8 designer garden coffee tables for an elegant garden

The garden is one of the most lived-in parts of the house, from spring until the autumn season. The right furniture, starting with garden coffee tables, makes all the difference!

The outdoor area of the house has in recent years become not a separate room, but a true extension of the indoor living area. The garden, as well as the balcony or terrace, as an outdoor environment in which to relax alone or in company, has become a desired and much appreciated space. The garden puts you in touch with nature.

Contact with nature among the garden trends 2023

This year, nature takes centre stage again in the furnishing of both outdoor and indoor spaces. In this 2023, it is nature itself that inspires the furnishing style choices. Nature almost seems to merge with tasteful and elegant furnishings and accessories. This trend gives rise to the need and desire for furniture that is first and foremost functional and not only made of natural materials, but also of innovative materials that are nature-friendly, recycled and recyclable.

Outdoor tables for elegant open-air lounges

If until recently the garden was furnished with reused furniture or simply transported some furniture from inside to outside the house, today garden furniture, such as outdoor tables, is conceived differently. For the outdoors of the home, people want furniture that is functional, robust, i.e. able to withstand the weather, but also in line with what are the trends in the world of home and design, and above all in line with what is personal taste and therefore the style of the rest of the house.

Garden coffee tables: 8 stylish proposals on Arredare Moderno

If you want to tastefully furnish an elegant garden, it is important to start by considering the practicality of the space and not only the aesthetic factor. For a garden lounge to be functional, it needs first of all the presence of one or more shelves so that you have the possibility of placing a book, a cup, a jug and so on.

The Weld Potocco coffee table, for example, with its modern design, is perfect for furnishing an elegant and functional garden. The frame is made of painted metal and decorated with a fine hand-woven cord detail. The top can be made of HPL, iroko wood, porcelain stoneware or waterproof ash. Weld is available in 2 different versions, one lower and wider, the other taller and narrower in diameter.

If you want to give more prominence to wood, the Soul Potocco coffee table is the right choice. The versions with wooden and natural stone tops are perfect for creating an ambience that is at one with nature. Also for this model by Potocco, 2 versions in different sizes are available to meet different space requirements.

The Ropu Patocco coffee table is characterised by a hand-made weave that runs around the entire perimeter of the table top. The material it is made of is high-performance and robust stoneware or 100% recyclable HPL. Design and respect for nature come together perfectly in this uniquely designed piece of furniture.

The Little T Potocco Coffee Table has a linear and clean design, perfect for furnishing modern and elegant gardens. The frame is available in painted metal, the top in glass, marble, stoneware and natural stone.

The Double L Potocco Outdoor Side Table has a modern design and is characterised by soft, sinuous lines. The structure is very sturdy and made of black embossed painted metal. The top is available in stone or porcelain stoneware in 5 different finishes to best suit the space in which it is placed.

The Hippy Modum coffee table in polyethylene, a material that is completely recyclable and free of additional chemicals, is characterised by its essential and sinuous lines. Lightweight and ultra-resistant, it is the perfect solution for furnishing domestic and contract environments. It can be accessorized with multilayer marine wood tops in different finishes and colours. There is also the ultra-modern luminous version.

Another garden coffee table perfect for modern yet refined gardens is the Mara Slide coffee table. Its distinguishing feature is the unique mesh design that makes it light yet stable. The top is made of HPL: an innovative solution for outdoor use.

A trend in recent years is that of illuminated furniture. From armchairs to sofas, from small tables to ottomans, these are modern furnishings that can make a space functional, decorate it and illuminate it at the same time. The Serralunga Juju Light Table with its simple and essential shapes can be placed not only in outdoor spaces but also indoors.  It is also very versatile due to its small dimensions.

The most suitable materials for outdoor tables

A piece of furniture, whether for indoors or outdoors, must be attractive from an aesthetic point of view, but above all it must be of good quality, so that it is long-lasting while maintaining its aesthetic value. When it comes to materials, among the best for garden coffee tables are wood, iron and steel, aluminium, polyethylene, but also glass and ceramic (limited to the top).