Who actually puts coffee on a sustainable coffee table?
If it’s zero-waste coffee, we do!
Of course, that’s in addition to stacks of sustainability books, the occasional bowl of popcorn, and a collection of baby toys.
Regardless of what goes on them, we’re worried about what goes in them.
Wood associated with deforestation isn’t a great look for any interior designer. Not to mention we’re hesitant to rest our feet (or coffee) on a table that releases toxic chemicals like benzenes, acetaldehyde, hormone disruptors, PFOAs, or formaldehyde.
We especially don’t want flimsy furniture that barely makes it to the second cup, which is why we’d rather stick with long-lasting eco-friendly coffee tables that are made by responsible brands, which is exactly what we’ve curated in this list.
Over the coming months, we’ll be introducing our Brand Rating System, which will assess a brand’s sustainability performance based on a variety of factors, including its environmental footprint and the durability of its products. For more info, read here.
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Our Fave Sustainable Coffee Tables To Kick Your Feet Up
Female-founded Urban Wood Goods makes wood goods out of good wood (try saying that five times fast!). That means their eco-friendly materials are reclaimed, down to the salvaged metal pipe accents that make up their coffee tables.
Maiden Home’s all-wood coffee tables are perfect for the minimalist and eco-conscious home, combining space-efficient made-to-order designs with sustainably sourced solid wood.
Index: Non-Toxic Coffee Tables
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Burrow
About Burrow
Price Range: $195–$795
With Burrow, we can burrow up in a home that’s stylish and sustainable.
Between sofas, chairs, benches, rugs, home storage, tables, and more, they’re like the Ikea of sustainable furniture brands (but obviously way better!).
Their mid-century modern styles are designed to complement their award-winning seating.
The Carta is an exceptional eco-friendly coffee table with a lift top featuring a convenient hidden storage compartment.
Burrow’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
While primarily offering sustainable wood coffee tables made of solid hardwood ash wood, some–like the Kettle eco-friendly side tables—feature Italian marble and powder-coated or a spun steel, electroplated base.
Supply chain & labor practices:
All wood is sourced from FSC-certified forests near the brand’s family-owned factory in Poland.
Other factories utilized by the brand are located in North Carolina, Vietnam, India, and Mexico.
Burrow transparently shares how they keep each sustainable coffee table cheap yet high-quality—namely, by creating modular pieces that are easier to ship and using vertically integrated operations to cut out middlemen.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Burrow designs eco-friendly sofas and furniture to be used…for a long time. Quality, durability, and a lifetime of use mean fewer furniture replacements with durability tests to prove it.
With toolless assembly and disassembly, moving your Burrow creation from home to home will be a breeze.
What WE Make
About What WE Make
Price Range: $545–$2,745
What WE Make is a Chicago-born Etsy shop, also specializing in handmade American furniture.
You’ll also find their signature “natural-industrial” aesthetic in their rustic natural wood coffee tables, of which they have an awe-inspiring selection—some round, some rectangular, some with shelves, all stunning and functional in any home.
For a modern but non-toxic coffee table, WWM’s Modern style features ample storage underneath its gorgeous natural wood grain top.
What WE Make’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Each coffee table is made with either repurposed wood or sustainable hardwood (specifically walnut and white oak sourced in the Midwest).
Their plant-based finish is made with flaxseed oil that’s non-toxic and VOC-free, meaning no chemical off-gassing.
Supply chain & labor practices:
The reclaimed wood comes from barns in Kentucky and Tennessee and features all of the uniqueness of these storied woods, such as nail holes, splits, and weathering.
Brothers Dan and George Quinn handmake many of the pieces themselves.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
WWM does what it can to not send anything to landfills. Their cut-off materials are donated to local hobbyists, and their sawdust is sent to local farms.
Etsy
About Etsy Reclaimed
Price Range: Various
Want something that likely won’t be found in many other homes AND prevents the making of something new?
Etsy Reclaimed is an excellent place for unique, vintage coffee tables.
It’s a win-win, for you, for our planet, for a small Etsy seller, and for your living room.
If you’re interested in something a bit more 21st-century, recycled wooden coffee tables make old materials feel new again.
PS: Looking for sustainable coffee table decor?
Sure, you can find something from a sustainable home decor brand, OR you can find all sorts of neat things from Etsy’s endless array of small makers and artists.
Etsy Reclaimed’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Vintage pieces and reclaimed wood mean no new materials are sourced and processed, and there’s no shortage of creativity when it comes to recycled and sustainable coffee table materials.
If you’re in the market for both a sustainable clear coffee table, a round wooden coffee table with storage, AND something rustic and recycled, look no further than the Whiskey Barrel Coffee Table by Motor City Barrels. It features a glass top and upcycled whiskey barrel body that can hold anything from books to sustainable blankets.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Etsy shops are often owned by individuals or small businesses, so you’re supporting small-scale production (or vintage sourcing) as opposed to mass production.
This leaves you with a unique, gently used wooden coffee table and our planet with less manufacturing impact!
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Etsy is 100% powered by renewable energy and offers climate-neutral shipping.
You can also choose to shop for domestic or even local sellers to reduce shipping distance altogether.
Medley
About Medley
Price Range: $727–$2,995
Medley’s team of craftspeople have over 170 years of combined experience, and it shows in their gorgeous collection of home furnishings and decor.
In addition to furniture for the bedroom, dining room, and more, complete your living room with minimalist and coffee tables and end tables from this non-toxic furniture brand.
If you need a little extra storage, the Axal sustainable ultra low coffee table features an integrated and subtle storage shelf.
Medley’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Medley’s natural wood coffee tables are made from solid FSC-certified wood (Walnut and Maple).
For those that feature drawers, the drawer bottoms are made with low-VOC CARB 2-compliant plywood.
They protect their furniture with beeswax, carnauba wax, and olive oil wood finish that is odorless, VOC-free, water/heat-resistant, and USDA organic certified—arguably the best non-toxic coffee tables you’ll find.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Despite their name, Medley doesn’t rely on a medley of manufacturers. In fact, they manufacture in only two locations—Portland, OR, and Los Angeles, CA—meaning they’re a perfect stop for real wood coffee tables made in the USA.
They intentionally do not have a brick-and-mortar store and keep a small, localized production chain to keep their prices fair and footprint small.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Durable coffee tables are made for the most sustainable homes, which is why we love seeing Medley’s confidence in their quality products, as signaled by their lifetime warranty promise.