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Table Talk

Create an end table that will steal the show

We put our coffee cups on them and heap them with magazines, but we basically ignore the decorative possibilities of the lowly end table. If you need an end table, you can inexpensively design one that will enhance your décor, if you're willing to scrounge and use your creativity.

It's often good decorating sense to purchase matching end tables and a coffee table to give a traditional and balanced look, especially if the other furnishings in the room are complex and eclectic. End tables and coffee tables made of the same material and in the same style are more restful to the eye. Unfortunately, this can be an expensive (and sometimes boring) design solution.

Ideas for 'Alternative' End Tables

If you're on a budget and want to add interest to the room, try using an "alternative" end table. Look through your closets, the garage or your garden for:

• Suitcases you can arrange in a graduated fashion.

• A stack of brightly colored hat boxes.

• A stack of large coffee table books.

• A tree stump.

• A pedestal (normally used to display a piece of art).

• A box made of plywood and either painted, covered with wallpaper or covered in a fabric present in the room.

• A tea cart, drum, barrel or Japanese tansu.

• A stool you hand paint to match the room's colors.

• A Chinese porcelain garden stool.

• A bookshelf or three-drawer dresser.

• A circular plywood table skirted with a quilt, or a swath of fabric that matches the room's décor.

• A large terra cotta pot filled with sand and covered with a circular piece of glass. Arrange shells, pebbles or other found objects in the sand.

• A brightly colored, cylindrical plastic bucket or trash can fitted with a glass top.

Coffee Tables

If you need a coffee table, you can double up some of the items listed above and cover them with a rectangular or circular piece of glass. Other possibilities for coffee tables include:

• An antique or wicker chest.

• A low backless bench.

• An old dining room table with the legs shortened.

• An ottoman or footstool that matches your couch.

• A door fitted with legs.


Kit Davey Kit Davey, an interior designer based in Redwood City, Calif., helps clients redecorate their homes through the creative use of their existing furnishings. E-mail Kit your questions: kit@ctwfeatures.com

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