with twin bookshelves for displaying your collections and decor. There is plenty of open shelving for your media accessories, along with cabinets and drawers for concealed storage. The two end tables are a delightful pair, each outfitted with a single drawer and open storage. The two-tiered console hall table features a similar layout, but with three drawers and open lower shelving that is great for accommodating chic woven or metal storage baskets. The coffee table centers it all, beautifully rendered with two slatted cabinet doors and four drawers. Parts of this collection can also be used as a welcome addition in a mudroom or dining area, especially in an open concept layout where you might like to pull in similar elements for a cohesive design scheme. Fall in love with the simple charm of this handmade living room collection, expertly crafted of solid wood and resilient water and insect resistance teak for a style that defies time and trend! Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Teak and solid wood construction • Rustic two-tone finish • 2-tier console with 3 drawers • Entertainment center with bookshelves • 2 end tables with drawer and open storage • Coffee table with 4 drawers and cabinet storage • Metal hardware • Danville Living Room Collection Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

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Dimension: Coffee Table : 45" L X 45" D X 18" H End Table : 20" L X 20" D X 22" H Entertainment Center - 95" L X 18" D X 68" H Console Tables - 42" L X 18" D X 30"H With its blend of modern character and rustic charm, our Glencoe Contemporary Style Solid Wood 7 Piece Living Room Set is ideal for both transitional and modern farmhouses decor styles. Make your living room or den a personal reflection of your style and tastes with this beautiful living room collection. This solid wood set includes a Coffee Table, 2 End Tables, a Console Table, and an Entertainment Center. Watching your favorite sports teams and featured films will be a delight with the handsome media console with bookshelf towers. This entertainer's haven will round out your decorative style with bookshelves boasting open display as well as cabinets with shelved storage. The main body of this unit is graciously accommodating to your flat screen TV and media components with built-in cord grommets. Its astounding functionality is complete with four drawers for stashing your clutter and other essentials. Two end tables are a desirable feature of this collection for propping up bowls of popcorn when your favorite TV series starts. This two-tier table is fitted with a single drawer for stashing your remote when not in use. The spacious coffee table is likewise fitted with two drawers and a lower open shelf. Maintaining order especially in your entryway, the console hall table is a stately number with an open lower shelf for basket storage, along with two pullout drawers for stowing keys and more. This solidly built, handcrafted living room set will provide endless enjoyment and style for your home. The dark espresso finish and elaborate grain patterns of the solid wood make it a truly timeless design choice that will fit right into your family for generations to come. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Made of solid wood • Media unit with 4 drawers, media shelves, and two bookshelf towers • Two-tier coffee table with 2 drawers • Two-tier end table with single drawer • Two-tier console hall table with 2 drawers Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

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Stuart Wade, Envision Virtual Tours The second-largest and most developed of Georgia's barrier islands, St. Simons is approximately twelve miles long and nearly three miles wide at its widest stretch (roughly the size of Manhattan Island in New York). The island is located in Glynn County on Georgia's coast and lies east of Brunswick (the seat of Glynn County), south of Little St. Simons Island and the Hampton River, and north of Jekyll Island. The resort community of Sea Island is separated from St. Simons on the east by the Black Banks River. Known for its oak tree canopies and historic landmarks, St. Simons is both a tourist destination and, according to the 2010 U.S. census, home to 12,743 residents. Early History The earliest St. Simons Island Village record of human habitation on the island dates to the Late Archaic Period, about 5,000 to 3,000 years ago. Remnants of shell rings left behind by Native Americans from this era survive on many of the barrier islands, including St. Simons. Centuries later, during the period known by historians as the chiefdom era, the Guale Indians established a chiefdom centered on St. Catherines Island and used St. Simons as their hunting and fishing grounds. By 1500 the Guale had established a permanent village of about 200 people on St. Simons, which they called Guadalquini. Beginning in 1568, the Spanish attempted to create missions along the Georgia coast. Catholic missions were the primary means by which Georgia's indigenous Native American chiefdoms were assimilated into the Spanish colonial system along the northern frontier of greater Spanish Florida. In the 1600s St. Simons became home to two Spanish missions: San Buenaventura de Guadalquini, on the southern tip of the island, and Santo Domingo de Asao (or Asajo), on the northern tip. Located on the inland side of the island were the pagan refugee villages of San Simón, the island's namesake, and Ocotonico. In 1684 pirate raids left the missions and villages largely abandoned. Colonial History As Fort Frederica early as 1670, with Great Britain's establishment of the colony of Carolina and its expansion into Georgia territory, Spanish rule was threatened by the English. The Georgia coast was considered "debatable land" by England and Spain, even though Spain had fully retreated from St. Simons by 1702. Thirty-one years later General James Edward Oglethorpe founded the English settlement of Savannah. In 1736 he established Fort Frederica, named after the heir to the British throne, Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, on the west side of St. Simons Island to protect Savannah and the Carolinas from the Spanish threat. Between 1736 and 1749 Fort Frederica was the hub of British military operations along the Georgia frontier. A town of the same name grew up around the fort and was of great importance to the new colony. By 1740 Frederica's population was 1,000. In 1736 the congregation of what would become Christ Church was organized within Fort Frederica as a mission of the Church of England. Charles Wesley led the first services. In 1742 Britain's decisive victory over Spain in the Battle of Bloody Marsh, during the War of Jenkins' Ear, ended the Spanish threat to the Georgia coast. When the British regimen disbanded in 1749, most of the townspeople relocated to the mainland. Fort Frederica went into decline and, except for a short time of prosperity during the 1760s and 1770s under the leadership of merchant James Spalding, never fully recovered. Today the historic citadel's tabby ruins are maintained by the National Park Service. Plantation Era By the start of the American Revolution (1775-83), Fort Frederica was obsolete, and St. Simons was left largely uninhabited as most of its residents joined the patriot army. Besides hosting a small Georgia naval victory on the Fort Frederica River, providing guns from its famous fort for use at Fort Morris in Sunbury, and serving as an arena for pillaging by privateers and British soldiers, the island played almost no role in the war. Following the war, many of the townspeople, their businesses destroyed, turned to agriculture. The island was transformed into fourteen cotton plantations after acres of live oak trees were cleared for farm land and used for building American warships, including the famous USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides." Although rice was the predominant crop along the neighboring Altamaha River, St. Simons was known for its production of long-staple cotton, which soon came to be known as Sea Island cotton. Between Ebos Landing the 1780s and the outbreak of the Civil War (1861-65), St. Simons's plantation culture flourished. The saline atmosphere and the availability of cheap slave labor proved an ideal combination for the cultivation of Sea Island cotton. In 1803 a group of Ebo slaves who survived the Middle Passage and arrived on the west side of St. Simons staged a rebellion and drowned themselves. The sacred site is known today as Ebos Landing. One of the largest owners of land and slaves on St. Simons was Pierce Butler, master of Hampton Point Plantation, located on the northern end of the island. By 1793 Butler owned more than 500 slaves, who cultivated 800 acres of cotton on St. Simons and 300 acres of rice on Butler's Island in the Altamaha River delta. Butler's grandson, Pierce Mease Butler, who at the age of sixteen inherited a share of his grandfather's estate in 1826, was responsible for the largest sale of human beings in the history of the United States: in 1859, to restore his squandered fortune, he sold 429 slaves in Savannah for more than $300,000. The British actress and writer Fanny Kemble, whose tumultuous marriage to Pierce ended in divorce in 1849, published an eyewitness account of the evils of slavery on St. Simons in her book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 (1863). Another Retreat Plantation large owner of land and slaves on St. Simons was Major William Page, a friend and employee of Pierce Butler Sr. Before purchasing Retreat Plantation on the southwestern tip of the island in 1804, Page managed the Hampton plantation and Butler's Island. Upon Page's death in 1827, Thomas Butler King inherited the land together with his wife, Page's daughter, Anna Matilda Page King. King expanded his father-in-law's planting empire on St. Simons as well as on the mainland, and by 1835 Retreat Plantation alone was home to as many as 355 slaves. The center of life during the island's plantation era was Christ Church, Frederica. Organized in 1807 by a group of island planters, the Episcopal church is the second oldest in the Diocese of Georgia. Embargoes imposed by the War of 1812 (1812-15) prevented the parishioners from building a church structure, so they worshiped in the home of John Beck, which stood on the site of Oglethorpe's only St. Simons residence, Orange Hall. The first Christ Church building, finished on the present site in 1820, was ruined by occupying Union troops during the Civil War. In 1884 the Reverend Anson Dodge Jr. rebuilt the church as a memorial to his first wife, Ellen. The cruciform building with a trussed gothic roof and stained-glass windows remains active today as Christ Church. Civil War and Beyond The St. Simons Island Lighthouse outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 put a sudden end to St. Simons's lucrative plantation era. In January of that year, Confederate troops were stationed at the south end of the island to guard the entrance to Brunswick Harbor. Slaves from Retreat Plantation, owned by Thomas Butler King, built earthworks and batteries. Plantation residents were scattered—the men joined the Confederate army and their families moved to the mainland. Cannon fire was heard on the island in December 1861, and Confederate troops retreated in February 1862, after dynamiting the lighthouse to keep its beacon from aiding Union troops. Soon thereafter, Union troops occupied the island, which was used as a camp for freed slaves. By August 1862 more than 500 former slaves lived on St. Simons, including Susie King Taylor, who organized a school for freed slave children. But in November the ex-slaves were taken to Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Fernandina, Florida, leaving the island abandoned. After the Civil War the island never returned to its status as an agricultural community. The plantations lay dormant because there were no slaves to work the fields. After Union general William T. Sherman's January 1865 Special Field Order No. 15 —a demand that former plantations be divided and distributed to former slaves—was overturned by U.S. president Andrew Johnson less than a year later, freedmen and women were forced to work as sharecroppers on the small farms that dotted the land previously occupied by the sprawling plantations. By St. Simons Lumber Mills 1870 real economic recovery began with the reestablishment of the timber industry. Norman Dodge and Titus G. Meigs of New York set up lumber mill operations at Gascoigne Bluff, formerly Hamilton Plantation. The lumber mills provided welcome employment for both blacks and whites and also provided mail and passenger boats to the mainland. Such water traffic, together with the construction of a new lighthouse in 1872, designed by architect Charles B. Cluskey, marked the beginning of St. Simons's tourism industry. The keeper of the lighthouse created a small amusement park, which drew many visitors, as did the seemingly miraculous light that traveled from the top of the lighthouse tower to the bottom. The island became a summer retreat for families from the mainland, particularly from Baxley, Brunswick, and Waycross. The island's resort industry was thriving by the 1880s. Beachfront structures, such as a new pier and grand hotel, were built on the southeastern end of the island and could be accessed by ferry. Around this time wealthy northerners began vacationing on the island. Twentieth Century The St. Simons Island Pier and Village opening in 1924 of the Brunswick–St. Simons Highway, today known as the Torras Causeway, was a milestone in the development of resorts in the area. St. Simons's beaches were now easily accessible to locals and tourists alike. More than 5,000 automobiles took the short drive from Brunswick to St. Simons via the causeway on its opening day, paving the way for convenient residential and resort development. In 1926 automotive pioneer Howard Coffin of Detroit, Michigan, bought large tracts of land on St. Simons, including the former Retreat Plantation, and constructed a golf course, yacht club, paved roads, and a residential subdivision. Although the causeway had brought large numbers of summer people to the island, St. Simons remained a small community with only a few hundred permanent residents until the 1940s. The St. Simons Island outbreak of World War II (1941-45) brought more visitors and residents to St. Simons. Troops stationed at Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah; and nearby Camp Stewart took weekend vacations on the island, and a new naval air base and radar school became home to even more officers and soldiers. The increased wartime population brought the island its first public school. With a major shipyard for the production of Liberty ships in nearby Brunswick, the waters of St. Simons became active with German U-boats. In April 1942, just off the coast, the Texas Company oil tanker S. S. Oklahoma and the S. S. Esso Baton Rouge were torpedoed by the Germans, bringing the war very close to home for island residents. Due in large part to the military's improvement of the island's infrastructure during the war, development on the island boomed in the 1950s and 1960s. More permanent homes and subdivisions were built, and the island was no longer just a summer resort but also a thriving community. In 1950 the Methodist conference and retreat center Epworth by the Sea opened on Gascoigne Bluff. In 1961 novelist Eugenia Price visited St. Simons and began work on her first works of fiction, known as the St. Simons Trilogy. Inspired by real events on the island, Price's trilogy renewed interest in the history of Georgia's coast, and the novelist herself relocated to the island in 1965 and lived there for thirty-one years. St. Simons is also home to contemporary Georgia writer Tina McElroy Ansa. Since Epworth by the Sea 1980 St. Simons's population has doubled. The island's continued status as a vacation destination and its ongoing development boom have put historic landmarks and natural areas at risk. While such landmarks as the Fort Frederica ruins and the Battle of Bloody Marsh site are preserved and maintained by the National Park Service, and while the historic lighthouse is maintained by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society, historic Ebos Landing has been taken over by a sewage treatment plant. Several coastal organizations have formed in recent years to save natural areas on the island. The St. Simons Land Trust, for example, has received donations of large tracts of land and plans to protect property in the island's three traditional African American neighborhoods. Despite its rapid growth and development, St. Simons remains one of the most beautiful and important islands on the Georgia coast.