26 Coolest Coffee Table Books to Give Your Apartment A Vibe
A quick, cheap and easy way to convey the vibe you're bringing to your apartment is to add a few visually popping coffee table books. It also gives guests a glimpse into your interests and are great conversation pieces. Here's a list divided into boo...
Art Books
Books about art. Add a little culture to your coffee table. Find some inspiration.
Louvre is hard to beat in the museum world. Also, as a physical decorative object the square space and thickness makes it cool.
The Louis Vuitton Foundation recently opened a retrospective exhibit of Rothko's work spanning his entire career. It is a fascinating exhibit and his work adds pizazz to any surface it touches--even your coffee table.
Hunt Slonem is the Jeff Koons of bunnies. This book is a fantastic exploration into his work.
Location Books
Whether or not you've been there, these are great for mini escapes and manifesting.
The Venice of the Alps. A lesser known travel spot in France. A great conversation topic.
Assouline books pop. They're trendy and fun. And Ibiza is fun and magical.
The full page pictures in this Assouline book on Greece are magical.
Paris! In all her seasons and all her chic glory.
Fashion Books
Art for the body. Conveys an interest in an elevated lifestyle and that there may be something about you they didn't know.
Vibrant photos. Fun for any guest to flip through while you make an erewhon worthy smoothie.
This Dior book is fun because it focuses on the catwalks.
Iconic monogram brand. Explore what else they have with this coffee table book.
Books by Color
Sometimes coffee table books ARE more about the cover than the insides. Here's a list of books with great colorful covers you can coordinate with your decor.
Design Era has great book and 'book' options if you're picking by color.
Green book about greenery. Can't beat it!
Hermes orange will pop--just like the inside of this pop up book.
Food Books
For those who love to cook and those who love to eat.
Beautiful photographs of the artful platings from Alinea. One of the worlds best chefs, Grant Achatz, is at Alinea. You could also pick up a copy of his personal story--Life on the Line- it's an inspiring tale of perseverance and dedication to craft.
Cooks Illustrated is a great resource. They also bring a touch of sophistication and knowledge to everyday recipes. Bring that to your home with one of their books. I like to flip through to learn quick technique tidbits.
Patissierre extraordinaire
Interior Design Books
For your friends that love all this home.
Feast your eyes on an entire book of the best Architectural Digest spreads of the last century.
This cover pops on a coffee table. Put it on top of the stack.
Domino has a great selection of interior design coffee table books.
Sports
Triumph and defeat. Sports bring true drama and emotion. Here are two books that look at those moments through different lenses.
This is a book that gets sports fans talking about sports and coverage of sports.
Beautifully shot photos of St German football club
Majestic horses, check!
The bright greens and crisp whites in these books evoke sunny days on summer courts.
Cool Books
Books that are fun to flip through.
This book is like capturing behind the scenes shots of moments of world history. Fascinating to flip through.
It's great on TV and it's great on a coffee table.
Great book to start nostalgic music conversations.