Dining table with glass – a stylish choice for the kitchen

It is everyone’s dream to make their kitchen beautiful, stylish and comfortable. One way to stand out is to put a glass table in the kitchen. Such furniture is nontrivial and beautiful, but has its own features.

Advantages of glass tables

The first and most important advantage of a glass dining table is an unusual and stylish look. This is not denied by anyone. The second important plus also has to do with design – a transparent or almost transparent table top does not clutter the space. This is very much in demand in small kitchens.

There are other advantages:

• High durability and resistance to impact.
• Glass is not afraid of temperature fluctuations, humidity. You can put both cold and hot without restrictions.
• Dirt does not enter into it. Any contamination can be scrubbed with a cloth and detergent (for the kitchen or special for glass).
• The material meets the requirements of environmental and fire safety.
• A large number of design options.

A few words separately about durability and reliability. If you are afraid that a glass dining table can crack or break, do not worry. They are made of special impact-resistant glass (kalenogo or laminated type triplex), which is broken only from sledgehammer blows. So you won’t break it with a pot, plate or cup. You can break a cup or a plate by putting it down too sharply. But the table will not be damaged.

Let’s talk about the disadvantages

There are a lot of pros, but there are also minuses. They are mainly associated with the peculiarities of operation. Some owners of such furniture do not want to change them and are satisfied with everything, and someone definitely came to dislike them because of the peculiarities. This is what the problems are:

This is what concerns the disadvantages. It is worth saying that not everyone perceives them as something serious. About the “cold” say only a few people out of two dozen. Difficulties with care are also noted by only a few people. Nevertheless, if you are still thinking whether to buy a glass table for the kitchen, take into account the reviews of those who have used them.

Types of table tops

To begin with, let’s talk about the shape of table tops. A glass table for the kitchen can be:

• Round. It looks stylish, in addition, due to the lack of corners, it is absolutely safe from the point of view of traumatism. But you can not put it to the wall, only with a distance of at least 60-80 cm. So the kitchen must be spacious. With equal size with a square, people behind it fits more.

  

• Oval. is also installed in the middle of the room. Look oval glass dining tables are not worse than round, and people fit even more. The style should be looked at, how it will look. High-tech, loft or minimalism may not fit in.

  

• Rectangular. Can stand both in the center and against the wall or even in the corner. The most practical models. Combine with any style of decoration, the set can include chairs, benches, sofas.

  

• Square. Such tables are usually put in kitchens of a small area. They are compact, take up little space. Often such models are folding: if necessary, they unfold into rectangular.

  

• Triangular. The original form for the performance of “solo”. Such furniture is installed in the middle of the room.

  

• Folding or sliding. The table for the kitchen from glass is not as fragile as it seems. It even has fittings attached to it, which allows you to get folding table tops.

  

If you want to have a rectangular or square glass table for the kitchen, choosing a model, pay attention to the fact that the corners are rounded. And the more smooth the line, the better. Glass is a very hard material and it is easy to injure yourself with it. Nothing serious can be, but there will be bruises from collisions. Therefore, if you have small children, consider a glass table top in a frame of softer material (there are such models). Ideally – wood, but plastic will do. But only in a metal frame should not be taken: it makes no sense to change one hard material for another.

Type of glass

A little more about the glass that is used for the manufacture of tables. The thickness of the glass depends on its type. Kalenoe take from 6 mm thick, triplex – from 8 mm. In appearance, it can be:

If we talk about practicality, then the easiest to care for is a glass table for the kitchen with photoprinting. Traces are not so noticeable on the drawing. But such furniture does not fit into all styles. It is not too difficult to care for a matte or sandblasted pattern. Their “roughness” contributes to the fact that dust and fingerprints are not noticeable. Monochrome and transparent countertops are the most demanding to care for. But there are special means, after treatment with which there are no fingerprints and dust does not accumulate on the surfaces.

Material, shape and number of legs

Legs for glass kitchen tables are made of wood of different species. They can be simple, carved. Glass table with wooden legs fits well in those rooms where there is already a finish of wood of similar color. If there is no wood in the finish, it is better to look for models with metal legs. They are, by the way, the majority.

Legs for glass tables are made of stainless, nickel-plated, chrome-plated steel. Sometimes, for budget models, use tubes of these materials, but more often the legs are made specially. What only forms they are not because in combination with a transparent table top they largely determine the appearance and style of furniture.

Whatever the shape of the support, even before purchase, be sure to check the stability. Appearance, appearance, appearance, but practicality should also be on top. Therefore, try to turn the table over, loading one of the sides. If you do not succeed, the table does not wobble under any conditions – everything is normal, it is reliable and safe.

How to pick up under a certain style

Looking at the photo, you can see that the glass table in the kitchen looks different. The role is played by the shape of the table top, the color of the glass, the material and shape of the legs. If you have a kitchen or dining room decorated in a certain style, you need to find this piece of furniture in the same way. Let’s look at the most popular styles of interior design in recent years.

High-tech

This style has two characteristic features: a lot of glass and metal, simple clear lines, simple shapes, no pictures. Prevailing colors – white, gray, light beige, revive all the bright accessories or furniture items. Following this concept, a glass table in hi-tech style can be with a transparent or gray table top. This is if the table is not an accent detail. Another option – of bright monochrome glass without drawings, if it is just a “highlight” of the interior.

Bright or black glass tables are perfectly combined with a white glossy kitchen set. But when making this choice, keep in mind that constant and thorough cleaning will be required: both white gloss and black glass do not tolerate the slightest traces of dust and dirt. Even fingerprints are visible on them.

The legs of such a table are made of shiny metal. The shape is laconic. Perfectly fit folding glass tables with transparent tabletops, in which you can see the hardware. High-tech – this is the style where “iron” is just “in theme”.

Provence

Strange as it may seem, but in the soft and romantic Provence tables for kitchens made of glass also fit well. But here is a slightly different approach to the choice of models. For this style is characterized by the presence of wood, forged metal products. Here with such elements and you need to look for furniture.

For kitchens in the style of Provence is suitable glass glass table with wooden legs with a table top in a wooden frame. Glass – matte or milky, can be – white, delicate lilac or delicate purple. The choice of color depends on the specific case. And the most universal option – with milk glass. In this case, carving on the legs is appropriate, since the style of Provence is ethnic, such “embellishments” are characteristic of it.

Another option is a glass table with forged legs. Such decor is also combined with styles of ethnic orientation.

Naturally, the chairs should be with the same, so you will have to look for a set – a glass table with wrought iron legs and chairs to it. If the tabletop will be rectangular, you can put a bench along the long wall.

Loft

Loft – a new-fashioned style of design of premises, the main sign of which is the deliberate carelessness of some details. Most often it is a brick wall without finishing, open parts of engineering systems – pipes, ventilation boxes.

Usually selected comfortable, stylish, comfortable upholstered furniture of simple laconic form. Part of the furniture is assembled with elements of pipes, there may be artificially aged (or really old) items of wooden furniture, in some other items details may be unusual things. For example, a shelf or a chair can be assembled from water pipes and boards. The boards look as if they were not treated at all or forgot to replace the paint. In general, a mixture of chic and “hobo style”. It turns out to be an interesting mix.

If we talk about a glass table for the kitchen, then for the loft style will go transparent table top with deliberately rough legs. It can be an untreated deck, a chaotic piling of “unpainted” pipes. As an idea, you can consider a stacked base made of bricks. In general, something like this.

Modern

Art Nouveau is the style with which there will be no problem if you need to choose a glass table for the kitchen. This style is decorative and sophisticated. Colors – like sprinkled ashes: gray-blue, muted lilac, the color of faded rose, white and beige. They are emphasized by contrasting colors or black and brown. For furniture is acceptable aged wood, metal products (in particular – forging), glass. Just what is usually made of and make a glass table for the kitchen.

For Art Nouveau style is characterized by plant ornaments, so they can be and in the design of the table that in the case of forging is not difficult. More options – a simple table and unusual chairs. One of the techniques of this direction – contrasts. So you can shift the emphasis exactly on unusual chairs, and a glass table for the kitchen will be an ordinary part of the decor. In general, to choose a suitable model for this style of decoration will not be so difficult.

Glass table for the kitchen: photos of interesting models