| Who says the dead do not come back to life? | | | | This is a good question as retro is practically |
| Retro did. When it died, it was deader than a | | | | synonymous with garish hues and horrible prints. |
| doornail. When it came back, however, it returned | | | | The retro bar table simply reflects those garish |
| not once, or twice, but several times and in | | | | hues and horrible prints from its contemporaries, |
| different incarnations. The late 90s saw the | | | | such as those rather ridiculous swirls of pink and |
| comeback of bell bottomed trousers and platform | | | | green on the bar stools or the bar top lined with |
| shoes. The early years of the 21st century was a | | | | sequins along the edges. And because of its |
| cornucopia of loud retro colors and even louder | | | | harmless and inoffensive guise, the retro bar table |
| prints. At any given time, retro-themed shindigs | | | | can be used for a variety of other things, like an |
| are thrown by rather misled individuals wherever | | | | innocent coffee table. |
| and whenever they can. Most recently we've | | | | More than Just the Saturday Night Fever |
| seen the emergence of retro bars with retro | | | | Clearly, the retro bar table should not be made to |
| trimmings - disco balls, zebra print shag rugs, | | | | stay in the confines of a bar. It should be shown |
| flamboyant countertops, bar stools and chairs in | | | | off so it will get the appreciation it very well |
| lurid pastel shades, and retro bar tables. | | | | deserves. Think of the retro bar table as a |
| Staying Alive | | | | coffee table to adorn your modern living room. It |
| In its glory days, the retro bar table saw the | | | | would be the talk of the town, or at least your |
| most action among all glitzy retro furniture. In an | | | | suburban neighborhood. You can also use your |
| era when bar tables were considered an | | | | retro bar table as the focal point of your |
| extension of the dance floor, the retro bar table | | | | breakfast. Imagine having leisurely breakfast of |
| had seen its fair share of table dancing, tequila | | | | orange juice, toast, and scrambled eggs while |
| body shots, and the occasional mistaken identity | | | | perched on a stool and reading a newspaper on |
| as a bed for writhing bodies in heat. It's no | | | | your retro bar table. It's idyllic, at the very least. |
| wonder that through the years, the retro bar | | | | Alternatively, use your retro bar table as part of |
| table is still the retro furniture above all retro | | | | your porch furniture set or as a little magazine |
| furniture. | | | | stand on your foyer. The possibilities are endless |
| Not All that Glitters Is Gold | | | | and only your imagination stands in your way. |
| If you think a retro bar table is nothing more than | | | | Don't take the retro bar table for granted. After |
| a desk with four legs painted in an ugly shade of | | | | all, the retro bar table has withstood the assault |
| green, think again. Retro bar tables sport classy, | | | | of heavy platform shoes, spilled alcohol of varying |
| elegant, and timeless looks. In fact, the retro bar | | | | toxicity, and, even - ugh! - body fluids. There is no |
| table is often a beautiful piece of art with long, | | | | doubt about it. The retro bar table is one furniture |
| slender legs made of polished chrome and a table | | | | that will keep coming back in style - in this lifetime |
| top of black laminate. | | | | or the next! |
| You might ask, "Why is it retro when it's black?" | | | | |