Small space coffee table?

a6a14173 · August 2012

We live in a great townhouse, but the living room is super narrow. The coffee table that we have is atrocious and is currently being held together by tape (it was actually office furniture that was rescued by my father in the 80s :S) Anyhow, it hasn't been replaced because we've been looking forever for something that's not massive and haven't found anything good.

We like clean lines, nothing uber modern, but also not country-ish... We really need to have something by the couch, as we both use it for paperwork (and it doubles as a table when the dining table is swamped.

Does anyone have suggestions??

Much appreciated!

TootsieK · August 2012

For a small space, I'd go with an oval, so you aren't constantly bashing your legs on a sharp corner, and probably glass, so it's less intrusive visually.

mardoll10 · August 2012

I had a hard time finding a small coffee table for our basement as well.....seems like everything in furniture stores is so oversized now! I ended up finding something on Craigslist. I agree with PP....a glass table will take up less "space" visually.

If you can't find a small enough table (not really sure what kind of dimensions you're looking for), perhaps use a couple storage cubes placed together, or even a skinny bench as a table.

MommyLiberty5013 · August 2012

I was going to say glass even before reading the PPs. Also, oval is a good idea. Or, what about two mini side tables that could sit side-by-side and then be moved as needed?

littlemisswitness · August 2012

I would suggest using an ottoman.. you can use it for storage too, since you have a small space. We have a tiny living room as well and have three small circular ottomans. we use them to footrests, storage, side tables, and extra seating when a lot of people are over.