Which Glass To Choose In A Glass Coffee Table
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Glass Coffee Table.

Some buyers do not care what type of glass is in their glass coffee table. Others consider it to be the main buying criterion. If you just want a utilitarian coffee table, visit the furniture section of the local department store. Find the coffee tables, and look at the middle of each table. If you can see the floor, it is glass! Coffee tables with glass tops can make a dramatic statement in your home, so do not make this decision lightly. Many types of decorative glasses are used in modern coffee tables.

Lead glass sparkles like no other type of glass. Lead added during glass production increases the refraction of regular glass. Coffee tables with leaded glass tops are best used in well-illuminated rooms, where the luster of the coffee table is displayed to its best advantage. Cut lead glass is made into decorative windows, artificial jewelry, and scientific prisms due to its light-enhancing properties. Consider a lead glass table with bottom illumination for a spectacular effect.

Coffee tables made with beveled glass have a different optical effect. Beveled glass is quarter-inch thick sheet glass that is sloped around the edges. The slope creates a prism effect around the edges of the coffee table. Beams of light refract through the beveled edges and create scintillating rainbows of color. The center glass of these coffee tables is simply thick, clear glass that reveals the table base and floor.

Only the most daring decorators choose coffee tables from stained glass. Churches often use this multi-colored glass in their windows to depict detailed panoramas. Full sunlight through stained glass windows creates spectacular splashes of color. True stained glass contains raised lead strips between the shaped pieces to maintain the pattern. Therefore an authentic stained glass table for coffee should have the stained glass beneath a sheet of smooth clear glass.

There are many more features you can specify for glass tables. Height, size, and style of base are just a few. Make a daring choice and your glass coffee table will be a conversation piece as long as you own it.

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