Elegant Living Room Tables

Living room tables, also called buffet tables, are not just for decoration, these tables have multiple uses. Whenever you come across a table in the living room usually they either have remotes or flowers on them. There are many other practical uses for these tables that are often overlooked. The living room is the perfect place for families to come together which is why it is important to have a common table in yours. Often people dream of sitting and eating at the dining room table as a family, but we all know that this is harder to achieve than one would think. The living room is more often than not the one room in which the entire family is together. The living room is where families bond, whether they are playing board games on their family room table or they are relaxing watching their favorite television shows together. It is always important to bond with your family during a time that is not forced, but a time when everyone is happy to be together. Yes, it is just a table but it is a table that gets more traffic than you would imagine! Art projects, reading, eating, and studying are all activities that take place at these special tables.

Living room tables do not just need to be practical, they can also add to your décor. If you do not have a family or have a small family and do not spend much time in the living room, then perhaps you want to invest in a more decorative table rather than a functional table. Decorative tables can be just as much fun as practical ones. You can use them to display freshly cut flowers, pictures, figurines, or anything that is important to you. Some living rooms are homey and lived in, where others are hardly used at all and are more of an interior design statement. A living room is not just a room where the TV is stored, and a table can be a great centerpiece for a room where the idea of living is something other than watching TV.

When it comes to decorating your living room you can opt for a table that helps with your family's daily routine or one that aids in perpetuating the elegance of your home. A living room table, regardless of its use, is the perfect tool for your living room to achieve its goals stylishly.

My parents bought an entire house full of furniture when they got married in the 1950s. They selected a prevailing style of the time-Early American. Every piece had the same finish and the same details. It was a perfectly coordinated suite of furniture.

My mother had a particular attachment to her living room tables. She selected a rectangular cocktail table that sat in front of our sofa until after I left the house and got married. The coffee table had a storage shelf below the table top, where she could place last week's issue of Life Magazine or the Sunday paper before it was time to drop it in the trash. She also selected a matching set of end tables, with a dual tops-the upper for a lamp, the lower for books, like the family Bible they got as a wedding gift.

When I was collecting furniture for my first apartment, I needed to get creative. I had little money and no hand-me-down furniture from my parents' home. The day I moved in, I found a worn coffee table and a pair of end tables left by the previous tenant. I was happy to find those tables. I learned how to refinish furniture using those tables as my practice pieces. They weren't perfect, but I was learning to take my décor into my own hands.

The day came when I was able to replace my used sofa and second-hand living room tables with a new set of my own. I bought a creamy white sofa in a contemporary design, a pair of oval end tables, and a high-gloss rosewood and black coffee table. My first real living room was my own creation, and I was pleased with myself.