Coffee tables are objects that create extra space in a living room.
A coffee table has won praise from a newspaper for the extra practicality it creates within a home.
Documenting a series of items that can be used to make life easier around the house, the Calgary Herald highlights a pecan coffee table for its ability to increase the amount of storage space
The publication also notes the piece of lounge room furniture's "sleek" appearance, perhaps emphasising another of its capabilities - to add glamour and style.
Coffee tables may be especially important in buildings where space is at a premium or in those belonging to people with plenty of possessions.
They provide somewhere for regularly-used items, from keys to cups, magazines and phones, to be left without looking untidy.
The article goes on to mention side tables, cocktail tables and oval tables as other items that can be advantageous to own.
Author of the terrysfabrics.co.uk blog Helen Green recently suggested many people have respect for the role of coffee tables in the home as their practicality is widely known.
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