| The retro coffee table is the table in which the design | | | | color theme became psychedelic thanks to the flower |
| comes from the era of the 50s to the 70s. Yes a | | | | power, love, peace-sign generation. In the 70s the |
| retro coffee table may look like furniture of the past | | | | popular shape for cocktail tables was round or oval. |
| but it is still popular today because many tables from | | | | - Coffee tables in the 60s were low long teak tables |
| this era have designs that go well with modern interior | | | | that had Scandinavian influence however there were |
| design themes. | | | | also retro tables that had Formica or wood-and-glass |
| The word 'retro' comes from the word 'restrospect' | | | | tops. |
| where we essentially look back to the past to get a | | | | Since retro is the in-thing these days, many people |
| glimpse of how the people of the past lived, their | | | | dream of achieving this in their home décor but this |
| lifestyle, fashion, down to their taste in home design | | | | is a somewhat tricky task. Many designers caution |
| and furnishings. In furniture 'retrospect' we try to apply | | | | against overdoing your retro theme by putting as |
| their furniture designs to add a focal point to our | | | | many retro furniture pieces you can collect from thrift |
| traditional or contemporary home design theme. | | | | stores, vintage shops, used furniture stores, garage |
| It may be a 'blast from the past' of sorts but don't | | | | sales, and online shops. |
| make the mistake of thinking that when you buy retro | | | | The tendency with doing such is that you risk making |
| furniture you're buying antique furniture because not | | | | your house look old-fashioned but when you use retro |
| every retro coffee table that is sold these days is a | | | | furniture pieces sparingly on existing modern, traditional, |
| true 60s or 70s table but is truly wonderful | | | | or contemporary interior design theme, the pieces will |
| reproduction faithful to the original retro concepts. If | | | | balance out your existing design. Hence you end up |
| you're aiming to buy a retro coffee table pay attention | | | | with a truly original room that has class and elegance |
| to the details for you to truly get the best furniture that | | | | not cliché or boring and this is one of the reasons |
| is truly retro. | | | | why a retro cocktail table is still popular these days. |
| - Buy furniture that comes from the period and an | | | | Another reason why retro furniture is still popular today |
| example of that are chairs with vinyl seating, or a retro | | | | is the fact that they are defined by clean lines as |
| coffee table. | | | | opposed to the ornate designs of Victorian period |
| - Bear in mind that retro coffee or cocktail tables had | | | | furniture with functionality infused into the piece. |
| legs that were either wood or chrome that were | | | | Therefore when it comes to this type of table, you will |
| tapered. Popular furniture of this period was the | | | | be able to buy pieces that will easily match all the |
| Noguchi coffee table exclusively manufactured by the | | | | other furniture as well as have a product that you can |
| Herman Miller Furniture Company and the G-Plan | | | | use for other purposes than as a table as in the case |
| Furniture collection. | | | | of buying a retro coffee table with compartments to |
| - The popular furniture colors in the 50s were the | | | | hold vintage magazines to complete the desired |
| combination of pink and gray and then in the 60s the | | | | retro-style. |