Oh, glad someone started this thread!

We have a heavy "rustic style" coffee table in the famiy room. It's big and it's heavy but it has two large drawers that I can hide things away in. Oh, and it gives DS2 somewhere to dance....takes after his mama!

Now we have moved we have a grown up separate "formal" lounge /dining room which I'm decorating. So far DH and I have ummed and arred over the coffee table thing. He wants a large one for the centre. Me, I'd prefer a nice lamp table and two smaller ****tail tables - you know the small ones that you can either have along side of the couch or move out to the front to put your martini on...(well, more likely wine in this house...).

We found an amazing one in an antique shop but both quibbled at the price - it was $1800 - but it was circa 1780 and from France...hmmm.

Anyway, if we do go for a larger coffee table I would prefer an oval one. I'm not liking corners.