Tips for decorating tables
Recommendations for decorating:
- There are no strict limits in the design, both polished and completely untreated wood or matte and shiny metal will be appropriate here.
- With the help of various and unexpected details, such as leather, velvet or any fabric, you can add special originality to the product.
- The design of a loft-style table should be distinguished by rigor, conciseness and practicality, this applies to both coffee tables, writing tables, dining tables, tables near the bed, and other models.
Types of loft tables
There are several models.
Computer
Simple, stylish and modern products are most often rectangular in shape, fit perfectly into the loft space. Wooden tables or models with a solid wide unedged board as a work surface also look quite unusual.
Writing
It can have a wide variety of designs. Quite often in loft interiors you can find light and universal models, products with built-in cabinets and drawers or rectangular wooden tabletops on metal legs.
Dining
They are a rectangular-shaped product that can have a solid tabletop or built-in drawers designed for storing cutlery.
The photo shows an industrial-style kitchen and a rectangular dining table in green with an aging effect.
Coffee
Square, rectangular tables, cubic or irregularly shaped structures made of wood, metal or glass should be distinguished by a simple and minimalistic design and be consistent with the overall loft interior style. Also, coffee tables can be multi-tiered and have an additional shelf for placing small items.
The photo shows a table with a glass top and a metal base.
Dressing
Due to its appearance and various shapes, this model not only fits harmoniously into the space, but also perfectly performs a decorative function, becoming a designer accent that emphasizes the style of the entire room.
Extendable/folding
Such transforming tables are a bright interior solution, which is a real find for small rooms in the loft style.
Bar
They have a high structure and an oblong shape, quite often bar models are a zoning element of the kitchen and living room. For these tables, choose high chairs made of wood, metal or seats covered with leather.
Coffee
It is a universal and multifunctional item, which often becomes the main accessory of the living room and favorably emphasizes its individuality and style.
What material to choose for the table?
In this direction, they mainly prefer natural materials, which are used both separately and in combination with each other.
- Metal. A fairly strong and reliable metal structure undoubtedly occupies a stable position in the interior. However, sometimes metal models can have a very thin and elegant look, which allows you to dilute the slightly careless loft design.
- Wooden. Solid wood tables are a solid structure that is durable, strong and can withstand mechanical impacts.
- Glass. The concept of this style does not imply products made entirely of glass. Most often, glass tabletops are used, located on a metal or wooden base.
- Combined. Properly selected combinations allow you to implement the concept and profitably combine the advantages of all materials.
The photo shows a perforated table made of light metal in the interior in the loft style.
In a loft, it is appropriate to have rougher and more brutal textures. Also quite often there is a combination of natural materials with artificial ones, such as plastic, chrome or various imitations.
Shapes of tables in the industrial style
There are several types of shapes.
Round
The round model is not only emotionally comfortable, pleasant and convenient, but also has undoubted advantages compared to designs with corners.
Rectangular
Differs undisputed functionality, excellent adaptation to various spatial requirements and impeccable performance of all the functions assigned to it.
Figured
Such an expressive design object is rightfully considered the central element of the entire space. Unusual figured tabletops become the most original piece of furniture in the room.
Corner
These products, due to their compactness, take up much less usable space, which allows you to save space significantly.
The photo shows a white corner table in a hall, designed in loft style.
Oval
With the help of an oval shape, which has an attractive and laconic appearance, it is possible to form a truly original design.
Long
Attracts the main attention, is distinguished by a well-thought-out design and ease of use. A long tabletop will successfully complement the interior of a large room, and is also perfect for zoning it.
The photo shows a spacious industrial-style dining room and a long oak dining table.
Photos of loft-style room interiors
Photo examples of industrial-style room design.
Kitchen
A classic option is a solid wood kitchen table, square or rectangular. These models are often varnished or painted in a dark color, but only so that its layer does not cover the natural texture of the wood.
Living Room
For the living room, a small coffee table located near the TV or sofa is considered an almost obligatory decor. In the loft style, such tables can be made of solid wood, metal, plastic or glass.
The photo shows a large living room in the loft style with a glass coffee table on wheels.
Dining room
A large dining table will undoubtedly be the main element of the entire dining room in a style that involves bright contrasts and experiments. Designs with glass, wooden or massive rough tabletops fit harmoniously into the loft space and become its integral part.
Children’s room
For this room, exclusively functional furniture made of safe and environmentally friendly materials is assumed. Loft-style tables will not only fit harmoniously into the interior of a child’s room, but will also allow you to create an ergonomic workplace for your child.
The photo shows a white wooden desk in a small loft-style children’s room.
Examples of table designs
Variants of original design ideas.
River table
Using epoxy resin, you can achieve the feeling that a stream is flowing in the middle of the tabletop. Sometimes, for greater effect, the resin solution is filled with phosphorus paints of various colors, so that these products with inserts with uneven edges acquire a masterpiece appearance.
From timber
Wide dining or miniature magazine models made of timber certainly become the main decoration of the room and make its decor truly unique.
With iron legs
This design has special stability and solidity and, thanks to its unique and slightly strict appearance, becomes a suitable solution for loft space.
Made of pipes
A design made of plumbing fittings is not only very original and stylish, but also economical, since with just a few steps and a minimum of materials, you can construct a durable table yourself.
Made of pallets
Pallets, securely fastened together and painted in different colors or covered with transparent varnish, they become convenient coffee tables or side tables on wheels, which can be easily moved around the space.
With glass
Glass products can have both simple and the most intricate abstract shapes, for example, in the form of a hexagon, octagon and other faceted figures, which undoubtedly attract the main attention.
The photo shows a loft-style room and a coffee table with glass in the shape of an octagon.
From slabs
A slab is a rather original solution for decorating a tabletop. Such decor with imitation of the texture of longitudinal cut, can have a peculiar color relief and stains, which especially emphasize the natural look of the material and add a certain piquant carelessness to the atmosphere.
Forged
It has a very solid and weighty look, due to which the forged product with rivets undoubtedly becomes the central element of the room, attracts attention and arouses genuine interest.
Made of stone
Thanks to such a stately and noble appearance, a table made of stone, concrete or brick is the fundamental basis of the entire interior.
The photo shows a concrete coffee table on wheels in a living room, designed in loft style.
Color scheme
This industrial stylistics in most cases assumes more restrained shades:
- Black. Is an indicator of amazing taste, determination and originality. A black table is considered a rather unusual and bold interior solution.
- Brown. Shades of brown fill the environment with real comfort and coziness and always look very noble and dignified.
- Gray. This universal color easily blends into an industrial interior, and also allows you to balance a bright and contrasting design.
- Wenge. Due to the external attractiveness, nobility and sophistication of this shade, it undoubtedly dominates the space and forms very interesting accents in it.
The photo shows a living room in the industrial style with a gray wooden dining table.
The color scheme of the table plays an important role in creating the interior. When choosing a shade, first of all, consider the design of the room, because it can be either contrasting and sharp, or calmer and neutral.
