9 Ways With the Invisible Coffee Table
Contemporary acrylic table adds clutter-free function for every design style
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.
2. Collected. Because the table is so barely-there, it can mix with antiques like this Victorian settee.
3. Contemporary Loft Style. The table is a smart choice for sleek contemporary rooms.
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.
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5. Transitional. The acrylic coffee table is one of the contemporary elements in this transitional room.
6. Minimal. The table itself is minimal, as it is all just one piece.
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.
8. Eclectic. With all of the color going on in this room, it called for a coffee table that was not distracting.
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?
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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