Sofa tables have an important purpose in the modern home, providing function and style to not just your living room, but to any room in which they are placed. These substantial tables are truly a reflection of your good taste and thoughtfulness in providing family and guests with a convenient place to rest their drinking glass, peruse magazines, or provide the perfect spot for lighting and candles. They also serve as a statement piece to set the tone of your décor in any area, whether they are directly adjacent to a sofa, against a wall or are a focal point of the room.
These classically designed pieces first arrived on the scene in the 1600s in Europe. They were a reflection of the wealth of the owner, and a staple of the fashionable home, taking a coveted space next to the settee or chesterfield, the common terms for sofas of the time. This companion piece featured extensive detailing and intricate carving, which you can still get today in a style that reflects this period in history. Through the years, as furniture designs evolved, sofa tables have taken on a different look. Sofas were now called lounges and davenports, and sofa tables took on the clean lines of the Frank Lloyd Wright era.
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Today, the sofa table can easily be a combination of what your ancestors purchased, the treasured piece of furniture you remember seeing in your grandma's home, or the versatile living, dining, or hallway item you can't live without in your own "manor."
Traditionally, sofa tables were designed and constructed of whatever wood was available in the area: maple, cherry, mahogany, or oak. But the days when companion tables were made only of wood are long gone. Fine craftsmanship abounds in metal, laminates and veneers. A combination of wood bases with glass or stone table tops are also readily available. Fortunately, shopping online today is like entering the world's largest antique store with unlimited selection: transitional, modern, or country is just the start. You can easily find oriental, shaker, arts and craft, rustic, tropical, and Scandinavian designs.
If your primary desire is finding a complementing piece to match your sofa, that's easy too! Your lounge chair or couch may be multiple colors or fabrics such as floral, plaid print, or virtually any color of the rainbow. You can easily browse online through selections of, glass, wicker, wood, wrought iron or a myriad of materials to match the ever-expanding variety of styles created by modern designers.
While browsing online for the perfect table, be sure to try different search topics. One person's sofa table is another person's console table or even bookcase. The possibilities are endless for uses and placement within your home. You may have a vision of the console table holding a handsome decanter of your favorite beverage and some crystal wine glasses, and this is certainly a classic visual of the tasteful home. Conversely, one thing our founding fathers never used their sofa tables for was as a location for a television or desktop monitor, but certainly, these days it's a perfectly suitable use and one that elegantly displays your latest electronics purchase. You may find yourself more attracted to your beautiful piece of furniture than the show you're watching! Today's household can rarely function without our technological necessities. The size and height of a sofa table naturally lends itself to storing your printer and extra paper. Small drawers are perfect for holding print cartridges and pencils.
Sofa tables speak volumes for convenience and elegance in the modern household. Our forefathers would be amazed at how many uses they accommodate, at the variety of styles available, and at our good taste in featuring these tables in our homes.
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