5 Tips to Decorate Your Modern Center Table

modern center table

A center table serves a lot of purposes. It is a place to enjoy a drink, stretch a leg or read a book and acts as a beautiful addition to your living room. Bringing a gracious note to your home, it can double up as a reading spot and a dining table saving you tones of space and money. You can use it for any of these activities and more. However, if you aren’t careful it might also result in a littered mess. It is about taking advantage of the blank canvas sitting right in the middle of your living room. Hence, shying away from getting a little creative will only make it a drab of disappointment. A modern center table for living room can come in different shapes and sizes. Depending on your preferences and the room space, you can choose which one to buy.

When revamping your living room decor, decorating a center table is probably the last thing on your mind. Rather than simply using it for a mere storage area for your television remote and some old magazines, there are a million creative ways to use it in order to tie the living room decor together. Using a few design ethics and a little creativity, you can own the most stylish center table in town. In this article, we give you 5 tips to decorate your modern center table;

1.      Layer with a tray

When looking to organize a tabletop while keeping it stylish, a tray is your best bet. A tray will easily segment the center and if needed can also be used to serve food and drinks to your guests. It adds a beautiful symmetry and contemporary structure to your table. For instance, a wicker tray will be a good accessory to add style to a glass center table. It can be used to showcase some of your favourite little adornments while making it easy to remove them if you need to clear the surface for entertainment purposes. This makes it, both a practical and modish way to decorate your table.

2.      Stack up ‘em books

Using books as a base is another great idea when you are styling your center table. Placing these books artfully will add a more neat and orderly look to your living room. The easiest approach is to start with three books of roughly the same size and stack some small items on top of each. Another option is to apply the rule of three; by stacking a layer of three books alongside a lamp or a vase and place an antique piece on top of the pile.

3.      Add a touch of Fresh flowers

Flowers can be your best friend to turn your living room décor into a work of art. Use a large vase in the center of the table keeping it filled with fresh flowers. If you are more inclined to experiment, you can find three to five vases with varied textures and heights that complement each other. Place the tallest vase in the center and cluster the others around it in a tallest to smallest fashion, and fill these vases with seasonal blooms or cut branches to give your room an inviting touch.

4.      Contrast the colours

Choose a décor that complements the colours of your center table. For example, if the table is made of a dark black wood, accessorize with metallic and crisp white tabletop items. In case, you have a clear table with glass on top any colour choices will be a good idea. Play with a variety of shapes, colours and textures to put your finger on the display for your center table while keeping in mind the rule of the thumb: pairing with opposites. Not only will this make this process interesting, you will be able to unleash your personal style in the process.

5.      Put a throw on it

Using a throw for a center table covering might be a chic option, while being a reasonable one too. It is not necessary to visit the market for a stylish throw; you can make one out of your old pashmina shawl. This is the best when you are trying to minimize the scratches and water rings on the surface. Choose a simple yet elegant design that perfectly goes with the design of your living room

Implement the above tips to explore the artist in you, and wow your guests with a great living room décor.