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Clear glass. I think anything heavy would make the space feel cluttered. Love the couch!

There's tons of inexpensive coffee/end tables on Craigslist.

A beautiful light natural wood oval coffee table...the oval shape will soften the sharp edges in the room & add interest.
You might find something at a used retro funiture shop in the Bay Area.

how much is your so called affordable? $300...$500?

Im thinking a used or replica noguchi table!

BTW - Have you considered angling the sectional to directly face the fireplace?

Would be more interesting and make TV watching much easier as well...

http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=114&f=3836&viewall=1

ditto on the angling; if you are going to put in a coffee table, your couch needs to be further back to prevent a crowded feel; two separate "cube" coffee tables would be nice-keep everything open feeling, especially since you have the lounge-type end on the couch.

I think an oval knoll style table would be great and in white most definitely!

Everything is very angular in this room, so an oval or round table would be best. I'd go with clear acrylic or glass. You could do a Knoll knock off, too, as stephanie1980 suggested. O

I don't like the idea of angling the couch -- you've got the corner spot on the chaise end for optimal fireplace/tv viewing.

Agree with clear and two cube options. How about cb2's peek-a-boo collection or similar?

Hi,

First of all congratulations. This is the fun stuff!

So, IMO

It's hard to tell where you're going with this room. I know that you asked about a coffee table. And my instinct would be to start mixing pieces that are not modern. I sense though that you want everything to be modern. The room, you can see from this aerial view would be much better with the couch facing the fireplace or with two chairs pulled up to the rug across from the couch. You are very close to a black, cream and chrome room. A shot of color would be great in the form of pillows, pottery, lamps, etc. The white end table is not great with the cream rug and the scale is off. You need a large round or square table. And artwork- follow the top line of the fireplace around (the horizontal above the mantle) and do not hang things too much higher.

I don't know how affordable you mean. These are really affordable.

Here are some ideas:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=/qid=/ref=br_1_br_1_6/602-7366718-2194245?ie=UTF8&node=3527871&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=3527871&rank=pmrank&asin=B000OFBBTA&rh=&page=5

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=/qid=/ref=br_1_br_1_3/602-7366718-2194245?ie=UTF8&node=3527871&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=3527871&rank=pmrank&asin=B000H7YBOW&rh=&page=3

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=/qid=/ref=br_1_br_1_11/602-7366718-2194245?ie=UTF8&node=3527871&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=3527871&rank=pmrank&asin=B000V4PAQE&rh=&page=6

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Forest-Large-Coffee-Table/3355579/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Bond-Coffee-
Table/2485022/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Oval-Coffee-Table/3402500/product.html


and end tables:

http://www.overstock.com/Worldstock/Collapsible-Cocktail-Tray-India/3261755/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Eileen-Gray-Stainless-Steel-Accent-Table/2287554/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Antiqued-Edge-Drum-Shaped-Black-End-Table/3396636/product.html

Best of luck. Joy and love in your home.

Hanging things lower will keep the eye down with your high ceiling. Great space, btw.

great ideas. i thought maybe the cb2 glass top metal frame coffee table or the cb2 peek-a-boo lucite coffee table.
the cube idea is intriguing, as well as an oval or round shape.
any examples?

about the angling, we thought about it but the space works better how it is with a farm table about 6 feet behind the couch.
- emily

Oh you have a farm table? That changes everything. Can we see the whole space?

Just take a table from online, size it in a word document and then drag it over your picture to see how you like it.

i just refinished the farm table, varnish drying. so that part of the room is a big mess right now.

plus, for color, we have bright orange jasper morrison 'air' dining chairs coming, on sale at dwr for $112.

threadbare - i agree with you about the end table. it was a bit of a disappointment when it came.
i love the collapsible metal one on overstock.

the forest or adesso(although i don't love the base) coffee tables could be options.

by affordable, i'm thinking under $300, which the forest(my fave so far, is not)
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Forest-Large-Coffee-Table/3355579/product.html

wow, orange and black. that's bold.

pillows:

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-5168377291795432826&id=880043&parentid=DECOR_PILLOWS_FLORAL&pushId=DECOR_PILLOWS_FLORAL&popId=DECORATING&sortProperties=&navCount=4&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=flm

many others with those colors at anthropologie.

I would probably go glass.

Great sofa too! I'm looking for something similar- where's it from?

this is an inexpensive idea, 3, 2 foot x 2.5 foot wooden stumps. Go to a wood recycle. U can keep them natural or paint red, yellow, or teal.

The couch is from Furniture Envy in the Marina, a fairly new business.

That's a gorgeous room! Definitely a glass table, preferably one of those curved ones, like this one: http://dwell.co.uk/104418

Wow, threadbare, that's a great oval table ala case study from Overstock. Great price too!

Hey,

I don't know why I've spent so much time thinking about your room. Probably because I have my own renovation and it's nice to take my mind off it.

I have a new theory. Farmhouse Modern. You have the farm table and to make that whole open area look most beautiful the balance between the two should be throughout. There is a great blog called Farmhouse modern. You will see that a rustic coffee table in the same vibe as your dining table would be very nice with the modern chairs, coach, etc.

This farmhouse (projects then top right in the picture list) strikes the perfect balance.

http://www.pscohen.com/

Farmhouse Modern:

http://farmhousemodern.com/

Again, good luck!

Thanks for the distraction!

Wow. You nailed it. Thanks for the links. If you could see the window seat area adjacent to the living room that I have outfitted with natural woven floor pillows and colorful throw pillows and the farm table next to the granite countertops, you would see this is very much what we have going on.

I LOVE the coffee tale in that architect's photo. Maybe we'll need to look at reclaim wood shops...

there is a great shop in brooklyn with this sort of farmhouse modern/general store aesthetic that i love, Moon River Chattel. Know anything similar in the Bay area? We're newcomers here.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ISQrqYumvtJaPgz-VL3uzg?select=v6L1xzYhVPHorZDyjavwQQ

That's funny. I actually live in Brooklyn. Have you seen the book called Brooklyn Modern? You may actually find inspiration there as well, it's rustic modern. Also the interior design firm AvroKO is very skilled at this look. If you need a scout at MRC, I can check it out for you.

Lucky you living in San Fran!

Best to you.

That's:

Lucky you, living in San Fran!

Scroll down- rustic coffee table. Very close to the one in the pic.

http://www.serendipity-furniture.co.uk/bespoke.htm

No glass but insane!

http://www.rusticoak.co.uk/images/Coffee_Tables/Large_square_table.JPG

Simon James 'Link' coffee table in white. hot!
at RAY20

Being budget minded, I am sort of digging these:
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Bunch-Metal-Cocktail-Table/2105473/product.html

Also, we just got a 6 month old puppy over the weekend, so we rolled up the white rug for another day and put down an old traditional red oriental for the time being. Oh yes, the compromises we make.

something like the curvy Tree Root Table listed at http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/classifieds
would warm this space and tie in the pretty branch accent on the fireplace.

full disclosure, i am the one selling it, but am in chicago not SF. the top left photo is taken at the perfect angle to resize and place into your picture to see what it would look like in your space, though.

ps. love your sofa!

have you considered angling just the rug?