Time For A New Coffee Table

It is POURING with rain. So much for spending time at the pool this week! This is actually good, because I am still sunburned from our summer kick-off marathon pool session on Saturday! Don't worry, I went to CVS the next day and bought factor 50. There's little chance of me getting a tan this summer!

In other news... I am selling the knock-off Noguchi table. I was going to wait until I had the perfect coffee table lined up, but the truth is I don't yet know what that is. I am thinking if I clear the area (and thus my mind!), the new table will magically reveal itself to me! I have seen a couple of options I really loved, but they have somehow escaped me.

Pros of the Faux-guchi:

The glass top makes the space seem much more open.

The sculptural aspect of it definitely appeals to me. In a perfect world, I think I would replace this with a gnarled tree root with a glass top, however I don't have a couple of grand to spend on a table, and I don't have the time or inclination to find myself a fat tree root and wait 2 years for it to dry out.

With the eventual plan to put in hardwood floors and a nice rug here, it would be nice to see the rug through the table somewhat.

I like that the glass has round edges and thus klutzes like us are unable to slice open our shins.

It photographs well....

Cons:

Although it photographs well, it doesn't look this good covered with the crap of everyday life, and as you all know I am far too lazy to keep my coffee table completely clear all the time. Life is for living, right?

You would think glass would be easy to keep clean, but actually every cold drink you put on it makes a water mark, it's weird. It wipes off, but still... coasters definitely ruin the aesthetic of the table!

I want the space to be more eclectic and I think that something more unexpected is needed for that. As you can see in the background, we are now the proud owners of a replica Eames Lounge Chair and the Noguchi next to it definitely pushes the space into too much obvious mid century. The chair is sooper comfy and so the table must go. Farewell, young friend! Hopefully there will soon be a buyer who will love you!

Any ideas for a new table, send them my way! I am thinking something wooden, a bit beat up. I am kind of taken with this lobster trap table: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/fuo/1191009834.html

but as yet unsure if it's a passing fad... I'm also not sure if I'm $70 taken with it. Maybe $50?