If you have a small room and not a lot of space to spend on a coffee table, going with a glass-top coffee table is a really good choice. The see-through glass will create the illusion that it isn’t even there, and this, in turn, will prevent the coffee table from crowding the room.
Coffee tables are more often than not side characters in a room’s decor. That, however, doesn’t mean they cannot be styled and designed with creativity. In fact, a well-designed coffee table could easily become the centre of attention in a living room. In this article, we explore 8 different ways of styling a small living room with a glass-top coffee table.
1. The Centrepiece
A glass coffee table can be used as a utility object, sure, but it can also be used as a decorative element that is the focal point of the room. If you have a rather simple living room, a glass table with colourful decor objects like flowers or showpieces placed on top of it will add zest to the room.
The natural elegance of glass and its reflective quality will help accentuate the colours of the objects on top and around it, and the entire setup will be an attention-grabber.
2. The All-Glass Table
A glass tabletop resting on a glass base is a fine addition to a living room, especially small ones. Its transparency will give you the illusion that it isn’t taking up any space, and you get a table that you can use without cluttering up the living room.
The natural simplicity of glass will also add an element of subtle elegance to your living room. You can use our first idea of placing colourful objects on top of this table if you’re looking to add colour to the living room.
3. The Glass-Wood Combo
Glass on glass is great for maximizing the openness of a room, and glass on wood has the same magnifying effect on style. A glass table top with wooden accents in the base creates quite a stylish and elegant coffee table. It’s simple, so it works well in small living rooms, and yet it is stylish, so you get an added oomph factor at the centre of your living room.
4. Glass Coffee Tables with a Slim Base
A strong base like wood could overpower a transparent element like glass. This works well for people looking to decorate their living rooms with that particular accent (wood in this example).
If you want the glass itself to be the protagonist, you should go with a coffee table that has slim legs. They don’t scream for attention and allow the glass top to be the main attraction. Not to mention, the coffee table itself looks graceful and stylish and works well within small living rooms.
5. The Stylish Base
There’s not much you can do with a glass table top in terms of creativity, but you can do a lot with the base of a coffee table. Instead of regular linear or round designs for the base and the legs, you can go for something more abstract and stylish.
This will help you introduce modern styles into your living room. If you’re living room is small, you won’t have a lot of objects to spruce up the room, so a coffee table is a good decor object to get creative with.
6. The Compact Table
If you have a small living room and you’re looking to minimise space usage, you could go for a compact table. You can still use it to place a couple of cups and a teapot while using up as little floor space as possible. Compact tables are also quite chic so you’ll be adding style to the room in the process.
7. Wicker and Glass
Wicker is a great way to bring natural elements into your home. They have a natural sense of airiness to them and add a rustic charm to the room. On its own, a wicker table could seem simple, light, and monotonous, and that’s where glass comes in.
Adding a glass top to a wicker table will really elevate its beauty. It will break the monotony and add sheen to wicker’s natural dryness, and that’s an incredible combo.
8. The Simple Table
The last one we have for you is probably the most obvious. A feature of glass that makes it such a popular decor item is its simplicity. It does not scream for attention like colourful resin tables or come with intricate patterns like marble. What it has going for it is simple and subtle elegance.
You can accentuate this simplicity of glass by using a coffee table that is designed in a minimal and simple fashion. No fancy materials or shapes, plain and linear table legs made of metal and an ordinary glass tabletop, and you have yourself a coffee table that is smart and tasteful.
There you have it, 8 different ways of adding a coffee table in a small living room without consuming excessive space. One thing to bear in mind is that glass is brittle, and you run the risk of it breaking easily. If you have small children in the house, be careful with using glass and go for glass that is thick and sturdy with a strong frame.
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