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The traditional coffee table used to be one of the three essential pieces for living room decoration, but it is now gradually being abandoned by the younger generation. They prefer to leave the living room space for their children's crawling mats, their wives' aerobics, their husbands' weights, and their cats' parkour.

Some friends may have concerns and ask three questions in a row: Where to put the remote control? Where to put the water cup? Where to put the paper towel?

Looking at the essence of the problem, the coffee table meets the core demand of storing sundries, but the coffee table is not the only place for sundries. In this issue, we have summarized 10 solutions to replace the coffee table, completely eliminating the "concerns about removing the coffee table". Each of them is top-notch thinking and worth learning from.

1. Side Table

Traditional coffee tables are large, heavy, and take up space. If you put them in the center of the living room, they are bound to bump into things when people move around. Therefore, families with children will move the coffee tables to the side in order to expand their activity space.

Instead of doing this, we might as well use a small side table instead of a large coffee table from the beginning. Not only can it be used to store sundries, but it also makes cleaning much easier. Without the large coffee table, the entire living room will look airy.

There are many styles of side tables. Families with storage requirements can choose side tables with storage drawers. With two layers of partitioned drawers and a storage cabinet, there is enough space.

The rotatable side table is also very good. It comes with wheels and can be moved freely at home. The angle of the desktop can be adjusted at will. It can be adjusted to a horizontal position when placing a water cup; when lying on the sofa to read a book or watch a TV series, it can be adjusted to a 45-degree angle to relax the cervical spine.

For families with minimalist decoration style, you can take a look at this C-shaped deformed side table, which is made of three solid wood boards. It is sturdy and stable and has strong load-bearing capacity.

It has two uses. When laid flat, it can be used as a regular coffee table.

When placed upright, its legs can be tucked into the bottom of the sofa, turning it into a side table that fits snugly against the sofa armrests and takes up no space.

It can also be moved to the front of the sofa and used as a micro computer desk. The height is just right, unlike a regular coffee table that is so low that you need to hunch over to look at the computer.

2. Trolley

Compared with traditional coffee tables, trolley coffee tables have absolute advantages in terms of mobility; they can be placed next to the sofa, next to the dining table, or even in the bedroom or study as a storage table; they also save a lot of effort when cleaning the floor. However, traditional coffee tables cannot be moved at all without the cooperation of two people.

The most popular trolley recently is this high-value foldable acrylic trolley. The transparent shelves have old-fashioned vertical patterns, giving it a French antique feel. The edging and brackets are made of stainless steel, with fine workmanship, wear-resistant and durable. The silver metal is textured and high-end.

The four universal wheels on the bottom of the cart make it smooth and noiseless to move. Its small table is foldable and takes up little space when folded. It is not only suitable as a coffee table in the living room, but also can be used to store bedside items, and fits perfectly between the bed and the wardrobe.

When the table top is unfolded, it doubles its area, large enough to cook on and use as a temporary dining table. The acrylic material advantage makes it effortless to clean.

Aromatherapy, books, fruits, snacks and drinks fill the two-layer table of the cart. On rainy days, people can lean on the sofa to watch TV series and read books. I declare that this is my ideal life~

If you prefer the warm feeling of wood, there is also this walnut cart to choose from. It has a retro style, a sense of atmosphere, and is also very photogenic.

The upper layer is made of wooden board structure, and the lower layer is equipped with Changhong glass, which is resistant to dirt and stains. The edges of both layers are raised to prevent small items from falling.

If you have a camper at home, you don’t even need to buy a trolley coffee table. You can use the two-in-one coffee table directly on the camper to make the best use of it. To put sundries in the car, the table provided on the car is large and stable enough to put water cups and other sundries.

3. Storage box

If it can be used in a camping car, then it’s also possible to use the matching outdoor storage box!

The height of the two boxes stacked together is just about the same as the height of the coffee table. The surface of the table is flat and can hold a cup. It has a large capacity and can hold rarely used items on the lower layer, while snacks and drinks can be placed on the upper layer. Its storage function is stronger than that of a coffee table.

The key is that it can be opened upwards or sideways, so you can lie down and take out snacks. It is a paradise for lazy people. It can also be folded up when not in use, which is convenient and practical.

The creamy white color looks great, and goes well with the simple creamy style of decoration. It is also suitable for renters to renovate their rental houses.

In addition to outdoor storage boxes, this type of turnover box with wheels at the bottom is also good to use. Two of them can also replace a coffee table, and the storage space is excellent; although the tabletop is not completely flat, there is a place to put a water cup, and the concave and convex box cover can make the two boxes more firmly embedded.

When decorating your home, there are always some old items from the previous generation that you can't deal with. You can't bear to throw them away, but you still have to find a place to store them. Open your mind, is there anything more retro than making a coffee table with an old-fashioned wooden box?

4. DIY coffee table

Everything can be DIY, including the coffee table. Doing it yourself not only brings fun and satisfaction, but also highlights the owner's personality.

As a reading enthusiast, the DIY coffee table made of books and transparent glass really catches my eye.

The table legs are made of various books of the same size and color. If you don't have enough books at home, you can go to Xianyu to buy them, which are sold by kilogram. If there is a glass shop near your home, you can measure the size and ask the master to cut it, otherwise you can buy it online. Note that it is best to use explosion-proof glass or explosion-proof film, and the edges and corners should be smooth.

Glass has a certain thickness and weight, so it is very stable when used as a tabletop. Even if it is bumped, it will only move slightly and will not fall over. The cat weighing more than ten pounds loves to sleep on it, and it has become half a coffee table and half a cat bed.

In addition to books, you can also use irregular plaster geometric bodies as table legs, smooth the surface, place a round glass cone on top, and fix the contact surface with glue. Another style of coffee table DIY is completed!

It is economical and good-looking. The original rough texture of the plaster surface has a collision contrast with the smooth glass surface above, adding an artistic sense to the living room.

5. Creative coffee table

If you like creative transformation and unique coffee table style, these two may give you inspiration~

It was originally an ordinary and outdated glass round table, which can be made by PDD within a hundred dollars.

But if we add some artistic decoration to it, such as sticking a vinyl record sticker under the glass, the style will be immediately improved!

The idea is to turn the drum cymbals over and use them as a coffee table. Combined with the drum stand, it has a punk style! The stainless steel material is particularly photogenic. Put a water cup or green plants on it, and it will look good in any photo. The screws can be tightened to bear the load.

6. Stool

If I say that a stool can also replace a coffee table, some people will probably roll their eyes and complain that this is just a substitute solution or a scam.

No, the next solution of using stools instead of coffee tables is not like the one in the picture below, where each person has a plastic stool, which is very funny.

Putting two stools of good quality together may look pleasing to the eye, but it is not a long-term solution.

A more practical stool solution is a long bench like the one in the picture below. It can be used for eating, as a coffee table, or as a leg stool. Although the stool is narrow, this is precisely its advantage as a coffee table. It does not take up too much space in the living room and is easy and flexible to move.

Its length is basically more than 1.5 meters, and it can hold water cups, snacks, fruit plates, and many other sundries.

The main purpose of the long bench is practicality. If you are good at hands-on work, you can try the floating towel bench, a creative home furnishing, the process is also very interesting!

① Tools needed: a bag of cement, a long bath towel, a basin, and an old high stool.

② And cement, soak the towel in the cement basin, give it a massage, after it is completely soaked, take it out and spread it on the stool, put the four feet of the towel on the ground, and start brushing the cement vigorously. After one layer is dry, brush it a few more times. The thicker the cement is, the more stable it is.

③After 24 hours, when the cement is dry, remove it from the stool, sand the surface with sandpaper, and paint it white.

④The last step is to put on a night light to create a more suspended atmosphere!

Put it in a corner of the living room, add green plants and a lazy chair, and you can take pictures at home. Although you lost a towel, you got an Instagram-style coffee table!

7. Large desk + bookshelf

The current trend is that the living room has changed from a reception-style decoration to a multi-functional lounge with more practical functions. What follows is the sofa + TV + coffee table mode, which has become a bookcase/display cabinet, a large desk, and a projection screen.

If you like drinking tea, you can put a set of tea sets on the table, enjoy tea, read in your spare time, stay away from electronic products, and make your home a place for real spiritual relaxation.

Using a desk instead of a coffee table and dining table gives children more space to study and do handicrafts. Adults can also read or work with their children, or play games around the table with their children in their spare time, which increases the fun of parent-child interaction and is much more beneficial than sitting together watching TV.

8. Ground Activities

More and more families do not like to put a large coffee table between the sofa and the TV, which blocks the activity space and affects the sense of vision.

Especially when there are toddlers at home, they need more space for ground activities, and the fewer furniture in the living room, the better.

Laying a thick carpet is a good idea. Children can roll around freely in the living room, and when they are tired of playing, they can fall asleep on the spot. Adults will also feel relaxed and comfortable.

As for the clutter in the living room, you can make use of the dining table on one side.

If there are many people in the family and the small round table is not big enough, you can replace it with a larger square table. In short, if you want a larger living room, find a way to combine furniture with similar functions into one, such as a dining table and a coffee table.

In addition to carpets, you can also lay this tatami mattress on the living room floor, which is more suitable for people living alone, and you can lie down at will in the public rest area.

9. Living room bed

I don’t know why, but the sofa always makes people sleep better than the bed, and the white noise in the living room is more hypnotic than that in the room.

So, when decorating my living room, my first task was to put a sofa bed in the living room. After a day of work, I come home and lie down in the living room, watch TV series, eat some snacks, and wash off the smell of work.

Folding beds also have the advantage of flexible storage. They can be folded up when not in use, which instantly makes the living room space larger and makes it easier to clean the floor.

Friends who use the living room as their main resting place can even put the mattress directly here and lie down with their cat son, enjoying a happy "parent-child time"

When your bestie stays over, you don’t need to make a separate bed. You can watch TV shows together in the living room. It’s a double happiness when you have a sister gathering.

Super soft mattress with 75-inch TV, enjoy the private cinema~

After the mattress was moved to the living room, the children were the happiest. They were so happy living in the living room. They could read books, watch movies and sleep whenever they wanted!

10. Sofa tray

If you have unused bookends and trays at home, you can recycle them and make a sofa tray. Although the area is not large, it is more than enough to hold a water cup.

The key point is: the bookend must be firmly fixed to the sofa to ensure stability.

If you don’t have ready-made materials, you can buy acrylic L-shaped plates and trays on a certain orange software, and you can make a side table for just a few dozen dollars.

It's very simple to make your own:

1. Materials: tray, bookends x2, double-sided tape
2. Mark the size according to the thickness of the sofa armrest
3. Glue it and it's done√

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