Refresh Your Living Room with a New Coffee Table

If you're looking for a rewarding way to refresh your living room, try choosing a new coffee table. As one of the centerpieces of the room, your coffee table can set the tone for your new look.

Choosing the Right Coffee Table

The style of your coffee table will depend upon your other furnishings as well as the mood you're trying to set. Check out local rent to own furniture stores for the latest looks

For a modern look, choose a coffee table with sleek lines. Think glass, metal, and clean edges. As a bonus, a glass coffee table will also make a small room appear larger.

Classic or romantic looks call for curved lines like rounded corners and scrolled legs. Look for elegant wood finishes with details like carving or nailhead trims.

Classic country or farmhouse styles feature rich, warm wood tones and organic elements that communicate durability, timelessness, and family gatherings.

Styling Your Coffee Table

Your coffee table can do more than house magazines and host the next game of checkers. It's a place for you to exhibit your own personal style and creativity. Here are a few ideas to help you get started.

• Display a collection of items that mean something to you—a jar with shells from a recent trip to the sea or an old vase that belonged to your grandmother.
• Toss some old books and a beautiful throw on your coffee table to communicate familiar comforts and simple luxuries.
• Layer on a tray to add interest, then add a plant, a few small books, and a candle.
• Try an oversized lantern with a candle to bring an instant coastal feeling. Can you hear the seagulls yet?
• Use natural elements like a carved wooden bowl, a magnifying glass and fern leaf in a tarnished metal vase to evoke a feeling of nature and history.

Whatever you place on your coffee table, remember these elements of style: Use varying heights to add interest and always display an odd number of items. One, not two. Three, not four.

Central Rent to Own has local, affordable rent to own furniture stores in several Treasure Valley locations. Visit our showrooms in Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, and Ontario. Contact us for more information today!