WILL GLASS TABLES HELP MY LIVING ROOM FEEL SPACIOUS?

I’m looking for small glass side tables to put next to the seating in my small living room. Is it true that they will boost the sense of space? AM, London E17.

Glass or acrylic tables enhance the feel of space because the eye moves across them without stopping. To increase the effect, treat the walls, ceiling and floor with a seamless flow of a light tone, reserving strong colour or pattern for single elements. For tables, try the Gala from Habitat, 0344 499 4686, habitat.co.uk, which is formed from a single piece of tempered glass, H45xw45xd41cm, £125; nest of two, £250. Glassdomain, 0121 236 6637, glassdomain.co.uk, offers many options, including the Combi Glass Lamp table, 50cm sq, from £260. Carew Jones, 0845 230 2411, carewjones.co.uk, is known for statement Perspex furniture; try the Claydon Cube, 50cm sq, £1,050. Glass tables with metal frames also work well, such as the Keswick (above), 40cm sq, £455, Neptune, 01793 427427, neptune.com.