Occasional Tables And What You Should Know About Them

A lot of people will tell you that a coffee table is a necessary piece of furniture for any living room, no matter big or small. And if you have a space to fill with a couple more occasional tables, you will get a completely functional room, visually attractive and set in harmony. Get to know more about this furniture piece and see the inspiring gallery with the occasional table sets presented at the FurnitureCart online store.

Why should the occasional tables be a part of your living room set?

You need a place to put up your feet after a long day, to keep hot drinks, when you are wrapped in a throw during the cold season, and cold drinks when you are chilling with your friends during long summer nights. From the interior design perspective, an occasional table is there to anchor the room.

What is an occasional table?

When we use the name “occasional table”, we usually mean a small, low decorative table designed to be placed in a sitting area, close to a sofa or a loveseat, or an accent chair. It is a convenient support for eye-catching magazines and large illustrated coffee table books, beverages, remote controls, decorative objects, etc.

What counts as an occasional table?

This term covers furniture items like:

• end tables,
• lamp tables,
• sofa tables,
• coffee tables,
• cocktail tables,
• chairside tables,
• console tables and
• accent tables.

How did they appear in furniture history?

The idea of modern coffee tables traces back to the Ottoman Empire and their use of small tables in tea gardens. However, low tables were famous in Japan for ages. In Europe, namely in the UK and France, the tables like these started to appear during the Victorian Era and the times of Louis XVI, respectively. Yet, no matter where they came from, modern occasional tables accumulated the best features from all corners of the world!