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Dining table with glass - a stylish choice for the kitchen

Everyone dreams of making their kitchen beautiful, stylish and comfortable. One way to stand out is to put a glass table in your kitchen. Such furniture is non-trivial and beautiful, but it has its own characteristics.

The content of the article

1 Advantages of glass tables
2 Let's talk about the disadvantages
3 Types of countertops
4 Glass type
5 Material, shape and number of legs
6 How to choose for a specific style
7 Glass table in the kitchen: photos of interesting models

Advantages of glass tables

The first and foremost advantage of a glass dining table is its unusual and stylish look. Nobody denies this. The second important plus also has to do with design - a transparent or almost transparent table top does not clutter up the space. This is very popular in small kitchens.

The glass table in the kitchen is almost invisible

There are other advantages:

High strength and impact resistance.
Glass is not afraid of temperature and humidity changes. You can put both cold and hot without restrictions.
It does not eat dirt. Any contamination can be wiped off with a rag 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.

Glass can be opaque

A few words separately about strength and reliability. If you are worried that your glass dining table might crack or break, don't worry. They are made of special impact-resistant glass (tempered or laminated triplex type), which breaks only from the blows of a sledgehammer. So you won't break it with a saucepan, plate, cup. You can break a cup or plate by placing it too abruptly. But the table will not suffer.

Let's talk about the disadvantages

There are many advantages, but there are also disadvantages. They are mainly related to the peculiarities of operation. Some owners of such furniture do not want to change them and are happy with everything, but someone definitely did not like them because of the peculiarities. Here are the problems:

Some types of glass are difficult to maintain. They show fingerprints and dust. These are the reviews of the owners of the black glass dining table. Everything is visible on a dark, smooth surface. Slightly better - with transparent glass, but regular maintenance is also required. Best of all, the situation is with matte or applied photo printing. These are the most practical types.
Glass requires special care
The “sonorousness” of such furniture is noted as a negative point. They put a plate, a cup on the glass, put the cutlery, moved something from place to place - each action is accompanied by a loud and distinct sound. This is very annoying. You can neutralize this drawback using special serving napkins, coasters. If you put dishes on them, there are no sounds.
The table feels cold. This can be a problem in cold climates. It is also noted that food cools down faster on a glass table in winter (if there are no napkins under the plates).
Not everyone feels comfortable sitting at a transparent table, not everyone likes that they have to look at their feet or their neighbors at a feast.
Smooth glass can be scratched.
A rough surface is not so difficult to maintain

This is for the disadvantages. It is worth saying that not all of them are perceived as something serious. Only a few people out of two dozen talk about "cold". Difficulties with leaving are also noted by only a few people. Nevertheless, if you are still thinking about whether to buy a glass table for the kitchen, consider the feedback from those who used them.

Types of countertops

First, let's talk about the shape of the countertops. A glass table in the kitchen can be:

Round.It looks stylish, moreover, due to the lack of corners, it is absolutely safe from the point of view of injury. But you can't put it against the wall, just stepping back at least 60-80 cm. So the kitchen should be spacious. With equal dimensions with a square, more people fit behind it.
A round glass table in the kitchen is a great option for spacious rooms
Oval. is also installed in the middle of the room. Oval glass dining tables look no worse than round ones, and people fit even more. By style, you need to look at how it will look. High-tech, loft or minimalism may not fit.
Oval models are roomy and stylish
Rectangular. It can stand both in the center and against a wall or even in a corner. The most practical models. They are combined with any style of decoration, the set can include chairs, benches, sofas.
Rectangular models - almost universal option
Square. These tables are usually placed in small kitchens. They are compact and take up little space. Often such models are folding: if necessary, they are laid out in rectangular ones.
Square models of glass dining tables are not so common
Triangular. Original form for solo performance. Such furniture is installed in the middle of the room.
Perhaps the most rare are triangular glass tables
Folding or sliding. The glass kitchen table is not as fragile as it seems. Fittings are even attached to it, which allows you to get folding tabletops.
One of the models of glass folding tables for the kitchen

If you want to have a rectangular or square glass table in the kitchen, when choosing a model, pay attention to the fact that the corners are rounded. And the smoother the line, the better. Glass is a very tough material and can be easily injured. There can be nothing serious, but there will be bruises from collisions. Therefore, if you have small children, consider the option of a glass tabletop in a frame made of softer material (there are also such models). Ideally wood, but plastic will do. But it is not worth taking in a metal frame: there is no point in changing one hard material to another.

Glass type

A little more about the glass that is used to make tables. The thickness of the glass depends on its type. Tempered ones are taken from 6 mm thick, triplex - from 8 mm. In appearance, it can be:

transparent;
matte;
patterned;
Black glass is stylish, but very troublesome to clean
plain color;
with a picture applied by means of photo printing;
drawing is applied using sandblasting.

If we talk about practicality, then the easiest thing in leaving is a glass table in the kitchen with a photo print. Traces are not so noticeable in the picture. But such furniture does not fit into all styles. It is not too difficult to maintain matte or sandblasted patterns. Their “roughness” makes dust and fingerprints invisible. Solid and transparent countertops are the most demanding to maintain. But there are special tools that do not leave fingerprints after processing and dust does not accumulate on surfaces.

Material, shape and number of legs

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

The visual perception depends on the shape of the "legs"

Legs for glass tables are made of stainless, nickel-plated, chrome-plated steel. Sometimes, for budget models, pipes made of these materials are used, but more often the legs are made specially. No matter what forms they are, in combination with a transparent tabletop, they, in many ways, determine the appearance and style of furniture.

The same interior with a different table model

Whatever the shape of the support, be sure to check the stability before buying. Appearance, appearance, but practicality should also be on top. Therefore, try to turn the table over, loading one of the sides. If you have not succeeded, the table does not wobble under any circumstances - everything is fine, it is reliable and safe.

How to choose for a specific style

Looking at the photo, you will notice 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 the shape of the legs. If your kitchen or dining room is decorated in a certain style, you need to find this piece of furniture in the same way. Let's analyze the most styles of interior decoration popular in recent years.

It is not enough to find interesting options. They need to be combined with the situation

High tech

This style has two characteristic features: a lot of glass and metal, simple clear lines, simple shapes, no drawings. The predominant colors - white, gray, light beige, enliven all bright accessories or pieces of furniture. Following this concept, a high-tech glass table can be with a transparent or gray top. This is if the table is not an accent piece. Another option is made of bright plain glass without drawings, if it is the “highlight” of the interior.

Metal, strict forms - this is hi-tech

Bright or black glass tables go well with a glossy white kitchen set. But with this choice, keep in mind that you will need constant and thorough cleaning: 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 form is laconic. Folding glass tables with transparent tabletops, in which the fittings are visible, fit perfectly. Hi-tech - this is the style where the "pieces of iron" are just "in the subject."

Provence

Oddly enough, but glass kitchen tables also fit well into soft and romantic Provence. But here is a slightly different approach to the choice of models. This style is characterized by the presence of wood, forged metal products. It is with such elements that you need to look for furniture.

For a Provence style kitchen, a glass glass table with wooden legs and a worktop in a wooden frame is suitable. Glass - frosted or milky, maybe - white, pale lilac or pale lilac. The choice of color depends on the specific case. And the most versatile option is with milk glass. In this case, carving on the legs is appropriate, since the Provence style is ethnic, such "embellishments" are characteristic of it.

Another option is a glass table with forged legs. This decor is also combined with ethnic styles.

Naturally, the chairs should be the same, so you will have to look for a set - a glass table with forged legs and chairs for it. If the table top is rectangular, you can put a bench along the long wall.

Loft

Loft - a new-fashioned style of interior decoration, the main feature of which is the deliberate negligence of some details. Most often it is a brick wall without finishing, open parts of engineering systems - pipes, ventilation ducts.

Usually, comfortable, stylish, comfortable upholstered furniture of a simple laconic form is selected. Some of the furniture is assembled with elements of pipes, artificially aged (or really old) pieces of wooden furniture may be present, some other items may have unusual things as details. For example, a shelf or chair can be assembled from water pipes and boards. At the same time, the boards look as if they were not processed at all or they forgot to replace the paint. All in all, a mixture of chic and 'vagrant style'.An interesting mixture turns out.

Such a thick glass table will be quite good in the loft style.

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

Modern

Modern is the style with which there will be no problems if you need to choose a glass table for the kitchen. This style is decorative and refined. The colors are sprinkled with ashes: blue-gray, muted lilac, the color of a withered rose, white and beige. They are emphasized with contrasting colors or black and brown. Aged wood, metal products (in particular - forging), glass are acceptable for furniture. Just what a glass table is usually made of in the kitchen.

Many glass tables will look good in Art Nouveau style.

Floral ornaments are characteristic of the Art Nouveau style, so they can also be in the design of the table, which is not difficult in the case of forging. Other options are a simple table and unusual chairs. One of the techniques in this direction is contrasts. So you can shift the emphasis on unusual chairs, and the glass table in the kitchen will be a common part of the decor. In general, choosing the right model for this style of design will not be so difficult.