I took inspiration from a friend’s coffee table that a second shelf for storage and from Japanese temple architecture where the roof lines extend far past the exterior walls for this coffee table. Designed from our home, it has storage cubbies that perfectly fit my Fine Woodworking magazines, my wife’s many books and smaller cubbies for the detritus of living room life. When company comes over, all items on top of the table can be neatly stored leaving only the matching coasters for cocktails, apps, etc.