Sofa Table...

What is a sofa table? It’s a table that is behind your couch, flush against it.

And coffee tables sit in front of your couch.

Side and accent tables sit, well, at the side of your couch or somewhere in the room to provide a place for lamps and other knick-knacks.

Also know as a console table it sits at the height of your couch and usually it is no wider than about 18 inches.

These long tables are great for fitting into narrow places where there is need.

Many of them can be found in a foyer, a small hallway, or beneath a window.

Of course, the most common place to find them is behind the couch.

The can be rectangular or curved at the front and straight at the back and standing on three legs.

Glass tables for your sofa come in a variety of styles to fit any décor.

The one thing about them that is the same is the plate glass top.

Bases can be tubular and painted pretty much any color of the rainbow, wrought iron for that outdoor look, wood and marble with an inlaid glass center, or plain old wood.

Styles range from a bookcase type setup, such as the Magnussen Berkeley Console Table to extremely modern as evidenced by the Vogue Console Table with its unique rounded ‘X’ shaped base.

Many of these styles also come with matching accent and coffee tables for that uniform look.

Console tables start at around $150.00.

Glass sofa tables can be purchased online or at your local furniture store.

A caution to consumers: if you have small children, glass tables of any type are not recommended.

Even though the plate glass that top these tables are at least a half inch thick, one perfectly placed fall could cause it shatter and harm your child.

When shopping for tables, please keep this in mind.