subject: Coffee Table Tips You Never Knew Existed [print this page] Next, if the coffee table you want is made with metal at the feet you will want to seriously think twice before buying this if; 1 you have white carpets, the reason is quite obvious any moisture and you could have rust stains. Have you ever tried to get rust stains out of a nice white carpet? The other is if you live in a really humid state such as Florida then rust oxidation from condensation could be a factor. You might be thinking but hey, it's inside my house. That's true but when your air conditioning is on you wake up many mornings with condensation on your windows right, well it likes to cling to metal too.