Serious couch-potatoing is child's play without the support of a neighboring coffee table. Whether you’re dealing with remotes and chip bags or novels and wine glasses, a temporary landing pad for your stuff is crucial for chilling hard. Coffee tables are also strangely hard to shop for, requiring us to exorcise the nitpicky, commitment-phobe Goldilocks dwelling inside each of us.
Find here nine options to at least get you started on your path to surface serenity. Our under-$300 options in wood, steel, and glass include classic shapes in new colors and styles. Living room ideas!
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North Shore Live Edge Coffee Table
Costco | $249.99
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Stockholm Coffee Table
Ikea | $249
This low-slung leaf-shaped table is stylish and warm with solid walnut legs and walnut veneer top. A shelf underneath can stow away books and remotes to avoid visible clutter.
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Slim Cocktail Tables in Colors
Room & Board | $249
The slim profile of this powder-coated steel option is perfectly sized and adds some color to a room, be it the living room or playroom. It comes in 16 choices, including sunshine yellow and hot red, as well as classics like taupe, silver, gold, and slate.
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Mandelin Wood/Metal Coffee Table
Target | $94.99
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Graywash Wood and Metal Keenan Coffee Table
World Market | $124.99
Keep it simple with this rectangular table with metal legs and an acacia wood tabletop. The clean lines are easy to work with for any living room.
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Home Styles Concrete Chic Square Coffee Table
Hayneedle | $290.10
Nothing says industrial chic like a concrete-topped table. The base is solid hardwood and the top has a lightweight core covered with construction-molded concrete, which means it weighs less than 100 pounds—so you won’t need to reinforce the floor.
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Flynn Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
Walmart | $80.76
This midcentury coffee table from the Better Homes & Gardens collection for Walmart has a deep drawer for remotes, magazines, and everything else you need to tuck away in an instant.
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Spoke Coffee Table in Glass
Crate and Barrel | $299
For a bit of a sculptural touch, look to this Crate and Barrel find, which comes in two sizes and with either a glass or marble top.
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Uttermost Zerrin Coffee Table
Wayfair | $261.80
With a gold-leafed iron base and glass top, this conversation starter of a coffee table manages to straddle both glam and minimal, while also being easy to clean (Windex!). Just make sure to invest in some coasters.
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Silicus coffee table in pink and gold
Article | $239
How pretty is this translucent round design from Article? Also available in light blue, clear, and light gray, this coffee table will give your home some ethereal charm.
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