What's on the coffee table?
By Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11121)
Malaysia
November 29, 2017 9:59am CST
I just hope it's not a disgrace to coffee tables around the world because mine has all sorts of things BUT coffee on it, most of the time.
I still call it my coffee table but it's more like a multipurpose table. Not to mention that random stuff mysteriously end up on it too, all the time! Hair clip, pen drive, Lego man. So much for a coffee table. 
I saw this aquarium coffee table online by the way, it's basically an aquarium with a glass tabletop. Can you imagine? I was thinking that if that's my coffee table the fish would probably get depressed if they look up.
What's on yours? Coffee? Or everything else? 
I saw this aquarium coffee table online by the way, it's basically an aquarium with a glass tabletop. Can you imagine? I was thinking that if that's my coffee table the fish would probably get depressed if they look up.
What's on yours? Coffee? Or everything else? 20 people like this
27 responses
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
So true. I think even without one I still can't stop things from landing on the couch or the floor or the TV cabinet.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
At least you don't have to keep clearing random things off the table like I do.
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@rebelann (111181)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Nov 17
Well, yeah, that's true but then there's the kitchen table @cahaya1983 
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
@rebelann Oh right, seems like those random things always find a way to go about it don't they... 
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
30 Nov 17
Lol!!! I have three coffee tables. The one in the living room just has a silver tray on it. The one in my old family room, as we call it, has a silver tea set, a silver tiered tea cake tray, and a silver candy dish. The third one is in our new family food and right this minute has a TV Guide and two remote controls on it. Those will go into the coffee table drawer when we finish watching TV. We are neat freaks. lol
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 17
Oh I think one is more than enough for me. If I have three it would mean triple the trouble. My old coffee table had drawers too, but I don't know why we never used them, hehe.
My old coffee table had drawers too, but I don't know why we never used them, hehe.1 person likes this
@DianneN (246838)
• United States
3 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 Lol! Out of the three, we only use one unless we have guests.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
We're not abusing the coffee table are we?
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
29 Nov 17
I haven't had a coffee table in years, but when I had one, they seemed to attract a lot of junk.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
29 Nov 17
Like a magnet, yes! I still need it, I guess I probably need a table that I can fold and store inside the drawer or something.
I still need it, I guess I probably need a table that I can fold and store inside the drawer or something.1 person likes this
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
I don't drink coffee and I don't have a coffee-table.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
1 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 When I used to have one, it also would get so many things piled on it.
When I used to have one, it also would get so many things piled on it.1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
My coffee table should have been called the everything-but-coffee table.
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
1 Dec 17
We don't have a coffee table but we have an office table that is cluttered too
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
1 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 Yes it's a work table. We have lotions there and perfumes, phone, books, medicines
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 17
I've managed to keep things on my work table under control so far.
@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
30 Nov 17
I still don't have one. I moved in last year and threw my old table away. Me and my wife decided not to get coffee table so the little one can have more space to walk and play around in front of the sofa. But maybe we will get a small one to use only when we drink something and then move it behind the sofa when we're done.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
1 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 I bet no coffee or tea cup would stand still if they played around the table
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 17
That's right, they're going to have their own little tea party there.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
Yeah right now we don't have a side table next to the sofa so when guests come we need the coffee table when serving coffee or tea. But when the kids were younger we also moved the table to a corner so they had more space to play.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
Good that you don't have to worry about the mess! I have a small lamp that I put on a small side table in the corner of the living area.
I have a small lamp that I put on a small side table in the corner of the living area.
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Dec 17
I have a coffee table, but it has NEVER had coffee placed on it! It DOES have a Peace Lily growing on it, several magazines and usually, it has the present day's mail on it until I sort it out just before I go to bed...
I also have two end tables that have never had anyone's "end" on them! 
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 17
Funny! I think I'm going to rename my coffee table as "whatever table" now. At least I won't feel very guilty that it's hijacked by every kind of thing but coffee.
I think I'm going to rename my coffee table as "whatever table" now. At least I won't feel very guilty that it's hijacked by every kind of thing but coffee. 1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 17
@DaddyEvil Well let's hope you manage to find a spot to put your "end" on though. The mess is real!!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
6 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 (grinning at you!)You should be careful, Cahaya... If I ever get to Malaysia I am now planning on
putting my "end" on your whatever table! (I do promise to wipe it off after I sit on it, though)
putting my "end" on your whatever table! (I do promise to wipe it off after I sit on it, though)1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Nov 17
What once used to be a coffee table is now overloaded with things that will eventually have to be thrown out. At one time that coffee table used to enjoy be giving tea parties for my stuffed animals when I was a child.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
I know what that's like. I can't do without one but I just have to keep clearing it otherwise I'd probably forget it's actually a coffee table.
I can't do without one but I just have to keep clearing it otherwise I'd probably forget it's actually a coffee table. 1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
That's really nice, you've made that corner looks so lively.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
Yeah in our home it serves as the activity table too, even though there's another table allocated for that purpose. The coffee table must be very appealing somehow.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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1 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 Ours is a giant and low one, almost the size of a baby mattress (ours is slightly narrower but longer I think, marvelous for spreading things out!).
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 17
I'd like to have fish but not too fond of the aquarium coffee table idea. I have three books on my coffee table right now.
I have three books on my coffee table right now.1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
1 Dec 17
I don't have a coffee table anymore but we have an ottoman with storage now so basically nothing can sit on top of it. I'm sure my coffee table used to have all sorts of things on it.
I think an aquarium coffee table would be interesting but not very practical and yes, the fish would be depressed
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 17
I love ottoman tables! And I think the storage is a huge plus too. Yeah I guess the only way you can put mugs or glasses is by putting them on a tray. I think I've seen some big trays specially designed for ottoman tables. 
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
30 Nov 17
first of all, we always have our coffee on the dining table. we don't have a coffee or tea table.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 17
Oh okay. I usually have my morning coffee in the living room so that's why I need a coffee table. Plus that's where we serve cookies or beverages to guests when they come over.
I usually have my morning coffee in the living room so that's why I need a coffee table. Plus that's where we serve cookies or beverages to guests when they come over.1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 17
Yours must be really tidy and uncluttered then. My coffee table would only look decent when we have guests.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
4 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 It is even less cluttered when we have guests! siva
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
29 Nov 17
That aquarium table sounds pretty awesome. Mine has coasters for drinks and lots of Christmas decorations right now and let's not forget bowls of candy
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 17
Nice! There was another uniquw coffee table thay I saw, it's a rustic type made of wood circles and you can put colorful coasters on it as the table decor.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
1 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 Oh that wood circle table sounds cool too!
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 17
Haha great idea. Then the table would at least live up to its name.
