Are glass coffee tables going out of fashion?
 

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

Walk around IKEA, Habitat and a few other 'designer' stores - you will
immediately get the idea of what's 'in' or 'out'.

Dave

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful rather
than being a slave to fashion.



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Andy Hall wrote:
On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful rather
than being a slave to fashion.

Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to have a
time machine.

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)

Remember, style and fashion are not necessarily the same thing! Some people
buy new things
merely because they are 'the latest thing', when they should be a little
more critical.

Andy.

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Andy Hall wrote:
On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful rather
than being a slave to fashion.

Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to have a
time machine.

I just have a house full of crap

--
geoff

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Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?

I've Just let a new flat in the centre of Manchester and was advised
that glass is all the rage. It went on the market on 16th June, and it
will be occupied from tomorrow.

I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


--
Richard Faulkner

raden wrote:
In message , ben
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Andy Hall wrote:
On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a
solid wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful
rather than being a slave to fashion.

Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to
have a time machine.

I just have a house full of crap

Dont you have a toilet?

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raden wrote:
In message , ben
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Andy Hall wrote:
On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a
solid wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful
rather than being a slave to fashion.

Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to
have a time machine.

I just have a house full of crap

Dont you have a toilet?

Prolly - just can't find it

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geoff

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Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

They seem all the rage for TV etc stands these days. So I'd guess they're
back in fashion as tables too?

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oups.com...
Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


if it has chrome legs...then its circa 1970/1980 design. its your choice if
you like it!

steve

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wrote:
Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

I think you should buy something you like rather than something you are told
you should like.


Cheers :)

I think you should follow you're own instinct.
Nothing wrong with glass tables except a danger when you have young
children.

Glass, in furniture, should not be a danger.
Just make sure its toughened properly (even if you don't have kids).

If you have glass doors make sure they have stickers on them at the child's
eyeheight so they don't run into them.

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In message , ben
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Andy Hall wrote:
On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)


I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful rather
than being a slave to fashion.

Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to have a
time machine.

I just have a house full of crap

We don't have any kind of coffee table. We used to havea slab of marble on
some barley twist legs Spouse rescued from some skip or another but we had
to walk round the thing, I prefer space in a room. What's more, we only
drink coffee at the dining table so it was never used for it's described
purpose :-)

Our house is furnished with - er - an eclectic mix of fashions. If a chair
keeps your bum off the floor and a table your plate from wobbling on your
knee what more can you want? people look at us, not the furniture, they eat
or drink what's on the plate, not the table.

As for 'contemporary' fashion - you should be more specific. Do you mean
contemporary with 2005 or 1485? Or something other period ...

Mary

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geoff

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?

Pure glass (legs and all) is quite popular at the moment.

Richard Faulkner wrote:
Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?
I've Just let a new flat in the centre of Manchester and was advised
that glass is all the rage. It went on the market on 16th June, and it
will be occupied from tomorrow.

There is quite a lot of glass furniture in the Argos catalogue, so I
think it appeals to a "mass market"

The advantage of glass furniture is it makes the rooms look bigger.

Don't like it myself though.

Owain

raden wrote:

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Andy Hall wrote:

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)



I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful rather
than being a slave to fashion.


Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to have a
time machine.

I just have a house full of crap

And I thought is was just me :-)

Dave

ps I have 2 toilet bowls in use :-)

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raden wrote:

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Andy Hall wrote:

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and
they are now going out of fashion? I'm trying to do up my flat in a
contemporary style, but somebody told me it is better to have a solid
wood or laquered table rather than a glass one.

What do you think?

Cheers :)



I think that it's best to have what you like and what is useful rather
than being a slave to fashion.


Thas true I'm living like Sherlock Holmes(Victorian period) oh to have a
time machine.

I just have a house full of crap

And I thought is was just me :-)

Dave

ps I have 2 toilet bowls in use :-)

Hey - stereo

posh bugger

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geoff

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:33:06 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?

Pure glass (legs and all) is quite popular at the moment.

My daughters b/f's Mums house is full of glass everything .. PC units,
HiFi units, TV units and even ornaments. She says he spends most of
his spare time dusting everything. When I think of the abuse I have
given some of our stuff (standing on units etc) I'm sure I'd break
everything eventually. ;-(

To me it all looks very cold and dangerous (I know it's not etc) ...
like something out of a film .. "The Crystal Palace" or summat ;-)

It amazes me with all these TV house makeover shows .. that someone
buying a house can't see it for what it really is rather than what's
on show? The fact it has to be 'dressed up' (coffee pot on, fire
burning etc) and all signs of normal life hidden away elsewhere?

I can understand someone not wanting to do any decorating in a house
they were going to rent and to a smaller degree a house you were
buying but there's bound to be something you will change
decorationwise anyway? Would you not buy a house just because the
decoration wasn't your taste (considering how many other things make a
real difference)?

Like buying a sound car that just needs the paintwork cutting back ..
at least you can see nothing has been 'covered up' ..?

All the best ..

T i m

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On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:33:06 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?

Pure glass (legs and all) is quite popular at the moment.

My daughters b/f's Mums house is full of glass everything .. PC units,
HiFi units, TV units and even ornaments.

But can you paint it a nice neutral color (!!!) so that the house sells
?


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geoff

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:38:38 GMT, raden wrote:

In message , T i m
writes
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:33:06 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?

Pure glass (legs and all) is quite popular at the moment.

My daughters b/f's Mums house is full of glass everything .. PC units,
HiFi units, TV units and even ornaments.

But can you paint it a nice neutral color (!!!) so that the house sells

Not easily .. but if I gave her the chance she'd engrave it like she
has with all our (petrol station) tumblers ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

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Not easily .. but if I gave her the chance she'd engrave it like she
has with all our (petrol station) tumblers ;-)

Throw them away now (most petrol station tumblers used to be toughened
glass, I've not had one for a decade+.).
Engraving toughend glass can cause them to shatter with no warning.
Sand blasting/chemical etching is about as far as you can go with toughend
glass.

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writes
It amazes me with all these TV house makeover shows .. that someone
buying a house can't see it for what it really is rather than what's on
show? The fact it has to be 'dressed up' (coffee pot on, fire burning
etc) and all signs of normal life hidden away elsewhere?


The fact is - it works! (Not necessarily the coffee and the fire, but
overall presentation). I could never understand it, but had to accept is
as part of human nature.

Having said that - new builders decorate and furnish their houses to
sell them. Retailers have impressive stores and displays, and get higher
prices for their goods than the shabby local shop selling the same
stuff.

I can understand someone not wanting to do any decorating in a house
they were going to rent and to a smaller degree a house you were buying
but there's bound to be something you will change decorationwise anyway?


Would you not buy a house just because the decoration wasn't your
taste (considering how many other things make a real difference)?

Many people do.

--
Richard Faulkner

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T i m wrote:
My daughters b/f's Mums house is full of glass everything .. PC units,
HiFi units, TV units and even ornaments. She says he spends most of
his spare time dusting everything. When I think of the abuse I have
given some of our stuff (standing on units etc) I'm sure I'd break
everything eventually. ;-(

The beauty of glass is that you can use a damp cloth to remove dust etc
without chance of damage, and that it doesn't need polishing.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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In article ,
T i m wrote:
My daughters b/f's Mums house is full of glass everything .. PC units,
HiFi units, TV units and even ornaments. She says he spends most of
his spare time dusting everything. When I think of the abuse I have
given some of our stuff (standing on units etc) I'm sure I'd break
everything eventually. ;-(

The beauty of glass is that you can use a damp cloth to remove dust etc
without chance of damage, and that it doesn't need polishing.

But ...

it shows every mark and requires cleaning more often (well mine does,
especially when the beer overflows)
--
geoff