A sideboard is special furniture designed for storing dishes, decorative items, and food. Previously, such a piece of furniture was placed in the living room, displaying the most beautiful sets of tea sets, crystal glasses and decanters on the shelves. This move demonstrated to the guests the wealth of the family. Many housewives believe that sideboards are outdated furniture and are not suitable for interior decoration today. This opinion is erroneous, since any sideboard can completely transform the design of a kitchen, living room or dining room if it is skillfully integrated into the interior.
The purpose of the buffet
Before you go to the store, you should decide on the purpose of this furniture, as well as learn more about its distinctive features.
Design and size may vary. Depending on this, the appropriate number of items can be placed inside.
- Another significant function is interior decoration.
- For this purpose, the most suitable design is selected.
- Photos published on various sites on the Internet, as well as directly in catalogs, will help with this.
Metal
Showcases with metal shelves can also be considered as an option. The material is made of steel, painted with the addition of powder enamel. This design gives the cabinet an elegant shine.
Well suited for lovers of styles such as:
- High tech;
- Loft;
- Minimalism;
- Modern.
But most often metal is used directly for the body of the structure.
Dimensions of the buffet in the living room
An important criterion is size. It may be different. You should proceed from the characteristics of the room and its area.
- The width also differs. There are many narrow options.
- They turn out to be very compact.
For spacious rooms, larger and more spacious ones are often purchased.
Buffet materials
Manufacturers practice the use of different materials. This allows us to produce the following varieties:
- Metal. Not very common in residential areas. Durable material is used for production, demonstrating its reliability during operation.
- Glass. They attract attention with their unique grace and elegance. Due to their transparency, they look especially light visually.
- Wooden. They are one of the most popular. Wood is a classic option, ideal for many occasions. The array has many attractive performance characteristics. He himself looks great, which transforms the appearance of the room. The most suitable models are selected for different styles.
- From chipboard. Among the advantages is the low price.
- From MDF. The advantages include fairly good strength. Operation becomes quite lengthy. You can choose the most suitable colors among the variety presented. The design attracts with its unique appearance.
Additionally, plastic can be used. This is a type of modern material that has good wear resistance and performs well in use. It is easy to care for. Most often it is used in modern styles, where it looks most appropriate.
Tree
Wooden furniture is one of the most common and widely available options. It looks elegant, it can be decorated with carvings, when ordering cabinets you can choose a pattern that will not be repeated with others, and your furniture will immediately become individual.
In addition, the tree can last a very long time and will last for more than one generation.
What to consider when choosing a buffet
A reasonable approach allows buyers to take a responsible approach to their purchases. They take a lot into account:
- One of the most significant criteria is the material. It's not just its appearance that matters. Additionally, it is worth assessing the quality. In order for the service life to be long enough, the furniture must meet the requirements, and it must also be properly cared for. In many cases, wood is one of the best options. It has excellent characteristics and performs remarkably well in direct use. Despite its fairly high cost, demand in this category of goods remains at a good level. The offered prices are justified due to the excellent quality.
- All structural features are carefully studied. It should contribute to comfortable operation and reliability.
- The size is selected for the specific size of the room.
- Price categories are very diverse. The specific price is influenced by materials of manufacture, dimensions and many other parameters that should be taken into account.
Additionally, there are still many points to consider in order to make the final right decision.
MDF
This is a medium density fiberboard. The price of furniture made from such material is certainly cheap, but unfortunately, it is not durable.
Moreover, cabinets are constantly wiped down during wet cleaning, floors are washed, or any liquid is accidentally spilled, which can lead to swelling of the cabinet frame.
Types of buffets
In the catalogs you can find several types:
- Standard. It has a traditional structure. A sufficient number of branches are provided.
- Angular. This type is placed in the corner, having appropriate shapes and design features. This makes it possible to rationally use space. The capacity in many cases is quite good, which allows you to place a lot inside.
- Built-in. Very often it can be seen in a modern interior. Looks great.
- Suspension. An excellent option for small spaces. Together with it you can further save space. Compactness is one of the most significant advantages. Additionally, you will be pleased with the wonderful view.
Each option has its own characteristics, which are worth getting to know better in order to make your final choice.
Chipboard
This is a particle board. Such boards are actively used by furniture manufacturers.
- This material is not expensive, practical and also has many other positive characteristics.
- One of the common types is a product made of chipboard with a varnish coating.
When making furniture, applying varnish is a protective method and gives the furniture shine.
Buffet color for living room
Manufacturers actively use different colors. When choosing the optimal color scheme, you should focus on the interior features so that the furniture looks beautiful.
For example, it could be white. It is highly popular, attracting with its wonderful appearance. Darker shades can also be used. They look quite rich. Brown is also one of them.
Styling and decor
To correctly fit a sideboard into the interior, you should choose it based on the stylistic orientation:
- Classic. Correct silhouette, strict contours. Symmetry is observed in the furniture itself and its arrangement;
- Minimalism. Regular cubic shapes without excess decoration. The decoration can be an unusual design. For example, an option where the glazed part is located in the center of a rectangular sideboard (similar to a large aquarium). The style is for everyone, keeping up with modern trends;
- Palace styles. Sideboard and all its relatives come from this era. It was the Baroque and Rococo styles that gave rise to the most beautiful and sophisticated options. Bent legs, carvings, gilding, porcelain overlays with painting. The styles are renowned for their sophistication and fluidity of form;
- Ethnic orientations. An oriental style sideboard in the shape of a polyhedron with openwork carved doors will create a unique flavor for the interior. You can also choose a design with different directions of hand painting (Zhostovo, Palekh, Khokhloma). To complete the picture, place appropriate items inside. Remember, ethnic style involves decorating the entire room in one direction. Single elements of the furnishings will either blur the overall impression or get lost in the interior;
- Vintage. This style involves the recreation of a certain historical period. Hand-finished furniture and individuality are encouraged. You can use methods of artificial aging, decoupage (pasting with colored napkins), and hand painting. The rest of the setting should be in the spirit of the same time period.
Ready or to order
By visiting furniture stores, buyers will be able to see a wide range of products in stock. It is necessary to find ideal solutions. They should suit you with their size, design, and many other features.
Often certain difficulties arise with searches. In practice, it can be difficult to find a model that completely satisfies all requests. The requirements can be very extensive.
In such cases, custom manufacturing is preferred. This option helps out quite often. It will be possible to get furniture that best suits all your needs.
For this purpose, it is worth contacting reliable companies engaged in production, using good materials, following technologies, and carefully approaching each client.
Functions of cupboards
A cabinet cabinet is a closed version with glazed display-type sections designed for storing and displaying dishes, souvenirs, books, various memorabilia and other utensils. They need to be protected from dust, and at the same time demonstrated to others.
A sideboard in the form of a slide can replace several pieces of furniture at once and become a good choice for a small living room
A sideboard-slide may have additional functionality. For example, it may have a special niche for placing a TV or large decorative items
Sideboard - showcase - this option is more decorative than functional sideboard. It is intended specifically for displaying beautiful and expensive dishes, antiques and other memorabilia that require not only attention, but also appropriate storage conditions. Its function is to protect them from the effects of dust and other possible contaminants.
A sideboard in the form of a display case can be made of different materials, but glass is always used for the front part
To give furniture an aristocratic look, facades are often aged artificially
Corner is great for saving space. The upper and lower parts of the internal space are presented in a triangular shape. Which is sometimes not the most convenient option in terms of functionality for storing dishes. If you don't completely fill triangular or trapezoidal shelves, you're wasting useful space. And if you actively use it, then some part of the dishes will always be in the far corner, which may be inconvenient to access. But despite this, a corner sideboard always looks great in the interior and stands out among other types of sideboards. Also most often made with a classic style finish.
When choosing the shade of a corner sideboard, take into account the overall color palette of the interior and the level of natural light in the room
If the corner sideboard is supposed to store more than just dishes, you should give preference to models with closed drawers and cabinets
A traditional buffet is designed to store food, tableware and cutlery. It consists of a cabinet with hinged doors. There are drawers on top of them, or he can do without them. And a cabinet with or without glazed doors, which is installed above this cabinet at a certain height. Thus, the niche between them can be used for laying out dishes on the countertop of the cabinet and serving them before serving.
The buffet can be made as a complete structure or consist of separate parts installed on top of each other
The most durable and durable option is a non-dismountable sideboard buffet.
The wall-mounted one differs from the classic one in that it has only the upper part with glass doors and is located on the wall. However, a massive cabinet is often installed under a wall-mounted sideboard; sometimes the cabinet has a tabletop. As with the version of the floor sideboard, it can be made with either a classic carved finish or in the Art Nouveau style.
Compact hanging display cases are often placed above the sofa, which effectively saves space in a small living room
Modular assumes that the sideboard consists of several separate modules, but made in a single stylistic direction. This option is good because a simple rearrangement of modules allows you to visually update the interior. This is an ideal solution for a living room with a small area. The only disadvantage of the modular option is that they are almost never made with classic finishes. For example, with carvings or paintings, so this option is not suitable for decorating a living room in a classic style.
Modular furniture provides enormous opportunities for creating an original interior in the living room
Island is characterized by the presence of only a lower cabinet. The top of the island sideboard is missing. It is designed for displaying and serving dishes. And most often it is close to the classical style in design.
A low sideboard may well play the role of a cabinet, on the top panel of which you can place a table lamp or beautiful decor
The option, made like a chest of drawers, is intended for storing things that do not require public viewing.
A sideboard chest of drawers has a certain number of closed drawers, but can also be equipped with compartments with glass doors
