Multipurpose Tables | the Flip Top Coffee Table

If you entertain guests in your den or living room, you may want a flip top coffee table. As a specialized coffee table you get even more practical functionality than with a regular coffee table, but the materials and sizes are a little more limited.

The current predominant material for a flip top coffee table is wood as it suits almost every décor and coordinates with most home furnishings. The widely available sizes of these types of coffee tables is a little more standard as the mechanisms needed to create the flip top and the style of top take up a certain amount of space. Most of these tables are rectangular and sized to fit a standard three cushion sofa. But even if all you have is a love seat, a flip top coffee table will look proportional and suit your tastes.

An exciting recent development in flip top tables is the adjustable height coffee table which allows you to use the table at coffee table height or at dining table height just by lifting the top to lock in place. If you are short on space or suffer from back pain, this style goes a long way toward alleviating your concerns. It is a fashionable and practical solution.

Another popular version of the flip top coffee table is the game table. On one side you have a regular coffee table top. On the other side you may have a chess and checkers board. Typically a game table style flip top will include a backgammon board as well as a chess style board either adjacent to the chess board on the backside or as a second board. These game flip top coffee tables can come in rectangular, octagonal, round and small square styles. These tables also include the proper storage for the pieces that go along with the game.

Each type of flip top coffee table provides unique benefits, and they share a benefit as well. Storage. Who does not need more storage in the living room, family room and or den? Flip tops usually come with copious amounts of storage beneath the top. The amount of storage is most likely determined by the leg style. If your coffee table has spindle or turned legs, you will most likely have less storage room than a table that has a cabinet on feet, no legs, for the base. If you need to maximize storage in the piece consider one built like a cabinet. You can choose from styles with doors that open on the side, drawers on the side and plain base, just open space beneath the top.

This impromptu storage space can hide the “stuff” your living room collects as guests arrive unexpectedly. It is even better for long term storage of the remote controls, small pillows and blankets, games, cards, your coffee table books, etc. If you store your coffee table books in the flip top coffee table as opposed to on it, you can preserve them when not in use and you have fast access to them when you need them.