The coffee table is the soul of a living room, and it usually coexists with the sofa to complement it. But because the type of coffee table is very much, and countless styles, so many people do not know how to buy a coffee table, and sometimes even years and years on the purchase, completely by virtue of the face value to judge, do not take into account the material, and even after a few years because of the style does not match, or the quality of the problem and then change a new one, both a waste of money, but also do not save energy, futile cost, so we should how to go to the purchase of coffee table Then how should we go to buy a coffee table? Today from the coffee table types, so that partners have a new understanding of the coffee table, I hope to give you a reference value to bring the purchase.And if you want to learn more about the tips,the best way is to visit CIFF Shanghai Home Accessories Expo.

1. Solid wood coffee table

Solid wood coffee table in general, divided into two columns, one is a pure solid wood coffee table, the other is the imitation wood coffee table, they are also very good to distinguish between them, the general solid wood coffee table is made of natural wood, with a more obvious texture, and sometimes even send a faint fragrance, the price is generally high. The imitation wood coffee table, in fact, is a mixture of panels, with solid wood and man-made wood panels fusion and become, the manufacturing cost is lower. Image from the network, if infringement, please contact to delete the advantages of solid wood coffee table is the use of a longer time, does not release formaldehyde, green, the value of more ancient and simple, can show the owner's cultural literacy. Disadvantages: If the wood is not adapted to the humid environment, it is easy to poor cracks or even deformation, so we must be careful maintenance, such as not being directly irradiated by the sun, but also can not let the home suddenly cold and sudden heat, and too dry and too humid is not conducive to the maintenance of furniture. Applicable scene: living room, or home, store tea room applicable.

2. Glass coffee table

Coffee table made of glass is also divided into two categories: one is hot bent glass, one is tempered glass. Hot bending glass is often curved, the appearance is very eye-catching, tempered glass is after a special process of glass, manufacturing cost is not high, the price is naturally very low. Pictures from the network, if there is infringement, please contact to delete the advantages of glass coffee table: outstanding deformation ability makes the glass coffee table style variety, at the same time, tempered glass wear resistance is strong, does not cause any pollution, look simple and neat. Disadvantages of glass coffee table: by and large, the fragile characteristics of glass products have been perfectly inherited, but also not easy to withstand the temperature difference between hot and cold, easy to leave stains are not easy to clean. Applicable scene: living room, office

3. Rattan coffee table

Rattan coffee table is not common, the production process is more traditional, but in recent years the rattan coffee table is often fused with glass, wood, has a new life, but the overall style is more rustic. Image from the network, if any infringement, please contact to delete Pros: the appearance of a stable atmosphere, no pollution, can be recycled and reused many times. Disadvantages: after all, it is compiled with rattan, so the direct sunlight for a long time, the flexibility of the rattan deteriorates, but also prone to brittle and broken, in addition to rattan is easy to be lit, so there is a certain degree of safety hazards. Scope of application: living room, balcony, outdoor

4. Metal coffee table

Metal coffee table refers to simple and metal made of coffee table, or there are various types of plates plus stone, wood and equipped with a large number of metal elements made of coffee table. Image from the network, if infringement, please contact to delete Pros: the appearance of stylish post-modern full, basically no maintenance, corrosion resistance and temperature tolerance is high, easy to clean. Disadvantages: the metal will emit noise, color and lustre is cold, put into the home with the furniture is not much. Scope of application: larger space at home, round coffee table and multi-functional coffee table

5. Marble coffee table

Marble is a very expensive stone, heavy weight, high density, high hardness, but the marble grain and its atmosphere, giving a feeling of luxury, can show the identity of the owner of the house. Picture from the network, if infringement, please contact to delete Advantages: the use of time factory, style patterns, almost no deformation, high temperature resistance, wear resistance. Disadvantages: under the impact of great external forces, will also produce cracks, the most important thing is that the price is not cheap. Applicable scene: living room, office

6. Plastic coffee table

Plastic coffee table's main material is still plastic, used for plastic industrialization after the technology, so plastic made coffee table whether from the color or style is the most, and the cost is generally not high. Image from the network, if any infringement, please contact to delete Pros: corrosion resistance, high plasticity, high temperature resistance, the price is not high. Disadvantages: easy to deform in the sun and high temperature, easy to use too long aging, most of the environmentally friendly, recycling degradation difficulties. Selection techniques a summary: buy coffee table a to be secure, before buying size, set the style, the purchase process of more comparisons to see the face value at the same time, pay more attention to the observation of the space layout of the coffee table is reasonable, and finally look at whether the material is environmentally friendly, if placed in the living room is best to choose wood materials, the grade requirements of the selection of the stone desktop, wood Zhuo body, the most important is the amount of the height of the table, you can bend over to eat, you can be Very comfortable, this is enough. In addition, if there are children at home, and very anxious to move in, you can choose low-pollution metal, rattan furniture, solid wood furniture, because these three substances release formaldehyde is very small, the child's health is basically no harm, and so the child is a little bigger and then choose the other modeling of novel furniture is also not unavoidable.

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