My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.
Oval, glass top.
Dave



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"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.


I like the table that is there.

"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

I'd consider triangular with the corners knocked off. Maybe a glass middle.

Round, definately round. I have 2 loveseats in an L like yours and my round
table works well (about 40" diameter).

"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

Toller wrote:

My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a
coffee table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

Round... definitely.

Joe Barta

I don't think a half hexagon will look very good because your loveseats
are 90 degrees apart. A half octagon would be better.

Check it out:

http://www.geocities.com/jcaron2/livingroom2.jpg

You've gotta love Corel Draw.

Josh

Check it out:
http://www.geocities.com/jcaron2/livingroom2.jpg
You've gotta love Corel Draw.

Very nice. I'd vote for the half-octagon.
By the way, is that your pet coyote in the background?
Andy

"Josh" wrote in message
oups.com...
I don't think a half hexagon will look very good because your loveseats
are 90 degrees apart. A half octagon would be better.

Check it out:

http://www.geocities.com/jcaron2/livingroom2.jpg

You've gotta love Corel Draw.

Josh

I am not sure I like the result, but the effort is incredible!

No...no....no.....

No table needed. Place a nice bear rug in front of that fireplace, light it
and a few candles and you'll soon see you don't need no stinkin
table.....;-)

Bob S.

but if you must......round.


"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:37:28 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

I'd suggest locking the sliding door before the coyotes run off with
your piano (or is that an organ?)


-Leuf

Why a typical style: square, triangle, half octagon? Why not kidney
bean shaped, a 30-60-90 degree roundish triangle (sleak) with 3 legs
indented well from the edges but curving outward, a 3-step tier (each
tier random shaped and each a different wood), or a random shape with a
subtle colored (not so loud) inlay chess/checker board?

Sonny wrote:

Why a typical style: square, triangle, half octagon? Why not
kidney bean shaped, a 30-60-90 degree roundish triangle (sleak)
with 3 legs indented well from the edges but curving outward, a
3-step tier (each tier random shaped and each a different wood),
or a random shape with a subtle colored (not so loud) inlay
chess/checker board?

I think I'm going to puke. No offense intended... different strokes
and all. My tastes in furniture run traditional and conservative. The
curvy, whacked out modern art masterpieces I see in some of the
woodworking magazines are definitely not my flavor. And any piece
that's described using the phrase "kidney bean" certainly falls in
that category. I suppose one man's art is another man's WTF?

Joe Barta

Joe Barta wrote:
Sonny wrote:


Why a typical style: square, triangle, half octagon? Why not
kidney bean shaped, a 30-60-90 degree roundish triangle (sleak)
with 3 legs indented well from the edges but curving outward, a
3-step tier (each tier random shaped and each a different wood),
or a random shape with a subtle colored (not so loud) inlay
chess/checker board?


I think I'm going to puke. No offense intended... different strokes
and all. My tastes in furniture run traditional and conservative. The
curvy, whacked out modern art masterpieces I see in some of the
woodworking magazines are definitely not my flavor. And any piece
that's described using the phrase "kidney bean" certainly falls in
that category. I suppose one man's art is another man's WTF?

Kidney bean is just an ahtsy way of referring to secretory organs,
without really doing it.

er (kidding, kidding...)
--
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in 1272989 20060210 193728 "Toller" wrote:
My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

Semi-circle.

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:37:28 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.



Ottomans are very popular today. My first thought was an oval or
round coffee table (who likes to hit their shins on a coffee table
corner?) If you went with a half-hexagon a leg at each apron
intersection makes sense.

I'd consider triangular with the corners knocked off. Maybe a glass
middle.


That was exactly my visual. An equalateral right triangle, Or what my wife,
the quilter would call a "half-square triangle"

I vote for legs in the corners ;-)

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:17:30 -0500, "C&S"
wrote:

That was exactly my visual. An equalateral right triangle, Or what my wife,
the quilter would call a "half-square triangle"

A half square isn't equilateral [all sides equal], but I think you
mean " isosceles right triangle". No matter, it's the end result that
counts, and that also depends on choice of wood.

I think I'm going to puke. No offense intended... different strokes
and all. My tastes in furniture run traditional and conservative. The
curvy, whacked out modern art masterpieces I see in some of the
woodworking magazines are definitely not my flavor. And any piece
that's described using the phrase "kidney bean" certainly falls in
that category. I suppose one man's art is another man's WTF?

Joe Barta

LOL. Puke, aye? I agree with you Joe. I am also a traditionalist and
conservative. Many of my pieces are made direct from the log, not from
purchased lumber. I am often enfluenced by nature's art (Wildlife
Biology major), not by some picture in a magazine. Where, in nature,
do you see a straight line? I also work with driftwood pieces. The
Mississippi River delta area often has some fantastic driftwood pieces
to offer. The eroded/worn pieces are often already "sanded" relatively
smooth for me. I try not to have straight lines or sharp edges on my
pieces. I like my own milled lumber's edges to be the natural side of
a log. I do not delve in the artsy fartsy stick type furniture,
either, except to make some yard decor, etc., with scraps, on
occassion. I don't like to throw wood in the trash heap, so I try to
make something with everything.

The kidney bean reference (for lack of a better immediate description)
is a variation of a rectangle, but slightly curved, allowing for a
smooth flowing piece. The idea, of my suggestions, was to experiment
with shapes, other than common shapes. The tier shaped reference is
based on a driftwood piece I once saw..... woodsy, simple, yet
elegant....not resembling modern art at all. I've made a few tiered
pieces. And yes, they do have a flavor all their own.

I highly suspect many of us posters, here, have similar ideas about our
furniture and other in-home decor likes and dislikes. Modern art is
not my style, either.

Sonny wrote:

I've made a few tiered pieces. And yes, they do have a flavor all
their own.

If you have pictures of your work, or even works you find
inspirational, I'd be interested in seeing them. Hopefully I won't
puke ;-)

Joe Barta

"Josh" wrote in message
oups.com...
I don't think a half hexagon will look very good because your loveseats
are 90 degrees apart. A half octagon would be better.

Check it out:

http://www.geocities.com/jcaron2/livingroom2.jpg

You've gotta love Corel Draw.

Josh


wow, is that cherry?

Gary (SA-r-us)

"Locutus" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.


I like the table that is there.
Thanks, but I made that to donate to a charity auction, so it is just a
place to keep it for now. I love butternut; shame its so soft.

"Max Mahanke" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Round, definately round. I have 2 loveseats in an L like yours and my
round
table works well (about 40" diameter).

My wife agrees with you; odds are that will be what it is, but I would like
something more exotic.


"Toller" wrote in message
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My wife has rearranged the living room furniture, and we need a coffee
table. (the one that is there now is just temporary.)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/livingroom.jpg

I am thinking maybe half a hexagon?
Where would you put legs on a shape like that?

I am open to suggestions; thanks.

"Andy" wrote in message
oups.com...
Check it out:
http://www.geocities.com/jcaron2/livingroom2.jpg
You've gotta love Corel Draw.

Very nice. I'd vote for the half-octagon.
By the way, is that your pet coyote in the background?
Andy

That's my stuffed coyote. Interestingly, my dog completely ignores it.

"Guess who" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:17:30 -0500, "C&S"
wrote:

That was exactly my visual. An equalateral right triangle, Or what my
wife,
the quilter would call a "half-square triangle"

A half square isn't equilateral [all sides equal], but I think you
mean " isosceles right triangle". No matter, it's the end result that
counts, and that also depends on choice of wood.


So true... need more coffee D'oh.

Just in case you want to see the round version:

http://www.geocities.com/jcaron2/livingroom3.jpg

Josh