The Best Coffee Tables for Bringing Style and Function to Any Space
A good coffee table is a must for any home—it serves as an anchor for the living room and offers a practical solution to sit with a drink, display your decor, and store belongings out of sight. Finding the right coffee table is key when furnishing your home, but finding the perfect one can take some effort.
To determine the best coffee tables, we spent hours combing through different options, considering factors like size, shape, material, and storage to make our final decisions. For expert advice on shopping for coffee tables, we tapped Alicia Cheung and Eva Bradley of studioHEIMAT.
Best Glass
This coffee table has a barely there design that includes a sophisticated glass tabletop and lower shelf in a variety of finish pairings, providing extra room for books and decor without taking away from the rest of your furnishings. Since the frame is built from steel, you can kick your feet up without worry of collapse.
This sculptural coffee table is a great choice for cramped quarters. The circular tabletop can easily squeeze into tight spots without cluttering your space, and its cut-out silhouette includes a shelf to add storage to your furnishings. Choose between a brown and white finish option to best match your decor.
This striking coffee table is functional and chic. Made from steel, glass, and marble, the eye-catching finishes add to your space while providing ample room to style and store coffee table books or trinkets. Details like a recessed base create the illusion that it's hovering above your floor for understated elegance.
Ideal for indecisive decorators, this coffee table has a colored glass tabletop with a light gray finish on one side and a pink finish on the other, letting you swap between a neutral and colorful look as you please. Plus, you don’t have to worry about running into sharp corners, thanks to its round shape.
Best Wood
This farmhouse-inspired coffee table brings lots of rustic charm to your living space at an inexpensive price point. It's available in five finish options to complement your furnishings, and it has stylish metal cross bars that bring stability to its frame. There's even a shelf that's perfect for keeping storage baskets to contain clutter.
This nesting coffee table is a great piece of multipurpose furniture. Whether you want to maximize tabletop space while working from home or spread out appetizers while entertaining, the solid wood tables can be configured to do it all. Since it’s petite in size, it’s also easy to pack up and move to new digs.
You can never go wrong with a mid-century-inspired coffee table. This pick from AllModern is made from solid acacia wood, which is known for its resistance to warping, ensuring your coffee table will bring lasting style to your space. It also includes a drawer in addition to shelving to meet all of your storage needs.
Sleek yet substantial, this coffee table will anchor your living area without overwhelming it, thanks to its open design. Since it's made from kiln-dried wood, it resists warping and scratches for ultimate longevity. Best of all, there's no complicated assembly process because Pottery Barn's white glove service will take care of it for you.
Best Metal
A budget-friendly coffee table that’s built from lasting materials? Yes, please. With its steel and metal frame, this coffee table won't warp or break with use, and it's light enough to move around your home without any extra help. Its minimal and open design also gives you lots of styling options.