Today’s Herman Miller Favorite comes from one of Vastu’s designers and co-owners, Eric Kole.
Eric’s favorite is the Noguchi Table. Designed in the 1940s, the Noguchi table is made up of a wooden base composed of two identical curved wood pieces, with a heavy plate glass top. In 19
So the other day as I was reading up on the various blogs I follow, I came across this post about coffee tables on Apartment Therapy. In it, they posed the question Whats On Your Coffee Table?
That got me thinking, is there really a right and wrong way to decorate your own coffee table? Or do you even need to?
Read below to find out what Sarita Peresada, one of our designers, had to say.
So, I personally love a beautiful decorative tray on a coffee table. They look great with a stack of art books, one or two small decorative accessories and a small flower vase or plant. I hate seeing remote controls and coasters, but those are the things that usually end up on my coffee table at home. If possible, I recommend a keeping these things in a drawer or in a basket tucked away under the coffee table or side tables in a living room.
What do you think readers? Sh Read full post…
These industrial tables, either salvaged or made to look salvaged, are one of the hottest furniture trends. They’re selling in several high-end stores – Restoration Hardware’s version costs several hundred dollars. Instead to spending that kind of dough – make one yourself – it’s a basic woodworking project and the materials don’t have cost a lot.
Look at Popular Woodworking’s plans — they used an old shipping pallet and purchased the wheels from an industrial supply company — easy and cheap.
The best part about an industrial coffee table: you can put feet up on it or spill drinks all over it – who cares, it will just add to the distressed patina.