The best coffee table books to add to your living room

best coffee table books
The best coffee table books to buy now Good Housekeeping UK

Coffee table books are a real treat, both to flick through and also just to have as beautiful objects in their own right.

Want a coffee table book for your home but need some inspiration? Here are just some of our favourites that showcase everything from photography to food...


This Creative Life: Fashion Designers at Home by Robyn Lea

Take a peek inside the homes of fashion geniuses, including Bella Freud’s warehouse conversion and Alice Temperley’s Regency manor.

£27.19 at amazon.co.uk


Still Waters & Wild Waves by Angela Harding

A beautiful celebration of Britain’s waterways, full of artwork by renowned printmaker Angela Harding.

£21.47 at amazon.co.uk


How Painting Happens (and why it matters) by Martin Gayford

Drawing on decades of conversations with artists, the author looks at the practices and habits of creatives.

£26.34 at amazon.co.uk


Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection - The Official V&A Exhibition Book

A stunning collection of photographs (highlights include works by Robert Mapplethorpe and Eve Arnold) from the collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish, as exhibited at the V&A in 2024.

£31.73 at amazon.co.uk


For the Love of Food by Paul Ainsworth

I was practically licking the pages of Paul Ainsworth’s gorgeous cookbook, which has a focus on fish and seafood.

£14.00 at amazon.co.uk


Painted Travels

Take an airmchair tour of the world with this beautiful book which includes paintings from destinations including Seville, Palm Springs and The Scottish Highlands.

£27.93 at amazon.co.uk


The Artist's Palette: The palettes behind the paintings of 50 great artists by Alexandra Loske

Take a deep dive into how 50 of the world's best-known artists put together their colour palettes, with details of the artworks they created using them.

£25.83 at amazon.co.uk


Monochrome Home

Interiors stylist Hilary Robertson celebrates the stylish simplicity of the monochromatic home — elegant interiors in black, white, and every shade of grey in between. A must for those who love neutral interiors.

Ryland Peters & Smal
Ryland Peters & Smal

£20.93 at amazon.co.uk


Accidentally Wes Anderson

Fans of Wes Anderson's eccentricity and use of pastel colours will love this coffee table book. Authorised by Wes Anderson himself, the author, Wally Koval, has collected photos inspired by the popular director and displayed them as travel inspiration in this fun book.

Trapeze
Trapeze

£24.93 at amazon.co.uk


Icons

Icons offers pop-art portraits and text homages to 50 heroines who shaped contemporary culture. Just some of the women it chronicles include Michelle Obama, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg and Audrey Hepburn. This is the ultimate "girl power" coffee table book.

Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books

£13.99 at amazon.co.uk


The Atlas of Beauty

Photographer Mihaela Noroc travelled the world to photograph 500 women for this beautiful and expressive coffee table book. The portraits come with accompanying texts from women in every continent and showcase beauty from all over the globe.

Particular Books
Particular Books

£21.33 at amazon.co.uk


For the Love of White

Fans of The White Company will just love the interior brand's coffee table book. "If I'm feeling stressed, I love a flick through this book," says Books Editor, Joanne Finney. "Its gorgeous pictures of homes decorated in every shade of white and neutral are so calming and inspiring. With a small child, pale colours are off limits for now but a girl can dream!"

The White Company
The White Company

at thewhitecompany.com


Capri Dolce Vita

Assouline is known for its iconic travel coffee table books, including the best-selling Ibiza title. Capri is part of its renowned collection and features images of the Mediterranean location that will have you dreaming of holidays to sun-soaked Italy.

Assouline
Assouline

£85.00 at net-a-porter.com.uk


Dior Catwalk

Part of the iconic 'Catwalk' collection by Thames and Hudson, this Dior book is a must for fashion fanatics. It features the iconic designer's best looks over the decades, with the grey design of the book looking sleek and stylish in almost any living room.

Thames & Hudson
Thames & Hudson

£38.30 at amazon.co.uk


The Photographs

This collection by National Geographic photographers showcases some of the most iconic and jaw-dropping images that you will ever see. Covering everything from nature scenes to portraits, everyone will love this book.

National Geographic
National Geographic

at amazon.co.uk


The Home Edit Life

This helpful book is as lovely to look at as it is useful. There's just something so pleasing about looking at colour co-ordinated cupboards.

Mitchell Beazley
Mitchell Beazley

£13.90 at amazon.co.uk

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