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Coffee Table, Yes or No?

CherryHugs — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:19:48 GMT

Used to have the 3 piece set with end tables and a coffee table. Sold them and got 2 end tables and no coffee table. Do most have one or not necessary?

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AuntG — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:32:27 GMT

We now have a small coffee table with just one wedge shaped table between two recliners. Our living room is small.

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StylishLady — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:37:38 GMT

Have always had one. Our very first was made by a couple of DH's students when we were first married and had almost no furniture. This is our family room. I guess not everyone needs or wants one, but I find it handy.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:41:34 GMT

I like them, what are you going to put your feet on when sitting on the couch?

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Citrine1 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:43:36 GMT

I no longer have one in my living room and don't miss it at all (more room for the dogs to lounge around). It's been about 10 years since I got rid of it. I do still have one in my family room, which is much larger. It just looks "right" having one there.

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nyc1 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:46:41 GMT

I have a coffee table in my living room and family room, but no end tables.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:46:54 GMT

No, I do not have a coffee table because my golden retriever's tail would sweep everything off of it and eat any kind of food on it if she could.

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151949 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:50:23 GMT

I have a matching sofa and recliner in my living room, matching end tables plus a coffee table that is rectangular in shape but the sides can come up to make it oval. When we have company we make the table bigger and set out appetizers and put out coasters for people to sit their drinks on it. Since our new sofa also is a recliner at both ends the coffee table has to be a bit further out from the sofa than usual, but I wouldn't want to get rid of it.The coffee table is the same red oak as the end tables but otherwise it's not an exact match to them, as we had it several years before we bought the end tables.Our end tables were totally an impulse buy, I saw them in a department store as I was walking by and was powerless to resist them,they were so pretty. You don't often see red oak furniture. We've had them about 30 years now, and I still love them.

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Drlinda — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:55:51 GMT

Have replaced the coffee table with an ottoman. Much softer look. Use trays on top when needed for drinks or stuff.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:57:51 GMT

It depends on you space, you needs, and how your room "works." Completely personal decision.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:09:12 GMT

I think it just depends on the room. I try to have logical places to set a drink, next to seating, in my "living" rooms, but a piece I bought as a "coffee" table in a former home is now a TV stand.

I also consider traffic flow in the room, and the now-TV-stand would get in the way in the room I use it in, if I had it by the chaise (sofa replacement), in a more traditional arrangement.

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CAMOGIRL — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:12:58 GMT

No, I do not have one nor do I think they are necessary.

Personal preference. Personal style.

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NanaLinda — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:14:41 GMT

Of course!

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missy1 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:15:26 GMT

I have one, that I put my drink on etc. I would never put one in front of a couch.

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Ladylaughsalot — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:20:58 GMT

We have a coffee table in the formal living room, so that guests have a place to put their drinks, etc. We do not have a coffee table in the family room. We don’t feel it’s needed there. Now that you asked, most of my relatives and friends have the same set-up - they have coffee tables in the room they entertain in, but not in their family areas.

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Shogirl — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:23:11 GMT

I have to have something to put my feet on, so for our L-shaped pit group, we have a round coffee table. Also, in our front room, we have an oblong coffee table that my dad built for me. It has drawers with a glass top where I can display various things.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:43:56 GMT

Yes, we have always had something in front of the sofa either big or small. We have a 1950's ranch so we have one living room only. No family room.

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:47:28 GMT

When I remodeled about 12 yrs ago I eliminated the den that wasn’t being used much.I moved my formal dining room into that space.This allowed me to double my living room.I have a 70 inch t.v.,a recliner, a fireplace, a bar & a beautiful leather sectional with a glass top coffee table for drinks & snacks.No end tables.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:55:51 GMT

Yes I have coffee table and end tables.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:15:08 GMT

I don't have a coffee table. I sold mine at a garage sale at least 5 years ago. I never had one in my family room, only the more formal living room. I always hated that table sitting in front of the couch. We don't use that room a lot but when we did, I would never put my feet up on the coffee table and neither would anyone else.

I like the more non-traditional coffee tables people have now but I don't want one. Doesn't really work with my space or my dogs.