decorative ideas needed for table shelf thingy!

[Kelly1978]

Hi,
I've bought this table, here I'm actually sitting waitign for it to be delivered. It's got a sort of udner shelf for 'decorative items'. Any ideas what to put there?

In laws keep placemats and neatly folded napkins.

Bu, obviously, they don't have small children.

yep, I do have part is gated off, so the the boys can't get at stuff they shouldn't be. The coffee table, cd racks and everything gets put on the other side of it during the day.

Dunno what happened there - try again -

yep, I do have twins. But I have an L shaped lounge and the dining part is gated off, so the the boys can't get at stuff they shouldn't be. The coffee table, cd racks and everything gets put on the other side of it during the day.

art glass would look nice but not very safe..one of those large squares bent up to make a bowl in coloured glass

Noooo, no lego alloweed on my new table! dec glass is a nice idea.

reproduction tin toys like robots, cars etc