Sapperton 54-Inch Dovetail Coffee Table — In Almond

In the Cotswold village of Sapperton, a group of Arts and Crafts furniture makers set up their workshops around 1900 and made a point of leaving their joints on show, so you could see how each piece held together. This coffee table carries on that honest habit, and it is made for the everyday life of a living room: a mug set down, a book left open, a game of cards after supper. Its top runs down into its ends in one unbroken line, a waterfall shape, and the dovetails that lock each corner are left on view.

The table is made from reclaimed timber, and its dovetailed edges are sanded soft, kind to knees and small hands. At 18.5 inches high it sits within easy reach of most sofas, and at 54 inches long and 24 inches deep it is a slimmer table, a good fit for a smaller room or in front of a loveseat.

Set it in front of a loveseat or a compact sofa with a tray, a stack of books and a candle, or in a sunroom with a pot of coffee and the weekend papers. It also works beside the larger coffee table from the same family when a big sectional needs more surface. This listing is for one coffee table.