Tables take the spotlight

Jan 29 2008 by Emma Davison, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

IF there’s one piece of furniture that packs a deceptively mighty punch in your home, it’s a coffee table.

Once dismissed as a resting place for mugs or feet, today they serve as a visual focal point for living rooms.

There are a huge variety of coffee tables to choose from as innovative designers have conjured up as many styles as there are coffee blends with something to suit every taste and budget.

Marks & Spencer’s beach-style Tiga coffee table in sheesham wood, £399, is clever as it has another matching bench sitting underneath it which can be slid out for more surface area.

Next’s Taunton Trunk, £250, is stylish and offers the perfect storage solution with its woven rattan drawers.

For a more classic design, go for Laura Ashley’s Garrat table in dark chestnut, £350, or The Holding Company’s Rattan Chest, £249, perfect for a relaxed, informal setting.

To make a real style statement with a contemporary design, try Furniture Village’s Saigon coffee table, £279, has a dark wood body and glass top, as well as two handy drawers.

For a real bargain, try Habitat’s Kilo coffee/ occasional tables, which cost just £25 each and come in gorgeous shades including orange, yellow and plum.