The Table Uncles Coffee Table Buying Guide

The Table Uncles Coffee Table Buying Guide

With this little coffee table buying guide we would like to make it easier for you to choose your new table.
The coffee table is the centerpiece in your living room. You enjoy your evenings, have a glass of wine with your partner, or get lost in interesting conversations. In every situation, it stands before you, the Coffee table, that integrates into your living style, into the ambiance, and into your everyday life. But what should the new coffee table look like? What materials should it include? What purposes should it serve? All of these are questions we would like to clarify with you at this point with our buying guide.

Buying guide part one :: What materials are used in a coffee table?

The wooden coffee table from GERKEN Wohndesign

• Timeless and extraordinary design
• Coffee tables made of wood with durable surfaces, sealed with natural beeswax or with an emission-free water-based paint
• Sustainable recycled wood or wood from fruit trees
• Can be combined with almost any living style / furnishing style

The coffee table with metal frame from GERKEN Wohndesign

• Different designs for every furnishing idea
• Optimal counterpoint to the warmth of the wooden tabletop
• Brushed stainless steel, raw steel in industrial look, or painted simple table frames
• Resistant to cleaning agents

The coffee table with glass inserts from GERKEN Wohndesign

• Emphasizes the natural design of the tabletops
• Made in pure handcraft
• Easy to remove from the tabletop to clean the glass
• Elegant connection between wood and metal

Purchase advice second part :: How big should my new coffee table be?

The coffee table should emphasize the warm ambiance in your living room, not be too intrusive, but interesting to look at. The coffee table should not be in the way and have the appropriate size. Every living style, every living room decor has been individually designed and each living room has different requirements for the new Coffee table.

The coffee table for the living landscape

Basically, we differentiate during this short purchase advice between two different forms of a living landscape. The L-shape is open on two sides and offers more design options when selecting a new living room table. The other shape is the U-shape, which inevitably influences the dimensions of the living room table since the table is placed between two fixed connected sofa parts and we need to ensure enough space for the walkway.
The width of a coffee table for the living landscape in L-shape is rather variable. Here, it is more about the proportion of the optics. The Coffee table should not appear oversized compared to the sofa, yet it should be easily accessible from both sides of the L-shape (max. an arm's length) and a possibly accompanying armchair or lounge chair should be within reach. The overall picture of a living landscape in L-shape with an additional armchair could also / alternatively be designed with a matching or similar side table. Here, our imagination has fewer limits.
The size of a coffee table for the U-shape is determined by the format of the sofa. In our experience, most manufacturers leave sofa sets just 120–140 cm of space between the two outer sofa elements, so that a coffee table of only 80 to 100 cm width can be placed centrally to the sofa set. Very unfortunate, as the size of the coffee table is dictated to us at this point. To ensure sufficient walkway space, we should calculate at least 30–40 cm of walkway width. With only 20 cm of space, we quickly stumble.
Both living landscapes, the L-shape and the U-shape, bring a rectangular basic shape from a design perspective, which favors the use of a square or rectangular coffee table from an optical point of view. A round coffee table breaks the linear optics of the living landscape and can create an unconsciously negatively perceived overall picture. Unfortunately, these topics are explained too little during the consultation in the Furniture store so that it can easily lead to a wrong selection.

The coffee table for the freestanding sofa set

A particularly popular form of a sofa set is the freestanding variant. For this, manufacturers providecoffee1. ) usually from the single seat (the 2. armchair3. ) to the four-seater, various sizes are available. Also in terms of combinability, the freestanding variant is the better choice. First, you can decide which space and area of the living room the new sofa set should be used in, then later, when the selection of the individual sofa elements has been made, the space for the coffee table automatically arises. Due to the various placement options, we have much better possibilities for selecting the shape of a coffee table here. In this variant, we only need to consider the required walking path in the area of the sofa set. Here, it also counts that a walking path of at least 30–40 cm should be maintained to the sofa. A larger Coffee table, 4. , thus a narrower walking path, will also become a tripping hazard here. Another advantage of a freestanding sofa set is the irregular arrangement of the respective sofa elements. No shapes are unconsciously predetermined here, so an oval coffee table or a round coffee table can also come into closer consideration.

5. The coffee table and its height, a double-edged sword

6. Actually still a question that contributes to the selection of size, yet this question is more dependent on the desired use. First, please ask yourself what purpose your Coffee table 7. should serve. Is it solely for decorative purposes with a place to set a wine glass or snacks, or should it also serve as an alternative dining table that can be used for dinner? This question brings the height of the living room table into play. Basically, from today’s perspective, one can say that a low living room table appears more modern and understated. A high living room table, on the other hand, can be perceived as a disturbing block in the living room because it visually breaks the lower elements, e.g., the seating area of the sofa, in the visible line. A uniform line is more pleasing to our eye in this case. For this reason, we manufacture the majority of our coffee tables with a slightly lower height. The seating area of a sofa is usually around 40 cm high. A Living design 9. with the same or slightly elevated height not only flatters the eye but also allows us to put our feet up and watch the news on television while enjoying an evening glass of beer or wine. Coffee table 10. Purchase advice part three :: Finally, it should be said….

11. The selection of materials is, of course, always a matter of personal taste, and the materials used should have a connection to the other furniture in the living room. If you do not consider this, your new coffee table can become a disruptive factor in your.

12. . The size is best determined, as already explained, based on the previous specifications of the other furniture. furnishing idea 13. Why not take a look at our.
14. . There we show you the completely unmistakable design of GERKEN Wohndesign. Each piece is unique and will become a highlight in your decor. Additionally, feel free to take the time to visit us in our online shop „Der Tischonkel“. 15. furniture store in East Frisia Detern on the Jümme 16. . We are happy to show you an area of over 6000 sqm of a completely new kind of living design. You can find us not far from the A28 exit Filsum, between 17. Large living room table made from a tree trunk of the series "Clash" Oldenburg and Leer.

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