Learning more about the different types of coffee tables is very important when designing your house, and this is how I learned about how great slate coffee tables are. Do you know what slate is and why it is perfect for your home?
Slate is simply a sedimentary rock made up of clay and volcanic ash that results in a foliated rock.
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I know you probably don't care about how slate is made or anything to that magnitude but I think it is very important to understand just how perfect slate is for a coffee table. Slate is perfect in many ways.
The first reason slate is so perfect is because it is made of natural materials that when taken out of the environment it won't have any negative effects. This is something we can't say about in regards to wood tables.
Don't get me wrong a wood has its place but when most of the world is trying to cut back and go green this just doesn't work the same. Think about it, why would anybody waste their time with electricity and reusing cups and bottles if everyone is just going to go out and buy more wood tables, it doesn't make any sense.
Something you should know about slate coffee tables.
Something you need to know about these are that at some point in the life of the coffee table it will get dinged and dented but the great thing about them is you can get a tool to simply chip away some of the layers and you will have it looking brand new again. This is something that you can't do with wood tables but because most of them are treated it will create much more work for you.
Another thing to think about with regards to slate.
Something you need to think about when it comes to slate coffee tables is that they will hold their value much longer and when it comes time to get rid of it you will get a much better price. The reason slate holds its value much better and much longer is because people can reuse slate for higher priced items that they can with wood.
Have you ever tried to sell a wood coffee table and found out that you don't get too much because they require work to get them looking new again unlike slate which can sell easily because of the many uses of it. That is why I always use small coffee tables made of slate.