Glass Dining Table

A glass dining table is for you if you simply love its appearance. It is that simple.

Features

Ultra modern and contemporary.

Looks very elegant and gorgeous.

Heavy.

Benefits

A very beautiful and attractive dining table type.

If you have a house with the modern theme, you absolutely must consider getting a glass kitchen table.

Appearance wise, it takes up "less space" in your dining room area simply because of its glass appearance.

It is superior than other materials because metal tables can dent and rust, plastic tables can become brittle and wood tables can warp. All of these can happen due to time alone, but not for the glass table.

Tips

How to buy

It is best to go with glass dining tables with wood legs. Often times, these wooden legs have a modern finish, complementing the glass table decor. Why wood? This is because they are tougher than glass when it comes to table legs and base. Another alternative to wood is metal (brushed steel looks good).

When it comes to glass tops, the thicker, the better, the tougher, the safer.

When you're buying a square or rectangle glass dining table, pay attention to the corners. Are they sharp? Chances are, if you have kids at home (or you don't want to injure yourself by knocking yourself onto the sharp corner), you may want to skip the glass table with sharp corners. In this case, a round glass dining table will be a better idea.

Price wise, they affordable. Not too cheap, not too expensive.

If you are wondering whether you should buy that additional glass coffee dining table for your living room, just buy it anyway. Your home will look much better in style with more glass furniture around.

Design and style

Do you wonder if there are any alternatives to the clear and transparent glass table top? If yes, you should get tinted glass. This way, instead of clear glass, you can have a shade-like glass table with a color of your choice. For example, the glass can be tinted with some accent of blue or brown color.

If you are an avid student of Feng-shui concepts, you should realize that glass kitchen tables have reflective properties. Therefore, you might want to check with your Feng-shui advisor before buying a glass table for your kitchen.

Tempered glass dining table (safety glass)

Why use tempered glass? It is primarily for safety reasons. In case the glass breaks (which it rarely does), it will shatter into many smaller pieces which are safer instead of larger, sharp glass pieces that are more harmful. In actual fact, it is hard to break the tempered glass material, especially if it's made for a low-impact application like the dining table.

Always, always, always buy tempered glass. The amount of money you save with cheaper but lower quality standard glass is not worth it. This is because your cheap glass dining table can be broken very easily. With the tempered glass, you don't have this problem. Tempered glass is 4 to 5 times tougher than standard glass material. Besides, you don't want to risk your table getting damaged during shipping or courier, do you?

Consider using table coasters. These are little rectangular or circular cup or plate pads that you can place on your glass dining table. They help to lighten up the modern mood, making your home more lively. Most importantly, they prevent scratches and smudges!

If you ever find your glass table making a lot of noises, especially when you place your ceramic plates onto the table top, you can solve this problem by applying table cloths or pads onto it. This can be vinyl, lace or even leather pads, depending on your desired table cover design. But you would have to cover up your beautiful glass table top. You will have to balance between ease of usage and beauty.

Disadvantages

The number one con of having a glass dining table at home is you have to clean it everyday, literally. This is because thumb prints and smudges will appear after you have your meal, not to mention the accumulation of dust and how visible it is on the glass surface.

Can be dangerous if you have children at home. They like to play around the house, remember? This is why you have to make sure the glass table is made from tempered glass, and not normal, standard glass.

Glass dining tables are more prone to scratches too. Make sure you handle the table with care. Otherwise, install table pads or cloths onto the table top. Keep pets out of the kitchen area!

Lower quality glass (made from standard glass, not tempered) tables are more prone to having their edges chipped off too.

How to clean glass dining tables

You can always use the combination of soap and water, and finally finishing it off with a dry cloth. But there is one problem with this conventional method, smudges and water marks will reappear. Therefore, instead of soap water, use a glass cleaner solution (usually available in aerosol spray) or alcohol together with a microfiber cloth (better than cotton cloth). Then, you simply use a newspaper to buff the glass, making it squeaky clean and crystal clear.

Here's a final tip on cleaning. Sometimes, certain marks will not go away. In this situation, clean the underneath side of the glass table top. Chances are, your 3 year old kid has crawled to the bottom and stained the table underneath!

Rest assured that you can put hot plates onto the glass table without any problems. If you are worried, use coasters. This is why you should always choose tempered glass when it comes to glass dining tables.

In conclusion, the glass dining table is nice to see, nice to touch. But it requires a lot more maintenance than other table types when it's not broken!

Here is a list of glass dining table types that you should see.

Acrylic Dining Table
Acrylic is the alternative to glass. It resembles glass, but it is much stronger and weighs less than glass.

Frosted Glass Dining Table
Like its name suggests, you get a frosted glass for the table top. This is not a clear, see-through table.

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