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1930s Modernist Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in Marseille, FR
Octagonal coffee table 1930 modernist dimension to take dimension height 38 cm for u tray diameter
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Roger Capron Octagonal Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roger Capron walnut and ceramic tile octagonal coffee table. The triangular tiles are likely
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Walnut and Brass Octagonal Coffee Table. French work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice octagonal coffee table is made of burr walnut and brass. This is a French work
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Rodolfo Dubarry's 1970s Spanish Gilded Brass Octagonal Coffee Table with Mirrors
By Rodolfo Dubarry
Located in Marbella, ES
Rodolfo Dubarry’s 1970s Spanish gilded octagonal coffee table with mirrors made up of hand worked
Category
Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 14.18 in W 28.35 in D 28.35 in
Spanish 1980s Rodolfo Dubarry's Signed Octagonal Coffee Table
By Rodolfo Dubarry
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish 1980s Rodolfo Dubarry's signed octagonal coffee table
Hand crafted with fine brass sheets
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Charles Hollis Jones Mid Century Brass and Lucite Octagonal Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Countryside, IL
Charles Hollis Jones mid century brass and lucite octagonal coffee table.
Coffee table measures
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal, stainless steel and brass coffee table with cross base and glass top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Octagonal Modernist Coffee Table Attributed to Acerbis
Located in New York, NY
Modernist octagonal coffee table attributed to Acerbis
in steel and black laminate with three
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France made with a brass structure and clear glass top. The bottom shelf is glass
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Small Octagon Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
One of a kind coffee table made of wood frame, all eight sides artistically covered by vintage
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Heavy "Stacked" Chrome Base Octagonal Glass Top Coffee Table
By Gavina, Milo Baughman, Roger Sprunger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern chrome and glass round octagon coffee table. Thick 3/4 inch glass top. Heavy
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 14 in W 42 in D 42 in
Nice Octagonal Chromed Coffee Table with Black Glass Top, Very Good Quality
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice octagonal coffee table is made of chrome with black smoked glass top. This is a French
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 15.36 in W 50.4 in D 29.14 in
Italian Travertine Octagon Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table from the 80's, handcrafted out of travertine.
The octagon plate
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice mid-century table with a large octagonal top with plenty of room to kick up your feet and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Elongated Octagonal Coffee Table, Morocco, Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Morocco from the High Atlas region, an elongated octagonally shaped glass top coffee
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Chrome and Glass Octagonal Coffee Table
By Paul Mayen
Located in New York, NY
Thick (.50") beveled edge octagonal glass top rest on interlocking bright chrome rectangles
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Two Tier Coffee Table
By Mersman
Located in Clermont, FL
Midcentury octagonal coffee table. Two tier coffee table is supported by eight baluster legs with
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual Mid-Century Modern octagonal coffee table with a chrome frame and glass tabletop
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Octagonal Figured Walnut Parquetry Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Octagonal coffee table with radius edging and figured walnut parquetry top with X-pattern that is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Maison Jansen Octagonal Tables in Brass and Glass, France, 1970s Coffee Tables
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Octagonal coffee table in brass and smoked glass by Maison Jansen.
Can be used as a side table or
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
H 15.56 in W 29.93 in D 29.93 in
Huge Octogonal Cocktail Table by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
Faux bamboo chrome base for this rare and elegant Maison Jansen octagonal coffee table The eight
Category
Vintage 1960s French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Italian Octagon Coffee Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice octagon shaped Italian coffee or side table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980s.
It is
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Italian Octagon Coffee Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine.
The beautiful octagon shaped top
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Italian Marble Octagon Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of marble, 1980's.
The beautiful octagon top is
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Octagon Coffee Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine.
The beautiful octagon shaped top
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Modern Coffee Table Attributed to Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well crafted octagonal coffee table attributed to Milo Baughman features heavy weight chrome and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Modern Octagonal Coffee Table by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modern coffee table with an octagonal shape and a two-tone top. Sleek design
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
French octagonal coffee table in green lacquered wood - 70s
Located in Paris, FR
FRENCH WORK - Octagonal lacquered wood coffee table entirely restored in green lacquer, placed on a
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
LUCITE AND GLASS COFFEE TABLE BY KARL SPRINGER, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in PARIS, FR
Mid-century modern octagonal coffee table attributed to designer Karl Springer, dating from the
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Italian Florentine Black Gilt Octagon Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic octagonal black gilt Florentine coffee table. Perfect table for any classic or modern
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold
H 18.25 in W 27.75 in D 27.75 in
Stylish Art Deco Geometric Pattern Walnut Large Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in Norwich, GB
A very stylish English Art Deco large octagonal tiered coffee table with walnut geometric book
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 27.56 in W 28.35 in D 28.35 in
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Coffee Table with Wooden Top Modern, 7330
By Carpanese Home Italia
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Octagonal coffee table. Modern design emphasized by the metal base Matt finishing and the straight
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Octagon Marble Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian octagon coffee table, fabricated in the 1980s.
It is handcrafted out of very
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Midcentury Octagonal Coffee Table in Mahogany Veneer with Brass Details
By Ico Parisi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful octagonal design coffee table from the Italian mid-century, Made in Italy in the 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 16.34 in W 39.38 in D 14.97 in
Gem Octagonal Coffee Table-Blush Glass with Brass Base by Debra Folz
By Debra Folz
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Our Gem collection of tables are inspired by the reflections of light and transparencies found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Gem Octagonal Coffee Table - Gray Glass w/ Brass Base by Debra Folz
By Debra Folz
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Our Gem collection of tables are inspired by the reflections of light and transparencies found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Gem Octagonal Coffee Table-Blue Glass with Brass Base by Debra Folz
By Debra Folz
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Our Gem collection of tables are inspired by the reflections of light and transparencies found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Ring Octagonal Coffee Table in Nickel Frame & Bronze Top by Serena Confalonieri
By Serena Confalonieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant like jewellery, the Ring coffee tables are inspired by raw cuts of precious stones prior to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Nickel
H 26.38 in W 26.38 in D 26.38 in
Gem Octagonal Coffee Table-Gray Glass with Stainless Steel Base by Debra Folz
By Debra Folz
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Our Gem collection of tables are inspired by the reflections of light and transparencies found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 17 in W 42 in D 42 in
Gem Octagonal Coffee Table-Blue Glass with Stainless Steel Base by Debra Folz
By Debra Folz
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Our Gem collection of tables are inspired by the reflections of light and transparencies found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 17 in W 42 in D 42 in
Gem Octagonal Coffee Table-Blush Glass with Stainless Steel Base by Debra Folz
By Debra Folz
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Our Gem collection of tables are inspired by the reflections of light and transparencies found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 17 in W 42 in D 42 in
Split Reed Rattan Bamboo Octagonal Large Coffee Table, Italy 1960s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Barcelona, ES
table made in the manner of Paul Frankl.
This eye-catching octagonal coffee table is all covered with
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Reed
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Coffee Table with Wooden Base Modern, 7030
By Carpanese Home Italia
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Octagonal Coffee Table. The complexity of the base realized in bended woodmakes this table truly a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 65 in W 65 in D 65 in
Large Brutalist Octagonal Coffee Table done in Solid Oak, Netherlands 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking large Brutalist coffee table designed in style of Pierre
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Brutalist Center Tables
Materials
Oak
1970s–1980s Lucite Coffee Table Gold Accents Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Las Vegas, NV
stunning octagonal coffee table, attributed to renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones, hails from the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
H 16.5 in W 36 in D 36 in
Octagonal Maison Jansen Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original octagonal Maison Jansen coffee table.
Category
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Octagonal Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Tempe, AZ
A sculptural standout from the 1970s, this octagonal travertine coffee table pairs clean geometry
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Lucite Octagonal Form Coffee Table
Located in Highland, IN
This striking coffee table has an acrylic three-legged base that echoes the octagonal shape of the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Vintage Regency Octagonal Inlaid Coffee Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Coffee Table. Perfect for American-style interiors, this table features an intricately inlaid octagonal
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Octagonal lucite and glass coffee table
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal lucite coffee table with glass top and chrome details attributed to Karl Springer.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Octagonal Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Octagonal Travertine Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 36 deep x 16
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Joaquim Tenreiro Coffee table model 'Octagonal'
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Joaquim Tenreiro
Coffee table model "Octogonal"
Manufactured by Tenreiro Moveis e Decoraçaos
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
David Lange octagonal Lucite coffee table 1970s
By David Lange
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful made Lucite coffee table in an Octangle shaped .Nice thick Lucite
comes with a Glass top
Category
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Octagonal Stone Composite Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pedestal style coffee table makes the perfect addition to any home, business. or office. The unusual heavy
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Vintage Baker Style Octagonal Glass Wood Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Baker Style Octagonal Glass Wood Coffee Table.
Add a touch of Hollywood Regency glamour to your
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
American Modern Octagonal Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern design coffee table with a three-tiered chrome base with a stretcher supporting and
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Octagonal Lucite and Smoked Glass Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Postmodern Lucite Smoked Glass Coffee Table with octagonal top and Lucite base, a bold geometric
Category
Vintage 1980s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Vintage Octagonal Travertine Coffee Table 70s Design Italian
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage octagonal design coffee table made of Italian travertine, high-quality design object from
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
1970s Beige Octagon Travertine Cocktail Coffee Table, sculptural
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Basel, BS
Absolutely gorgeous octagon shaped travertine coffee or cocktail table from the 1970s, in fantastic
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Carrara Marble
Postmodern Octagonal Beveled Glass Top Lucite Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Postmodern Octagonal Beveled Glass Top Lucite Coffee Table is a testament to bold postmodern
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
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Octagonal Coffee Tables For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of octagonal coffee tables is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and glass, all octagonal coffee tables available were constructed with great care. There are 186 antique and vintage octagonal coffee tables for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 17 modern editions to choose from as well. Octagonal coffee tables have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco octagonal coffee tables are consistently popular styles. Many octagonal coffee tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Debra Folz and Harvey Probber produced popular octagonal coffee tables that are worth a look.
How Much are Octagonal Coffee Tables?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,813, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $18,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Octagonal Coffee Tables
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To begin to measure an octagon table, place one end of the measuring tape on one edge and pull it across to the opposite edge. A perfectly octagonal table will have the same width and depth measurements. As a result, most people refer to its measurement by diameter. To determine the height, measure from the tabletop to the bottom of the base or legs. Shop a selection of octagon tables on 1stDibs.
- Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
- Can a coffee table be too low?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024There isn't really a standard size of a coffee table. Manufacturers produce coffee tables in a range of sizes and shapes. However, many rectangular tables are around 45 to 48 inches in length by 25 to 28 inches in width. Heights typically range from 16 to 18 inches. Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- What is a tray top coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Coffee tables became popular in the 1920s and ’30s. Pieces from this time period often show off the characteristics of Art Deco design, such as metal accents, mirrored finishes and the use of exotic woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. Coffee tables first came into use during the Victorian era, largely in response to the rise of coffee houses in London. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
Is Lionel Jadot the Willy Wonka of Upcycled Belgian Design?
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
Inspired by the Cosmos, Sandra Nunnerley’s Nova Table Has a Futuristic Feel
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
This 19th-Century Gilded Desk Displays a Fanciful Kingdom in Marquetry
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
In Guadalajara, These Luscious Side Tables Are Chiseled from Volcanic Rock
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.