Bone Inlay coffee table

If you have been sourcing coffee table ideas you probably discovered the beauty of bone inlay. You can find these tables at Anthropologie, Etsy, and Overstock to name a few.

A bone inlay coffee table is perfect to create a focal point in your interior design. The intricate color, detail, and style of these tables are fabulous for making a statement and adding personality.

They come in many sizes and shapes, such as round, oval, rectangle, and square. These tables tend to be investment pieces that typically cost over $1000 due to the handmade design and craftsmanship.

Bone inlay coffee tables have an exotic look that’s perfect in eclectic-bohemian decor. They are great for other design styles as well.

What is bone inlay?

Since the days of ancient Egypt, craftsmen have been using inlaid bone to decorate furniture and home decor.

Bone inlay is a technique that involves fixing intricate, hand-carved pieces of camel bone and/or mother-of-pearl into a wooden frame. The frame is filled with an uncolored or colored resin.

The art of bone inlay began in the royal palaces of Rajasthan where Maharajas commissioned extravagant inlay furniture pieces. Bone inlay can be found in cabinets, chests, tables, chairs, mirrors, lamps, and more!

Bone inlay is a three-step process that takes as long as a month to create.

First fragments of the camel bones are used to create the layout of the design. The detailed pattern is then attached to the wood frame.

Lastly, resin is filled around the bone shapes to create the background. When the resin is colored it creates a beautiful contrast against the camel bone and/or mother-of-pearl.