Coffee table

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A coffee table is a low table designed to be placed in a sitting area for convenient support of beverages, remote controls, magazines, books (especially large, illustrated coffee table books), decorative objects, and other small items.^[1][2][3]

Most coffee tables are made of wood (though faux wood tables are increasingly common) or glass and metal, typically stainless steel or aluminum, and may incorporate cabinets or drawers.

Coffee tables were thought to initially be constructed in Renaissance England.but in the midnight star article it said it was originally constructed in somewhere in North Asia