Roma Coffee Table (KD): 100 x 60cm, 47cm high and sofa fit

The Roma Coffee Table (KD) is listed at one size and nothing else: 100 x 60 x 47cm. That is the entire written description, so this post is about what those three numbers do in a real sitting room, and about the questions worth asking us before you order.

The size, exactly as listed

The three figures carry no labels. Read the way a coffee table normally is, that is 100cm along the front, 60cm front to back and 47cm off the floor. The listing does not say so in as many words, so if one direction in your room is tight, ask us to confirm which figure is which before you commit.

What 47cm high does beside a sofa

Sofa seats commonly land somewhere near 45cm. At 47cm this top finishes a touch above the cushion, so reaching a mug is a sideways movement rather than a reach down. On a low, deep sofa the difference is more noticeable, and it is worth putting a tape against your own seat rather than assuming.

For the gap in front, about 40cm between the sofa and the table works: close enough to reach sitting down, wide enough to walk past. Add the 60cm depth and you are committing roughly a metre of floor from the sofa front outwards. Chalk or tape that on the carpet before you decide; it is the measurement people regret skipping.

Sofa width, and the rug under it

A 100cm table holds its proportion in front of a sofa of roughly 150cm to 200cm. Much wider than that and a single small table starts to look lost, at which point two pieces or a stepped set reads better than one.

If it is going on a rug, the usual approach is for all four feet to stand on it with a clear margin all round, which for a 100 x 60cm top means a rug of about 160 x 230cm. On a thick pile, check it sits without rocking.

The KD in the name, and what the listing omits

The description does not explain the KD in the product name, and a guess from us is worth nothing to you. Ask before you order whether it arrives put together or in parts, and whether the fixings are in the box. The listing is also silent on finish, colour, edge detail, glass type and weight. The photographs on the Roma Coffee Table (KD) page show more than the text does, and we are happy to check any of it for you by phone.

Pieces from the same range

There is a second listing, the Roma Coffee Table, given at the same 100 x 60 x 47cm; neither description says what differs between the two, so ask us before you choose. For the ends of a sofa, the Roma Nest of Tables gives three tops in one set, and the Roma Pedestal 33 is the taller square-topped option. The rest of the line sits under Mirrored Furniture. Delivery is free within 50 miles of our Glasgow store, and £50 beyond that.