Decorating a coffee table is a nice finishing touch and will make your room sparkle with interest. When selling a home, a simple, beautiful coffee table display that complements your room is essential (provided you have the space). See more about this in arranging furniture.

Basic Guidelines for Decorating a Coffee Table

• Just about anything can serve as a coffee table if the size works with your sofa. In general, your coffee table will look best if it's about the
  • Same height as the seat of the sofa and

  • Slightly smaller than or equal to the width of the sofa
• Visually divide the surface of the coffee table into thirds and try three items or three groups of items that have the following properties
  • Height: tall, medium, small

  • Color : tie in the color scheme with the rest of the home

  • Texture: Vary the texture of items, smooth, rough, shiny, dull, etc.

  • Greenery: Always looks great, as long as you haven't used a lot of it already. If it reminds you of a jungle, it's too much

  • Whimsey: Add something fun and unexpected to make the buyer smile

• Step back periodically and assess the result
  • Take something away, see how it feels

  • It's so easy to over do it!

Coffee Table Ideas

How to Do It

• This large coffee table is in scale with the size and furnishings in the room

• Three candlesticks of varying heights provide the tall (one candle is pear shaped adding a touch of fun)

• Basket of balls coordinate with the fabrics and color in the room (medium height)

• A decorative box is always pretty

• A book of Colorado Photography invites you to sit down and take a look

How to Do It

• This round, glass coffee table is good for a smaller room with a more intimate seating arrangement

• A vase of hydrangeas that coordinate with the colors in the room is elevated onto a stack of pretty books. This is a great way to add height to one of your items

• Another pretty box, medium height

• Two stone doves provide texture and interest

Coffee Table in Small Formal Living Room

How To Do It

• In this small, formal living room, a simple round coffee table is perfect

• A large floral in the center complements the color scheme

• Add a stack of pretty books. You could probably add one more item, but the beauty and simplicity of this arrangement suits the room

Coffee Table in a Small Condo

How To Do It

• In this small condo, a chest doubles as a coffee table and provides much needed storage

• Tall red vase with grass makes a dramatic centerpiece

• A metal tray with red apples continues the color scheme

• Finish with a photo album that provides texture and an invitation to peak inside

Coffee Table in an Upstairs Family Loft Area

How To Do It

• This room invites you to lay down on the sofa, put your feet up and enjoy one of the books stacked on the table

• A pretty bouquet of flowers looks fresh

• Small pottery dish adds a little interest

Coffee Table for a Tiny TV Room in a Small Condo

How To Do It

• Sometimes it's nice to turn an extra bedroom into an out-of-the-way place to watch TV. This small vintage coffee table is the perfect size for the loveseat

• A tray with a tall box of gourmet cookies, two mugs, and a bowl of fake strawberries says "Come sit down, relax a minute, and enjoy your favorite TV show!"

Decorating a Coffee Table - Wrapping it Up

Turn your creativity loose. Try looking at the things in your home as useful decorating tools. What can you combine in a new way to make your home more enjoyable and inviting? Sorting and packing can give you some ideas of what to look for.

What's Your Favorite Coffee Table Idea?

Coffee tables are fun, easy, and a great addition to a beautiful room. And there are so many ways to decorate one. What's your favorite?

If you're a decorator or home stager, feel free to include a link to your website!

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