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Need some extra storage space coupled with charm and elegance? Then you need pick up coffee tables!

A pick up coffee table combines the beauty and grace of a well crafted coffee table with the convenience and functionality of a piece of storage furniture.

They come in a wide array of styles from oak to cherry and glass so no matter what design you seek you are sure to find the one thats perfect for you.

They are called pick up coffee tables because of the mechanism inside. The top of the coffee table can be raised up (or picked up) to reveal the storage space below. The storage space is usually large enough to fit several books or magazines. The space is not large enough to hold a blanket or extra pillows so if youre looking for a lot of storage space you may want to try and find larger, storage coffee tables.

Pick up tables are also referred to as lift top coffee tables.

These tables are extremely functional and heir uses are numerous.

Their Uses

You may simply want to use the pick up table to store some extra books, CDs or DVDs. You can however use them in a variety of other ways.

You can use them to eat off of. Just raise the top up so that the food is at a desired height. This way you dont have to bend over to reach your food like you would with a regular coffee table.

You can also do your work on a pick up coffee table. You can raise the top of the table up so that you can comfortably type on your laptop or write in your notebook. No longer do you have to sit with your hot laptop in your lap. Just sit it on the top of the pick up coffee table and type away!

Your kids will love the pick up table to. They can play their games or do their homework in comfort. No longer do they have to sit on the floor or on their knees. They can pull a chair up to the table and raise the top to the desired height. Its that simple.

What Style And Design Should You Choose?

A good pick up coffee table can be made of many different materials. Metals, glass wood, etc. are all materials a table can be made of.

Choosing the right material is a simple matter of looking around the room you want to put it in. Look around at your current furnishings and decide which material would best match it. You want to have a consistent look about your furniture so that your style doesnt clash from room to room or furniture piece to furniture piece.

If your home dcor is more classic, you may want a pick up coffee table that is made of a darker hardwood or a lighter oak. A classic pick up table that is intricately crafted can be a beautiful and elegant addition to any room in your home.

If you have a contemporary style to your home dcor, you would want a pick up coffee table that was constructed from glass, chrome, industrial metals, or reinforced plastic. Bright colors that are aesthetically lively match this style perfectly.

So no matter what your style or taste, there are pick up coffee tables to match it.

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posted by qzqcuz  # 8:59 PM 0 comments

Can you remember when people used to install slatted louvre windows as replacement units in their Victorian semis or the stone cladding revolution of the 1980's.

We look back & 'tut tut' at these blunders with a comfortable glow of self satisfaction that we would never make such obvious design & development errors in our own projects - we have a far greater sense of good taste haven't we?

Trends in the residential development world seem to go in huge swings of about 7 to 10 year cycles and it is often not until the end of one cycle we realise what the mistakes were which is usually triggered by the complete abandonment of the previous trend or methodology for another system.

We surge from brass to chrome light fittings, UPVC to aluminium & then back to real wood again for the windows. Carpets to laminates back to real wood block flooring back to laminates again when the real stuff shrinks, warps or splits.

The same is happening in the overall design & refurbishment of whole homes inside & out. We used to be conservation mad but now its total revamp of properties to something akin that we used to aspire to in the 70's with simple glazed panels, uncomplicated detail and simple finishes.

The quest for the elusive & theoretically unique contemporary look for the monied home owner is now the new bandwagon for most property owners & developers trying to be that little bit different & wanting to make a statement about their lifestyles.

Teenagers tend do the same thing but they have piercings or a tattoos instead & it is only the more experienced in years amongst us that realise they are acting more like sheep rather than the individualists they are so desperate to attain.

Trying to define contemporary design is actually very hard and even harder to achieve. One definition that I like is a look that is clean, minimalist & unable to define as a year in which it was constructed - in other words free of all obvious identifiers & trends that would define its era. A design that would still retain its 'contemporary' badge in 40 years time - this is why I think obtaining a true contemporary design is so hard. The Oxford English dictionary defines contemporary as something belonging to the same age which I think is not too dissimilar from my definition of having a timeless feel.

So, am I against this new 'heard' mentality of trying to achieve a contemporary design or lifestyle for a dwelling house? Absolutely not! BUT there are qualifications. Firstly, nearly all aspects of contemporary design & lifestyle is attainable through internal design & alteration only. Those wishing to stamp their lifestyle choices to the wider majority through the external envelope of a dwelling should only consider this through either new build or carefully selected conversion projects (eg a 1950's pumping station for example).

Regretfully, there is a 'bandwagon' mentality out their at present that is also set on externally converting superb period properties in sensitive areas into simplistic, boring & bland looking so called 'contemporary' properties that have been stripped of their unique softness, character & warmth that is totally out of place within their unique setting - all for the sake of of gratifying the 'monied' ego's of people pursuing the latest design trend in urban living.

Some of the design treatments these ill-informed people are completing to their newly acquired homes consist of:-

1. Rendering over all the previous beautiful clay facing bricks.

2. Removing 18th century plain clay tile hanging for the dreaded 'smooth render' look.

3. Adjusting window & door openings to inappropriate scale apertures with out of place joinery.

4. Adding galvanized steel or stainless steel features for canopies or porches that jar with the very character of the buildings heritage & stature.

The list goes on even to the point of them rendering over beautiful feature brick dental coursings or projections that form an intrinsic part of the local character all to attain that elusive 'contemporary' rendered characterless design icon of so called modern living that the occupiers wish to stamp upon the world to satisfy their own egos.

The damage they are creating to some of the most beautiful parts of the UK heritage housing is criminal in my view & they should be brought to book. Regretfully, the type of people who are doing these odious external 'contemporary' conversions are the usual 'IT' brigade with the usual 'more money than sense' attitude & the 'see it - want it now' mentality - all because they can!

So the conclusion to my little rant on what is going on to some of our more important suburbs is this:

1. If you are seeking a 'contemporary' style of living & dwelling, DO NOT materially alter the external envelope of an existing dwelling - Most contemporary design living is achievable through internal alterations ONLY.

2. If you are insistent on pleasing your greater ego & require a design statement for the whole external world to see then PLEASE only do this though new build projects where the contemporary design is not compromised by an existing period property & you are not 'murdering' a previously beautiful building that added value to the local character & to the residents.

Two very simple rules that will ensure that your latest residential development WILL NOT become a bad taste mistake in 2015 - You have been warned!

Our 'Maximum Build Planning Guide' explains further the issues involved when extending or developing a property for planning permission.

http://www.planning-approval.co.uk

posted by qzqcuz  # 7:55 PM 0 comments