Crate & Barrel – Flynn Coffee Table – $499 (Handcrafted of tubular and hammered flat-bar iron with a weathered finish and galvanized roofing nails) (above)
ATTENTION TO READERS….PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS POST….SHOULD I KEEP THE TABLE OR RETURN IT?
…but first I must babble on a bit….
Was trying to keep myself busy this evening for some reason (trying to figure out a “situation” that has been confusing me)…and with the stock market going crazy and everyone I know acting crazy what’s the logical thing for a person to do…shop???? Okay definitely not logical and wonder if disrespectful to a certain extent…should I feel guilty? Oh…can’t burden myself with guilt in addition to a country on the verge of major trouble.
La dee dah….bubbles…stripes…stars…hearts…exclamation points…asterisks…
…so I decided to go shopping and buy myself some new furniture. Well, the problem is at 6:30p.m. in Los Angeles, not much is open in the way of home furniture stores – leaving me with limited options – and really only one store to select from. Woe was me. On the day Wall Street went bonkers and world markets tumbled, I was on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California trying to do my part to stimulate the economy and only one shop was open for me to help a country in need. “Shop on” I thought “this is your civic duty” I justified. Since Crate & Barrel was the only shop open, then Crate & Barrel would be the only shop to get my money.
After a very long day at work, I sauntered in…ready to peruse the furniture choices at Crate and Barrel. Please note that I was wearing 4 inch black round toe Christian Louboutin pumps and a pin-striped Theory work dress/jumper with a crisp cotton top underneath and immediately fell right out of one of my shoes. Symbolic of the times…things look good on the surface but literally fall apart at the slightest misstep. Okay…enough social commentary.
Bottom line is, after putting my shoe back on, I went up to the second floor and I saw this lovely coffee table. I loved it immediately. I loved the detail of the iron work and the airiness of the silhouette due to the glass top and the open lattice iron.
The table is extremely heavy and has the look of a found antique or old weathered piece of garden furniture.
I bought it.
Flynn Coffee Table – the table I just purchased…side view (above)
Now that the table is mine…I wonder whether it will go with my decor. While I love this table, it is not quite what I had imagined for my small space…I thought I would do an ottoman or some sort of simple lucite coffee table or a wood table with clean lines and no detail.
My decor instincts are saying no for some reason…but my heart says yes…
Flynn coffee table – top view – looking down on glass top (above)
Now I need some help in deciding whether this table works for my space….
Below are some not-so-great pictures of the living room in my small tiny cottage or house in the Hollywood Hills.
The combination living room/dining room area of my small house in the Hollywood Hills (above)
My living room currently sports an old vintage mahogany coffee table (a flea market find from almost 10 years ago)…kind of looks like something a grandma might own! (above)
The new iron table is being delivered Friday during a “two hour” window.
I need your help…should I keep it or should I move on…?
Keep it, Coco! It would look great in your living room-a nice design “punch”! BTW, I love your blog and check it frequently…keep up the good work.
sorry, but I’m not a fan. Looks too overdone.
Keep it. It sounds like you would spend the same on a pair of shoes. A table will last longer AND you can enjoy it everyday. It also looks like it might make a good outdoor table if you ever tire of it in the living room.
P.S. Your house is really pretty.
it is really unique. your house looks great and i think the table would be perfect in it! i love the detail on the sides of it!
i like it but would have to see it in person because that first image makes it look like a bench from an estate sale that you put glass on top of. (but in person it might be better.)
Your home is absolutely charming! I think the table will look great – a good contrast of material against the wood floors and the glass will keep it “visually” light. Hope it works out.
I just found your blog – love it!! I’ve been reading the “older posts” – love them, too! By now you’ve probably decided whether to keep or return the Crate & Barrel table. I hope you kept it. I love that table! As soon as I figure out where to put it in my house, I’m getting it!
I fell in love with that table last year but didn’t buy it. Now, I want it! I don’t think Crate & Barrel carries it anymore. If you kept it, do you want to sell it to a NY design gal?
Hi Caroline,
They might not have it online but about two months ago I saw it on sale in the Beverly Hill store. Check the actual store and have them search others for it. Let me know what happens. P.S. I did buy it after all and it is in my living room!
This is an exact knock off of a Jean Royere designed furniture series from the 1940s. The series was called Tour Eiffel and there is a low table in iron, bronze and glass that is the original prototype for my table. The Jean Royere table auctions at between $45,000 – %55,000! FYI…
I was looking through google images for coffee table inspirations, and I saw the metal one that you got, and I love it. However, I’ve been looking for a coffee table that coordinates with a side table I have (which used to belong to my great-grandmother). Your flea-market find is an exact match. I am going to scour all flea markets and used shops to find one for myself.