| Being the centerpiece of a room, a coffee table is a | | | | dining on the couch, it's also perfect for doing paper |
| very important piece of furniture. Its responsibilities are | | | | work, playing games or using your laptop. All while |
| many, including, a place to put magazines, books and | | | | sitting comfortably on your living room couch. |
| newspapers. It's a place to keep food and drink while | | | | There are many designs and styles of lift top coffee |
| you watch your favorite Saturday afternoon TV | | | | tables. They can be constructed of wood, of metal, or |
| show, or entertain guests. It doubles as a foot rest, | | | | combinations of the two; the lift top surface is also |
| after a long day at work, as you sit on the couch. For | | | | popularly made of a durable glass! There are enough |
| others, it's just a great place to put odds and ends, | | | | choices are out there to suit any room's decor or any |
| including decorations. | | | | owner's personal tastes. Many are so well designed, |
| Coffee tables need to be low, for several reasons. | | | | that you would never know that it was a lift top design, |
| We need to see over it, as we sit low on the couch | | | | when seeing it in its neutral position. The typical design |
| watching TV or a movie. We need an unobstructed | | | | has a two piece top. Each top section can lift up and |
| view of the person we are talking to on the other side | | | | out separately. Rising up to about one foot higher, |
| of the room. Some living or family rooms are small and | | | | these table top panels also move horizontally at the |
| tight, and we may need to be able to step over the | | | | same time, to ergonomically fit over your lap as you sit. |
| coffee table to get around. Above all else, however, | | | | Many designs also have a storage compartment |
| these tables are low because that is their | | | | beneath the lift top, as a neat a tidy way to organize |
| unobstructed style. | | | | your books and magazines. The storage |
| There are times, though, when we need the versatility | | | | compartments access should be easy, but it's |
| of a lift top coffee table. Essentially, a lift top coffee | | | | important to keep the table top relatively clear. If your |
| table is like a real life "transformer." It looks like any | | | | current coffee tables tend to be junk collectors, you |
| other stylish coffee table in the middle of the room, in | | | | may want to think twice about the practical usefulness |
| its normal position. But then the table top can pop up | | | | of a lift top table design. If you will have to clear a pile |
| on a scissor lift mechanism, to create a usable table | | | | of objects off the top every time you wish to use it, |
| top surface for anyone sitting on the couch or a chair. | | | | you will likely stop using the lift top feature. Good luck |
| Not only is this an excellent way to avoid spills while | | | | and happy shopping! |