Apothecary Coffee Table What Is The Purpose Of A Coffee Table?

What is the purpose of a coffee table? - apothecary coffee table

I'm renovating my apartment and tried to find a coffee table. I have a very interesting on Craigslist. This is an apothecary table with many drawers on both sides ... very large. It asked me how tables are and what exactly is the purpose of them? To put the coffee? Most of the time they pick up the garbage at the end that look good, but in the cinema.