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What's on your coffee table, right now?

112 replies

WhoRemembersMarbleBars · 26/02/2025 21:54

Just being nosy really!

Ours currently has on it;
four books, a bobble hat, a pencil sharpener, pot of slime, tv buttons, 2 x drawings by DC, pair of scissors, Monopoly Deal game, claw hair grip, seam ripper, glass of Coke and a glass of water.

I was just sat thinking what a random assortment it was! I wondered if others were the same....

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HappyFellWalker · 27/02/2025 00:21

2 coasters, my DH beanie hat, half a glass.of sauv blanc (which my sis in law bought but i don't like, prefer a pinot grigio) and the second letter I've got about that bloody health research programme oh and a couple of biscuit crumbs left by the DC

mondaytosunday · 27/02/2025 00:52

I don't have room for a coffee table but have two end tables so let's have a look:
My side:
empty 😔 wine glass (from last night), Diet Coke can (drinking it now), hair bands (I crochet scrunchies), bottle soy sauce, half bag of Doritos, yarn scraps.
My (currently at uni) DD's side:
Extension cord, bottle of vitamin D pills

Meadowfinch · 27/02/2025 00:54

A chess set, flowers in a vase and two coasters

Giggorata · 27/02/2025 01:29

A lamp, some books, some Tarot cards, a pot of mints, an incense burner, my phone, a ball of string, a roll of green tape, a Jack in the box, a bracelet and a glass of wine.

HumanRightsAreHumanRights · 27/02/2025 01:31

VR headset, two coasters, one mug of coffee and a book called "The Lost Rainforests of Britain."

Minesril · 27/02/2025 06:35

Two cups of milk, two notebooks, the autobiography of Alec Guinness, a toy monkey, some SATs practice books, magnatiles and binoculars made out of toilet roll middles. And I think a pencil.

PaganOfTheYuleTimes · 27/02/2025 07:42

A jug of roses and a coaster. That's it!

ViciousCurrentBun · 27/02/2025 07:58

Two books and a glass placement

Nourishinghandcream · 27/02/2025 08:18

A jigsaw (in a Portapuzzle) and a pair of reading glasses.

SwanOfThoseThings · 27/02/2025 08:24

A mug holding several pens, four remote controls, the TV guide from last weekend's newspaper, a box of five Creme eggs 😊, three coasters, a miniature clock, two pairs of scissors, a mug of peppermint tea that's currently cooling and the empty glass from my morning vitamin C drink which I've just finished.

rosemarble · 27/02/2025 08:26

My puzzle board with a nearly complete puzzle on it. I just want to bunk off work and finish it.

TheTempest · 27/02/2025 08:30

I love these kinds of threads! On mine there is the doodally. And underneath the glass a few coffee table books. All the crap is in the drawers!

TickingAlongNicely · 27/02/2025 08:35

A bowl of orange peel
A pair of scissors
2 biros
A WFH headset
A tank
An ice cube tray
String

Newbie5652 · 27/02/2025 08:42

Nothing. Because I had a massive strop last night about the amount of crap lying on it. So i swept all the crap into a box which is now sitting on the kitchen table. But the coffee table is completely clear and beautiful.

RoseDog · 27/02/2025 08:44

My half drunk coffee, my phone, a pen, notebook, dps glasses, tv remote and randomly an open packet of dishwasher tablets 🤷🏼‍♀️

Joystir59 · 27/02/2025 08:44

Nothing. Coffee table is upended onto sofa to prevent giddy young spaniel puppy from availing herself during the night.

bullrushes · 27/02/2025 08:46

A bowl of pinecones with fairy lights, a Jo Malone Candle that I won't let anyone touch, let alone light, two coasters, a book, TV remote control and a hair clip

Cynic17 · 27/02/2025 08:47

Don't have a coffee table. They take up too much space.

User415373 · 27/02/2025 08:50

Don't have one so it doesn't get covered in junk! Considering introduction one once my children are older but that still won't solve the DH issue of leaving stuff on every available surface!

ApolloandDaphne · 27/02/2025 10:59

Nothing. It sit under the window and I only move it to the centre of the room if we have people in and I want to put snacks and drinks on it.

MiddleAgedDread · 27/02/2025 11:04

coasters and a candle and a layer of dust

Mulledjuice · 27/02/2025 11:05

We don't have one

Bluevelvetsofa · 27/02/2025 11:18

Coasters on top.

A knitting pattern, the start of a sleeve and my knitting needle pack on the shelf.

DancingLions · 27/02/2025 12:20

Nothing, because it's just for show 😂I have a side table that I use for drinks.
I'm not as tidy as that statement makes me sound! Just that's the one place that things don't pile up.

Derbee · 27/02/2025 12:25

A box of tissues, pukka pad, pen, powerbank, pair of glasses and a bowl of melon. Feels untidy I usually just like a box of tissues on it

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