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20 Unique Coffee Table Decor Ideas

Choosing coffee table ideas can induce interior anxiety in even the most experienced design whizz, as it is so often the glamorous centrepiece of your living room.

With a seemingly endless catalogue of aesthetic looks to be inspired by, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and be scared of trying anything at all, let alone something truly unique.

But you needn’t be so apprehensive!

A coffee table is your chance to show off your creativity and personal style, and any décor you do use can be chopped and changed at a moment’s notice, keeping things fresh and on-trend.

From unusual table designs to delightful ornament options, we’ve picked out some of the easiest ways to grab any guest’s attention and help you fall back in love with your living room!

Glass Tables

Maximalist overload is a worry for everyone designing their home’s interior, and so a glass-top coffee table is a fantastic way of providing visual balance. A slender, see-through design allows you to pile a table high with decorations without overpowering your living room.

Glass coffee table

@styledbyana

Enigmatic Items

What is that? For the braver among you, a truly unusual coffee table piece adds mystery and intrigue to your tabletop, meaning every eye will be drawn to the focal point of your room, whether they like it or not!

Enigmatic Items coffee table

@sejal_perakh

Light Up Your Life

Candles don’t have to be a coffee table’s sole light source and a beautiful arrangement of lamps and lights can help give your front room that special glow in the evenings.

Light Up Your Life coffee table

@lifetimepieces

Elevate With Added Height

Decor can be used to draw the eye to other parts of the room, especially when adding height. Tall decorative features often help bring attention to wall paintings or decorative shelves. Because every area of your living space should get equal admiration!

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Elevate With Added Height coffee table

@shefixestheworld

The Rustic Look

When rocking a farmhouse aesthetic in your home, it’s only natural to pick a classic, rustic table to help house your leatherbound books.

The Rustic Look coffee table

@decorsteals

Pick an Eye-Catching Design

Choosing a truly unique four-legged friend ensures decorating your tabletop becomes an optional requirement. Because anything you add to it’s already eye-popping design is just a little cherry on top!

Pick an Eye-Catching coffee table design

@concrete_etc

Multiple Tables

Spread your love for the coffee table by literally filling a room with them! This way you can mix up all your favorite furniture designs and tabletop styles to create a winning combination.

Multiple coffee table

@vizgrandcreed

Ottoman Trays

For fancy ottoman furniture, you can increase the exotic feel by adding stylish trays on top, allowing for the addition of candles and drinks. But most importantly, it also gives that luxurious surface some much-needed protection!

Ottoman Trays coffee table

@wittmooredesigns

Flower Up To Power Up

Glass coffee tables especially can benefit from a floral glow up, and it’s the easiest way to add instant style and freshness to your home.

Flower Up To Power Up coffee table

@jayne_winter_country_life

Colour Scheme

Following a monochromatic colour scheme or adhering to a room’s individual palette can help keep your home on brand and avoid any stomach-churning clashes.

Colour Scheme coffee table

@jennyj1990i

Be A Bookworm

Sometimes the best way to decorate your furniture is to cover it with intelligent sounding books you’ve never read. But of course, your guests won’t know that…

Be A Bookworm coffee table

@theviewfromtobaccoroad

Sentimental Decor

Coffee tables should be conversation starters, and so adding family items to your decorations will get guests talking and add a personal touch to your decor that still brings out the best in your interior.

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Sentimental Decor coffee table

@jh_homedecor

Go Retro

If you’re nostalgic for the days of old, don’t be afraid to turn your living space into a shrine to the past with a funky retro look.

Go Retro coffee table

Repurpose Old Materials

Repurposing old materials and furniture into a coffee table adds character and history to your home.

Repurpose Old Materials coffee table

@morganmack96

Legless Design

Encouraging guests to snuggle up in a circle on the floor, legless tables can give your home a more communal, comforting feel.

Legless Design coffee table

@home-designing.com

Tray Tops

Organizing your tabletop becomes a doddle when using tray tops, allowing you to section off your ornaments, books and other decorations into aesthetically pleasing segments.

Tray Tops coffee table

@home_with_the_whites

Showing Off Those Legs

Legs can leave a lasting impression when you pick the right furniture, meaning what’s on the tabletop doesn’t always have to be the star!

Showing Off Those Legs coffee table

@luxolivingAU

Multi-tier Tables

If you’re struggling to fit every little part of you onto one small surface, you might want to consider using a multi-tiered table.

Multi-tier coffee table

@glam_home_designs

Layering

Layering objects or smaller tables around and beneath your coffee table, creates the illusion of multiple tiers, adding dimension to your living space as well as a visually exciting focal point.

Layering coffee table

@homarycom

Don’t Use A Table!

Yes, you heard us correctly. Because if you’re after a truly unconventional coffee table, you might not want to use one at all! Anything providing height and a sturdy base can become a quirky focal point for your room, from a vintage storage trunk to a garden stool!

Don’t Use A Table!

@noelpittmandesign

Glaiza Galo November 19, 2022

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