The Red Chinoiserie Coffee Table

A Chinese red coffee table is such a great way to add a pop of color to your living room. The Ikea Lack in high gloss red, at $49.99, pictured at bottom, is a wonderfully affordable choice.

The Top Ten Chinoiserie Pieces #5 Redux

I featured these Red Chow Nesting Tables on Friday for $6,255 together with a great look alike piece from LIV Vintage that sold in about 5 seconds, so here are a couple other great High/Low ideas. What about this high gloss red Lack table from Ikea for $12.99? I bought one last week in this color and love it. It's the new home for my I'm a Giant Challenge Chinoiserie Chic dollhouse. Jazz the Lack table up for a few bucks like Jenny of Little Green Notebook did here. Or what about the Red Chow Square Leg Table pictured in the last photo for $119? You'll save about $6,000!

The Top Ten Chinoiserie Pieces #2

We started a new series yesterday with Elle Decor's Top 10 Chinoiserie Pieces. Number 2 is the Peking Cocktail Table by Michael Smith for Baker with its fretwork detailing. It is priced at $2,720. What about taking an Ikea Lack Coffee Table at $39.99 and adding the amazing fretwork panels from O'verlays at $2.95 a foot. Check out examples of their incredible transformations here. A pair of Ikea Lack Side Tables at $7.99 each with the Greek Key Lack Table Kit at $39.99 each would also work great as a coffee table. Another wonderful idea is to find a vintage fretwork coffee table and paint it any color of your choosing. I have shown some examples below. These ideas start at about $100, a far cry from $2,720.

Ikea Lack Coffee Table - $39.99

Ikea Lack Side Table for $7.99 with O'verlays at $39.99 - use a pair of these as a coffee table

Circa Who Fretwork Coffee Table - $750

Circa Who Fretwork Coffee Table - $650

Beautiful pair of vintage fretwork tables that could be used together as a coffee table -  $300