How to Style a Coffee Table: Creating a Functional and Aesthetic Focal Point

Styling a coffee table is an artwork that unites function with beauty. Well-designed coffee tables bind together a room, communicating your personality and atmosphere in your living room. With a minimalist, a monotonous, and a rich and complex, multi-layered style, I have tips and inspirations for coffee tables for everyone to become an eye-catching feature in your living room decor.

Enter with Basics: Choose a Complimentary Table

Before decorating, assure yourself that you have a coffee table with a harmonious presence fitting your living room atmosphere. Shop Home Elements for tables with your desired style in mind. Remember to pay attention:

• Size: For a coffee table, its dimensions must harmonize with your arrangement of chairs and sofas—typically two-thirds of its couch.
• Shape: Traditional settings suit a rectangular one, while a rounded one, or an elliptical one, rounds off a room and creates a smoothened flow.
• Material: Tables with wood have a warm presence, tables with glass make a room lighter, and tables with metal have a modern, edgy atmosphere.

Layering Fundaments: Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is a starting point principle for balanced compositions. Divide your tabletop into thirds and curate items with mixed dimensions and textures. To layer well, follow these tips:

• Books: Start with a base level of a collection of handsome coffee books representing your theme, such as about artwork, photographs, and voyages.
• Decorative Objects: Add a sculpted portion, such as a ceramic, a little statue, or an expressionistic figure, for personality.
• Nature: Add a vase with flowers, a pot with an artificial plant, or even a bowl of moss brings life and vibrancy to your table. 

Add Functionality with Trays

A tray is both functional and decorative and keeps items together and in form. In case, use rattan for an informal atmosphere, and mirrors for an ultra-chic atmosphere. Let your serve tray function to store candles, coasters, or little jars, in an orderly manner, for an atmosphere with cohesion.

Value Versatility with Objects That Serve Two Duties

For spaces that are small, your coffee table could double serve for storing and for spare chairs. Look at:

• Storage tables with book and throw storing.
• Nesting tables with a divide and join feature for adaptability.
• Footstool ottomans for use both for your feet and for a tabletop.

Personal Touches: Personalize It

Your coffee table is an ideal platform for representing yourself. Add:

• Travel Souvenirs: Display out-of-the-way treasures for conversation.
• Family Pictures: Add a few little photographs, or a miniature-gallery in your arrangement.
• Seasonal Decor: Display items such as a pumpkin in fall, pinecones in winter, and shells in summertime for an updated, new atmosphere.

Set Mood with Lighting

Light can make your room a whole new atmosphere. Employ:

• A little reading lamp for a cozy atmosphere.
• A battery-powered candle for a safe, cozy alternative for candles.
• A jar filled with a string of lights for a whimsical atmosphere.

Balance Style with Realism

A coffee table, remember, is functional for your life, too. Ensure it can function your requirements for your daily life:

• Coasters: Colorful coasters safeguard your table and make it a little more cool.
• Breathing Space: Don't forget to leave room for useful use when guests arrive.
• Storage: Decorative little trunks and baskets will stash out-of-use items such as controllers and keys.

Match with That of Your Room

A coffee table must work with the overall atmosphere in your room:

• For a simple, modern atmosphere, make your arrangement a simple one with simple, simple forms and monochromatic colors.
• In a free-standing room, use bold fabrics, contrasting items, and foliage.
• For a modern room, use discreet items and monochromatic colors.

Get Imaginative with Coffee Tables

Make a big statement with:

• Unconventional Materials: Marble, acrylic, and concrete lend a bold edge.
• Soft and Firm: Add soft, woven coasters and firm, geometric candle holders for a mixed-media thrill.
• Alternative Silhouettes: Carved tables with a shape, a shape, will start a conversation.
• Stacked Tables: Tiered coffee tables with a stack feature make for added styling options.

Get It To Fit

Make your coffee table flexible for changing events:

• Everyday Glam: Employ lightweight dishes and items that can be relocated with ease.
• Party Time: Trade books and decor for graze boards and candles when having a party.
• Kid Friendly: Fit rounded-edge coffee tables and insert baskets below for games and toys.

Extend the Look of the Coffee Table

Extend decor off of and around the coffee table for a room atmosphere overall:

• Similar rugs: Add a printed rug to the room and tie in with the decor of the table.
• Surrounding Seating: Accent chairs, ottomans, or flooring cushions placed near and around the coffee table for a cozy reading nook.
• Wall Decor: Complimentary artwork and mirrors hung over the nook for a balanced decor.

Final Tip

Styling your coffee table is about revealing your personality with a nod towards your room's functionality. With a thoughtful combination of items and an ideal coffee table, your focal point will not only serve its function but have a beauty to boot!

Browse Home Elements and find a coffee table base for your imagination to run free. With options such as modern, in its organic shape, DIANA Coffee Table in its native travertine and sophisticated ISABELLA Coffee Table, in Volakas marble, your living room will get a dash of refinement. Ideal for any NZ residence, big and small, these coffee tables add a dash of refinement to your living room.