Side tables for a sofa

You can perfectly think out the concept of the interior, so that everything is in harmony with each other and the design is perfect. But the picture in the magazine and real life often argue with each other. So, it happens that if in your living room there is a full table, you want to drink a cup of tea or write something in a notebook right on the couch. Therefore, even before completing the design of the room, think about whether your sofa requires an additional table.

The modern side table for the sofa is a close relative of the console. True, the console was originally considered a luxury item, it had carved legs and excellent finishes. The sofa table does not make such demands can be very simple and even inconspicuous.

He usually does not go beyond his role: this is an addition to furniture, in a sense, even an accessory, nothing more. It can be put on a sofa, a bed and even on a dining table (then it becomes a serving table).

Although to say that this is a purely practical thing in the apartment, it will also be wrong. It is possible that such a table will become a bright spot in the interior. For example, in a monochrome space, where you need a couple of bright self-sufficient accents, a raspberry and lemon table will come in handy.

There are a lot of variations of such designs. For example, a coffee table may well be attached. He stands next to the sofa and, in a sense, serves him.In order for such a furniture composition to look harmonious, it is not at all necessary to select objects from one set. You can combine things from different eras, you can not observe the coincidence of colors and at the same time create a cozy, atmospheric combination. Today, interior fashion is generous and blesses everyone to experiment in favor of individuality.

Options for side tables.

• Retractable. If you move it to the sofa, they become one. Outside the sofa, such a table can look like a heap and be completely invisible in the interior.

• Rolling / rolling. Technically, such a table is associated with the sofa and most likely is part of it, which is provided for in the package.

• Folding. This table is more likely than others to look like a console, but only when folded. When unfolded, it can become a full-fledged coffee or coffee table. A folding table is convenient in small apartments.

• Table stand. So called devices similar to a tray with legs. On such a table you can have breakfast without getting up from a sofa or bed, some options of this accessory are used as a computer stand.

The legs at the table are different - high and low, wide and narrow, in the form of rollers or stable supports. Most often, 4 legs, but it may well be only 2.

If you are looking for a budget and affordable option, this will be a table from chipboard or MDF. Such options are inexpensive, easy to maintain, fit perfectly into the interior. Of the rarer materials - glass and metal. A metal accessory can look alien in space if, according to the plan of such a material, it should not be in it.

Not excluded in a modern interior and plastic tables. They, of course, are not so popular, but in some cases they help out. There are, on the contrary, expensive models, made from an array.

Almost all designs feature compact dimensions. The very purpose of the model is to take up less space. If space savings are needed, then the attached furniture does a good job of this. Dimensions do not have clear standards. If the table is included with the sofa, it adjusts to its height.

If you make the design yourself, then you also set such parameters that in relation to the sofa it was a very convenient model.

Its boundaries depend only on the preferences of the buyer. Demanded options:

• "under the tree" - such tables can be in harmony with the floor covering, with wooden furniture located in the room;
• white - if you have white walls or a white floor, or maybe most of the furniture in the interior is white, the question of what color the table will be has one clear answer;
• red raspberry - An option for fans of bright accents, especially if the interior itself asks for color spots;
• pastel shades - fit into the same space, devoid of clear transitions and contrasts;
• multi-colorede - why not decorate the house with a colorful table, or maybe it will have a beautiful pattern, ornament that resonates with other elements of the interior.

The choice of such an interior accessory depends on several criteria at once. Each of them deserves consideration.

Decide what will be the main function of the table. If you take it for a tea ritual on the couch by the TV, keep in mind that the size of the model should comfortably place the cup and plate with sandwiches. And if you do not need to drink tea at such a table alone, its size increases.

If you are purchasing a laptop model, do not take tabletops that are too narrow or small. The laptop will fit on them, but there may not be room for a mouse or an attached keyboard. A side table for food is often coffee, low, square, which is more convenient if you sit on the floor.

It must be reliable. Those options in which the tabletop lies directly on the armrest, perhaps, can be considered the most practical. They are stable, occupy a minimum of space, look very organically in the community with the sofa. If the roll-out table (or, in principle, is an addition to the sofa that comes with it), its fastening mechanism is reliable and durable. Most tables do without any fixation.

Even if initially only a laptop table is purchased, it is possible that during operation you will endow it with additional functions.

At such a table you can:

• to drink tea;
• have snacks;
• make handwritten notes in documents;
• draw, sketch;
• repair something small;
• do needlework;
• play boardgames;
• do manicure, etc.

Before buying a design, remember everything that you do while sitting on the sofa and that requires such a functional countertop. Or think what you would like to do while sitting on the couch, but without an add-on module, until you do.

• A wonderful, cozy, compact table with a drawer. There you can hide pens and pencils, notebooks, needlework. This is a combined option: a wooden base on strict black metal legs.

• The same case when the tabletop closes the armrests. Successful sizes, excellent selection of colors do not overload the space and perfectly fit the model into it. It is possible that the second armrest has the same table.

• And here is the cantilever design of a strict form, the expected colors. It is attached to one of the armrests, used as a place where books lie and a lamp stands. Do not put the table close to the sofa, leave a small distance between them.

• Attached design on casters. This is the most mobile option that can serve not only the sofa. Books and magazines are stored on the bottom countertop. It can be combined with color with any element of furniture, or it can be a self-sufficient thing.

• A good example of how you can work at a computer while sitting on a sofa. Rights, you can’t count on a long pastime, yet it’s not very convenient. But for viewing mail and monitoring social networks - a suitable option.

• Interesting design. Such models today are actively carried out to order. They correspond to the slogan "everything is at hand." In the pockets you can leave a tablet, phone, remote control.

• A full-fledged furniture element that can look solid and solid in the interior. But if you put such a table in a small room, you can’t wait for the desired effect.

• Very nice table, a real tray on the legs. Very often, such models perform a purely decorative function, although you can also drink tea with a delicious cake after it.

• And this is a serving table, but it can be used in other directions. Keep on its shelves everything that is often required and that you often cannot find.

• Decorative extension, which, rather, resembles a coffee table.

If you want to feel like a designer, draw a sketch of the perfect rolling table yourself and give the sketches to specialists. And maybe, after an interesting plan, he will want to bring it to life himself.

Workshop on making a side table, see below.