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Common coffee table shapes

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Before purchasing a coffee table for your living room, you need first to determine its shape. The proper shape depends on the user’s needs and taste, but also depends on the size of the sofa and on the seating configuration. 

The arrangement of the seating area: The sofas, the armchairs, the rug, the coffee table, the end tables, any ottomans, etc form an assembly of independent pieces that moreover should work as a group. For example, when seating furniture is placed face-to-face then a rectangular or oval table is probably the best choice for this configuration. When two sofas of the same length are placed in L-shaped arrangement, then a square or round table is an advantageous choice.  If the furniture placement is done in the round, then a round coffee table compliments the arrangement. 

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Coffee table proper size

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The size of the coffee table in the living room is equally important as its shape and style. The proper coffee table measurements (length and widht) depend mostly on:

  • The size of the sofas
  • The optimal conversation distance

The size of the sofa: If you have a long sofa, you probably think that you need a long coffee table. But how long the coffee table should be? A rule of thumb is that the coffee table should be approximately two-thirds the length of the sofa (and a little smaller that this). 

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Bedside tables: types and measurements

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Bedside table types
There are 3 different types of bedside tables; they all have the same function but they slightly differ in use.

  • Bedside chest: A bedside chest includes 2 or 3 drawers which provide extra storage.

Bedside chest

   

Terrazo floors: durable and stylish

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Terazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, that consists of marble, quartz, granite, glass or other suitable stone chips. The binder is cementitious, modified cementitious or resinous. Terrazo floor is a very-durable and long-lasting floor.
   

Options for applying wallpaper on the walls

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Wallpapers come in a large variety of styles, patterns, colors, materials and designs. However, before opting for the ideal wallpaper you should first decide on which walls or other architectural elements you’ll apply the wallpaper. These are the most common option:

  • You can put wallpaper on all the walls in a room. Instead of painting the walls with a flat color you can opt for a stylish wallpaper. If you think that the result will be too confusing to the eye you can select a monochromatic pattern or a pattern in soft tones.

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