Building a Modern Coffee Table | Designs by Donnie

It’s easy to see a small coffee table and assume it’s just… a table. But sometimes what you’re looking at is the last surviving chapter of a story that started generations ago. This piece was made by Baker Furniture—an American company that, by the 1940s, had become a symbol of refined taste and enduring quality. Their work was heavily influenced by European design, especially French Neoclassical styles. That solid brass gallery along the top? Not just a detail—it was designed to keep glassware