Picture Perfect: 38 Artfully Arranged Coffee Tables
Our coffee-break escape offers you five minutes' worth of images to inspire and delight. Jump right in...
Julia Fairley
19 March 2019
Chief Sub-Editor and Writer, Houzz Australia and New Zealand. I love design and architecture that is thoughtful, sophisticated and champions an element of the unexpected. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts at UNSW and becoming a journalist, I studied interior architecture. For over a decade I have interviewed inspiring creative minds from around the world to write about design in its many different forms. Recently, I have also become an accidental gardener, to everyone's surprise.
Chief Sub-Editor and Writer, Houzz Australia and New Zealand. I love design and architecture... More
The art of finding the right coffee table, arranging it within a space and decorating it to your taste can make or break a room. To help inspire you, we’ve gathered 38 well-considered coffee table arrangements from around the world that balance form and function. Enjoy.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. You’re so vein. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Zunica Interior Architecture & Design
Designer: Zunica Interior Architecture & Design
2. Beachy beauty. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Studio 1 Interiors
Designer: Studio 1 Interiors
3. Elegant and eclectic. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Kara Rosenlund
Designer: Kara Rosenlund
4. Balancing act. Adelaide, SA
Designer: Interiors Online
Designer: Interiors Online
5. Bright white. London, UK
Designer: Run for the Hills
Designer: Run for the Hills
6. Sculpted statement. New York, USA
Designer: Brad Ford ID
Designer: Brad Ford ID
7. The first stone. New York, USA
Designer: Nexus Designs
Designer: Nexus Designs
8. Two-tiered. Chicago, USA
Designer: Park and Oak Design
Designer: Park and Oak Design
9. Graphic art. Houston, USA
Designer: Welch Builders & Brokers
Designer: Welch Builders & Brokers
11. Just add white. Chicago, USA
Designer: Studio Sven
Designer: Studio Sven
12. In the round. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Adam Scougall Design
Designer: Adam Scougall Design
13. Disappearing act. Toronto, Canada
Designer: Toronto Interior Design Group
Designer: Toronto Interior Design Group
14. Roll with it. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Designer: Gosto Design & Lifestyle
Designer: Gosto Design & Lifestyle
15. Barely there. London, UK
Designer: Flat15
Designer: Flat15
16. Ace the space. New York, USA
Designer: Tamara Magel Studio
Designer: Tamara Magel Studio
18. Checkmate. Washington, USA
Designer: Cartoloji
Designer: Cartoloji
19. On a roll. London, UK
Designer: Studio Morton
Designer: Studio Morton
20. Crate, not barrel. Seattle, USA
Designer: First Lamp
Designer: First Lamp
21. Smoke and mirrors. Boston, USA
Designer: Annie Hall Interiors
Designer: Annie Hall Interiors
22. Gone surfin‘. Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Torrence Architects
Designer: Torrence Architects
24. Marble marvel. Adelaide, SA
Designer: D’Cruz Design Group Sydney Interior Designers
Designer: D’Cruz Design Group Sydney Interior Designers
25. Bold and blocky. Philadelphia, USA
Designer: Usona
Designer: Usona
26. Now you see it, now you don’t. Omaha, USA
Designer: Birdhouse Design Studio
Designer: Birdhouse Design Studio
27. Nesting act. Houston, USA
Designer: High Fashion Home
Designer: High Fashion Home
28. Mixed, not matched. Austin, USA
Designer: Stuart Sampley Architect
Designer: Stuart Sampley Architect
29. Terrific texture. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Busatti Australia
Designer: Busatti Australia
30. Kick up your heels. New York, USA
Designer: Wetstyle
Designer: Wetstyle
31. Low and oversize. New York, USA
Designer: Inform Interiors
Designer: Inform Interiors
32. Reinvent the wheel. New York, USA
Designer: Paul Rice Architecture
Designer: Paul Rice Architecture
33. Perfect pair. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Advantage Interior Design
Designer: Advantage Interior Design
34. Table centrepiece. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Bone Made
Designer: Bone Made
35. Geometry class. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Breathe Architecture
Designer: Breathe Architecture
36. Fabulous facets. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: JG King Homes
Designer: JG King Homes
38. It takes two. Paris, France
Designer: Decor Interieur
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For me it was No.7 - simple perfection, no decoration required. Where can I get one and do I need to mortgage my house to buy it?!
I have quite a few books on my double level coffee table laid out like some of these photos, and I dont consider my books a prop at all! In fact they not only look nice, but also add to the homey feel I think, plus laid here they actually get looked at more often.