Enlarging Your Room Through End Tables

Glass has always opened up a room, making even the smallest rooms feel more spacious. Likewise, occasional and end tables with glass accents make the room seem brighter as light reflects off of the glass and creates the illusion of additional space. Unlike wood that is dried by the sun and marked by condensation from glasses, the forgiving nature of glass-top end tables does not succumb to these abuses. Glass is functional and fits into any decor.

Reflecting Space
One of the most useful decorating tips from the 70s was the use of wall-to-wall mirrors to open up space. Today mirrors are displayed as a collection placed on a wall opposite windows, or oversized mirrors leaning against a wall. Using the same bit of trickery, glass and mirror-top end tables reduce the look of clutter; void of harsh lines, glass and Lucite end tables are neutral and harmonize with the surroundings for a visual perception that adds depth and magically reveals space.

Design vs. Decorating
Interior design deals with structural layout of space, while interior decorating involves finishing touches that improve and modify. Placement of end tables and use of glass can add harmony and balance to the room. The art of decorating improvises, compensates, and accessorizes, but never compromises. Small end tables are not always the best choice for opening up space in a room. A substantial size table offers the benefits of storage, which should never be forfeited in a tradeoff.

Illusions created by the use of transparent and translucent materials, prominent curves, light-colored wood, and delicately ornate metals play tricks on the mind. End tables with empty space above or below the table create a pass-through or void area that takes up less positive space in the room and creates more negative space surrounding the table; glass and simple designs do not obstruct the void and allow vision to pass through and beyond the table.