A growing body of art and design opened doors for outlandish coffee tables and other furniture. No matter how many design trades infiltrate the furniture industry, the block coffee table will never be taken out of the shelves. The block coffee table is similar to every woman’s black dress.
It will always be a dear investment because of its multipurpose and versatile nature. You can put this coffee table in the living room, receiving area, patio, bedroom, study room, and even in the veranda.
It becomes an easy choice for a centerpiece in a space, but it will gladly compliment other pieces of furniture that you have. A nice block coffee table can stand on its own. It can also be accented with a vase, a picture frame, or a table cloth. There are simply too many options.
An eye-catching block coffee table would be a block in its literal sense. A block coffee table without legs can either go cozy chic or sophisticated contemporary. If you want to channel a mountain cabin feel, you can buy semi-aged wood and have it constructed into coffee table.
You don’t need to do a lot with it. Just sand it and have it varnished. Let the natural signs of aging come out for the organic effect. You can do this on your own by gathering pieces of old wood and reusing them. Aged wood is okay, as long as it is not rotting. You can even put storage drawers for your personal effects.
Speaking of reusing, don’t throw away your old furniture just yet. A little creativity and resourcefulness can easily salvage neglected furniture. If you have a study or work square table that is seemingly useless, chop off a certain length of all the four legs until it reaches the standard coffee table height.
Once you’re done, attach rubber to the ends to keep the table stable. You may also want to add a granite surface to the block coffee table to protect the surface from heat.
Take marine life inside your house by converting your block coffee table into an aquarium. It sounds impossible but you can actually scour the department stores for this kind of block coffee table.
Popular models for this coffee table type are made of glass but others also take the aquarium and frame it with a wooden skeleton. A wide glass is put on top as the table’s surface.
These are just a few of the so many creative possibilities with the block table.