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hmm...nice idea but I don't see it as being practical for the living room, maybe if it had more storage underneath?

I can not see this in a home - at all, but seems perfect for a waiting room at a dentist's.

the pages hanging would bug me, not to mention getting the spines scuffed up and wet. but it's a new idea, kind of fun, if not a bit impractical in reality.

I think it would be awesome to mount it on the wall in the bathroom

certainly an interesting idea but not very well thought out. putting anything else on top of the table will wear on the spines quite a bit. if it were a bit more inset into the frame and then had a tray on top that you could remove at will would make it work a bit better.

As an "audition" entry, my only problem with this post is that the featured coffee table has already been blogged on Apartment Therapy within the past year:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/tables-dining-occasional/magtable-by-umbra-032251

With there already being so many rehashed/reposted entries on AT, I hope that the new bloggers that join on will bring a fresh voice, new ideas, and new finds to the site.

I don't really see how this is aesthetically better than having some magazines on the tabletop. You can see all the pages hanging down, that's not so attractive. You don't get the "cover recognition" that can be helpful in picking up the issue you want when they are stored this way. Magazine boxes or stacks are neater. I think this one went too far past too clever for anyone's own good. People put a lot of emphasis on "double-duty"; this really doesn't perform as well as a top of the table or a shelf below which manages to keep magazines off the floor just fine.

Won't the centerfolds hit the floor?

This table may have been discussed here before, but I don't mind. And I, for one, am grateful Ashley did not speak of herself as if she were a group of people ("we have a runny nose and a cold but we really like this table") nor did she use the words "after the jump", which I have grown to dislike very much. Good luck, Ashley.

ROFL @ GHB! LOL

interesting idea, but totally impractical. Can you imagine what a time-consuming pain in the neck it would be to get those magazines on there without folding/tearing their pages? Not exactly the solution for people who can hardly find the time to clear a view to the television set...

I think this table is pretty neat and practical. I disagree with people thinking that the spines would get worn down through putting things on the table. As far as I can see, the spine of the magazines are slightly below the top of the table, so no rubbing.

And I don't know how the spines would get "wet"? Don't people use coasters anymore? I know I always do, and I don't have a fancy table.

And I have had magazine racks that functioned similar to this (though they weren't tables) and I didn't have any problem getting them placed neatly in the rack without bending or tearing pages. I can't imagine how it would be time consuming...

It's a lovely piece of furniture, shame it won't hold more magazines.

Thanks for showing me something I haven't seen! I think it would be great in an editor's office or a waiting room. It is clear that the spines are down a bit, and wouldn't get ruined!
Works for me!

For someone who reads alot of magazines and likes to have nice things and drinks on table this would be inpractical.

How chic!...Too bad it doesn't hold more mags...I'm a serial subscriber!

I like Ashley's writing style (and agree with jendavid99) - not so crazy about the table, but life would be dull if we all had the same taste!

I like this audition post - the style, content and grammar/spelling are all on point. I don't like the coffee table, but that's not that important to me as I don't like half the products AT posts yet I still enjoy learning about something new.

I don't think auditioning bloggers should be expected to know every single item that has been featured previously on AT. However, the editors should have a better grasp of previous content, and so if people are going to get snarky, snark at them. Ashley's done a nice job here. I have mixed feelings about the table, but it's an interesting piece and I'm glad to know it's out there! Cheers, Ashley.

I buy loads of magazines and never throw any out, this table is ideal for me I got it from Contemporary furniture and accessories including contemporary magazine racks and coffee tables

I buy loads of magazines and never throw any out, this table is ideal for me I got it from www.Design55online.co.uk