Types of Coffee Tables – Lift Top Coffee Tables and Others

If you’ve been looking to add a lift top coffee table to your living room without considering any other options, you might be limiting yourself. Once you take a look at all of the tables available, you might just find an alternative coffee table to the lift top. On the other hand, you might find that the lift top coffee table is perfect for you and your home. Take a look at the coffee table types below:

 

Lift Top Coffee Table and Other Types

Lift Top Coffee Table – Lift top coffee tables are usually great additions to any home. They provide a storage space directly under the top of the table and usually have several drawers or cabinets that offer other storage options as well. The best lift top tables have their tops on casters so that they just lift up, without disturbing anything resting on the top. Other lift top tables are on hinges, so that you have to remove everything from the top before you open them up.

 

Coffee Table with Storage Drawers – These coffee tables have the same storage options as the lift top coffee tables, but the top doesn’t open up. With only the drawers to put things in, you will have less organizational capabilities than with the lift top, as most of the lift top tables have a variety of ways to organize your items once you lift the lid. These tables can come in many different finishes and can be constructed from variety of materials, so they can fit almost any décor.

Standard Coffee Tables – If you opt for a standard coffee table, you’ll be giving up the storage capacity of the lift top coffee table or coffee table with storage drawers. However, you will have more style options. Coffee tables with storage capacity have to use their entire length, width, and height for drawers or cabinets. Tables that don’t have those restraints can have decorative legs or a small shelf.

Ottomans – Some people, especially those with small children, prefer to use an ottoman in place of a coffee table. These low benches are upholstered, making them softer, with rounder edges. This makes them great for families who have children just learning to walk or people who prefer a cozy living room. The drawback to using an ottoman is that the upholstery is not a safe place to put a drink or eat food, as the fabric or leather is not as stable as wood, plastic, metal, or glass and can be harder to clean.

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