Iron coffee tables are one of the most popular coffee or cocktail style table in homes today. Metal coffee tables generally have a decorative metal base on which sits a top of glass, wood or perhaps another type of metal. Often times, this style of table is referred to as a wrought iron coffee table, glass metal coffee table or a wood iron coffee table. The base on true wrought iron coffee tables is manufactured by a blacksmith in a forge and are truly one of a kind pieces. Other metal cocktail tables are produced by casting methods in which the metal is heated and poured into a mold creating the iron coffee table base.