| It's often the finishing touch in a living room, the | | | | - Height - Another important consideration to |
| sofa table. From ornate pieces that help define | | | | make is the height of your sofa or console table. |
| the theme of a space and finish the look of your | | | | You don't want the table to stick up way over |
| sofa to simple tables that offer you a place to | | | | the sofa, nor do you want to have to reach way |
| put lights and display treasures behind your sofa, | | | | down over the back of the sofa to get to it. |
| the style of these furnishings run the gamut. While | | | | Instead you need to try and make sure the table |
| the style you choose will depend on your personal | | | | matches the height of the sofa. A way to figure |
| preferences, you should also consider some of | | | | out what range you have to work with is to sit |
| the other traits to a sofa table before bringing | | | | on your sofa and reach over behind you, as if |
| one into your home. | | | | you were to retrieve something from the table. |
| - Length - It doesn't get any tackier than looking | | | | How far can you reach before it seems |
| at a sofa table that sticks out past one end of | | | | awkward? Usually it's just a few inches below the |
| the sofa. It looks like someone wasn't paying | | | | top before it starts to feel uncomfortable. Take |
| attention to the details of fitting furniture | | | | this measurement into account when shopping. |
| together. And that's probably exactly what | | | | - Function - if you aren't planning to put your sofa |
| happened. Instead of trying to figure out a way | | | | table against the wall with the sofa in front of it, |
| to cover up ill-fitting furniture after the fact, take | | | | can it serve an extra function? Many are set in |
| the time to measure the length of your sofa and | | | | the middle of the room with a sofa on one side, |
| make sure that the table will fit well within its | | | | and open access to the other side. This is a great |
| limitations. It's ok for a table to be a little short, | | | | space for extra storage. Look for a table with |
| but having it stick out past the sofa is not going | | | | drawers, shelves, and other amenities you can |
| to look right. | | | | put to use. |
| - Depth - if you have a smaller living room, this is | | | | While it may seem there are a lot of details to |
| going to be very important, a deep sofa table will | | | | note before purchasing a sofa or console table, |
| make your sofa stick out more into the room, | | | | you need to remember this is a larger furniture |
| and will eat up more floor space. If you are | | | | purchase. The price can be substantial, and it's |
| already limited by floor space you may well be | | | | important to make sure you will be completely |
| making this room feel much more cramped by | | | | happy with the purchase once you bring the piece |
| adding this piece of furniture. | | | | home. |