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19th Century Federal Sideboard With Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Federal Sideboard With Inlay 78"W x 32"D x 36"H
Category

Antique 19th Century Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian orange lacquered sideboard with inlay, 1970s
Located in Sint-Niklaas, VOV
Amazing and unique vintage Italian Sideboard in Orange lacquered paint. Inlay in the front door
Category

Vintage 1970s Buffets

Materials

Wood

Point Credenza - a Modern Geometric Sideboard with Inlay
By HEMO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Point is a modern sideboard of geometric lines. Precious inlays handcrafted. A metal handle of
Category

2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Adelphi Gray Wooden Sideboard with Inlay - Made of Solid Oak
By Fratelli Boffi
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Introducing the Adelphi sideboard designed by Archer Humphryes Architects—a testament to exquisite
Category

2010s Italian Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Oak

Edmond Spence Mid-Century Sideboard with Inlays and Raised Edges
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage sideboard features a rich vintage walnut finish with unique brass trim
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

English Bench-Made Mahogany Sheraton Style Serpertine Shape Sideboard with Inlay
Located in North Salem, NY
-made Mahogany sideboard, b Wood & Hogan is inspired by a rare original of the circa 1790 Sheraton
Category

Antique 18th Century English Sheraton Sideboards

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Serpentine Inlaid Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
18th century English Sheraton walnut sideboard with inlay.
Category

Antique 1790s English George III Sideboards

Materials

Brass

20th Century Federal Style Serpentine Front Mahogany Sideboard
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century Federal Style Serpentine Front Mahogany Sideboard with inlay 68"W x 21"D x 37.5"H
Category

20th Century Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

PLAZA sideboard
Located in Frazão, Porto
PLAZA is a beautiful wooden sideboard with inlaying doors and drawers, and stunning details
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

PLAZA sideboard
PLAZA sideboard
H 33.86 in W 80.71 in D 21.26 in
Art Nouveau Style Sideboard with Brass Inlay
Located in Hanover, MA
Early 1960's vintage custom made French walnut sideboard with illuminated bar cabinet having
Category

Vintage 1960s American Jugendstil Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Modern Walnut Sideboard Buffet with Marquetry Inlay
Located in North York, ON
Modern walnut sideboard buffet with marquetry inlay. This stunning cabinet with its understated
Category

2010s Modern Buffets

Materials

Walnut

1960s Sideboard with Maggiolini Type Inlays Walnut
Located in Buggiano, IT
Sideboard with Maggiolini-type glossy inlays walnut Special Italian design Period: 1960 Size cm
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Nesso Gray Small Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Gray Small Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful cabinet in pearly resin
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Resin

Nesso Gray Large Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Gray Large Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful cabinet in pearly resin
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Resin

George III English Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard with Quarter Fan Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful George III English crotched mahogany sideboard with conforming French polished molded
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Hungarian Art Deco Sideboard with Exotic Wood Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Hungarian Art Deco walnut sideboard with exotic wood inlays consisting of ebony
Category

20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Ebony, Walnut

Diminutive George III Hepplewhite Inlay Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Georgian serpentine sideboard features fine inlays, banding and cross banding. It is in
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Tesselated Stone Sideboard w/ Brass Inlay
By Maitland Smith, Enrique Garcel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage cabinet made with tessellated stone with inlaid brass trimming. Made in an art deco fashion with ample storage for home or office. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Stone, Marble, Brass

Antique English Sheraton Serpentine Sideboard with Satinwood Inlay
Located in New Orleans, LA
The form of this serpentine sideboard is handsome and the satinwood inlay is beautiful.  
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Satinwood, Mahogany

19th Century Regency Mahogany and Inlay Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th Century Mahogany Sideboard. Late Regency to Early William IV Period. Beautiful
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood

Helios 4-Door Makassar Sideboard with Horn Inlays
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
A cabinetmaking gem fashioned of prized Makassar ebony, this sideboard will ideally enrich
Category

2010s Italian Sideboards

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Nesso Mint Green Large Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Mint Green Large Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful cabinet in pearly
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Resin

Nesso Beige and PinkSmall Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Beige and PinkSmall Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful cabinet in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Resin

Nesso Mint Green Small Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Mint Green Small Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful cabinet in pearly
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Resin

Mandala Sideboard White Gold Storage Cabinet with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Beautiful brass arches and inlay patterns adorn the Mandala Sideboard Basra. Italian design is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Sideboard with Ebony Inlay
By Charles Bevan
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival oak and inlaid ebony Victorian sideboard attributed to the renowned English
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Nesso Beige and Pink Large Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nesso Beige and Pink Large Sideboard with Brass Inlay by Matteo Cibic is a beautiful cabinet in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Resin

French Style Inspired Bone Inlay with Resin Buffet Sideboard
Located in New York City, NY
The age old craft of inlay combined with a modern resin pouring technique makes this heirloom piece
Category

2010s French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Bone

French Style Inspired Bone Inlay with Resin Buffet Sideboard
Located in New York City, NY
The age old Craft of inlay combined with a modern resin pouring technique makes this heirloom piece
Category

2010s French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Bone

credenza sideboard in pippy oak with smoked glass inlay
Located in Plymouth, GB
smoked glass inlay and oak credenza. The oak doors are made from waney edge slabs of very sought after
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Porchester Sideboard, Smoked Eucalyptus Handcrafted Cabinet with Mica Inlay
By Charles Burnand
Located in London, GB
The Porchester cabinet, designed by Charles Burnand Studio has a smoked eucalyptus carcass with two doors inlaid with gold coloured mica petals and one simple smoked eucalyptus inter...
Category

2010s British Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Jiangsu Province Rosewood with Bone Inlay Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Jiangsu Province Rosewood with Bone Inlay Sideboard Cabinet Exceptional 1800's
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sideboards

Materials

Bone, Rosewood

Victorian Walnut Cabinet Sideboard Breakfront Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
High end Victorian sideboard of breakfront form Hand crafted from walnut with intricate inlay work
Category

Vintage 1980s Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Cabinet Sideboard Breakfront Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
High end Victorian sideboard of breakfront form Hand crafted from walnut with intricate inlay work
Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

American Mahogany Gallery Sideboard with Conch Shell and Patera Inlays. C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite style mahogany sideboard with an acorn brass and mahogany rail gallery
Category

Antique 1840s American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Marquetry Sideboard French, Granite, Inlay, Bronze Mounts and Feet
Located in Miami, FL
Marquetry Sideboard French, Granite, Inlay, Bronze Mounts and Feet Offered for sale is a large
Category

Late 20th Century Sideboards

Materials

Granite, Metal

18th Century George III Period Mahogany & Inlay Pedestal Sideboard
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
sideboard. The bow fronted central section with satinwood and rosewood inlay and shaped with a straight
Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Sideboard, English, Rosewood, Dresser, Boxwood Inlay, Victorian, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique sideboard. An English, rosewood dresser with boxwood inlay and dating to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Veronese by Morelato, Sideboard with Precious Wood Inlay on the Doors
By Morelato
Located in Salizzole, IT
Veronese, contemporary sideboard with precious wood inlay on the three doors made of cherry, maple
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Classic Three Doors Sideboard with Drawers in Radica Inlays by Modenese
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
An elegant solid wood made in Italy dining room sideboard with maple inlay, finely carved with
Category

2010s Italian Baroque Credenzas

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Antique English "Druce & Co., London" Mahogany with Inlay Demi-Lune Sideboard
By Druce & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English "Druce & Co., London" Mahogany with Inlay Demi-Lune Sideboard.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Boulle-Style Sideboard with Rich Bronze Appliques and Hard Stone Inlays
Located in Barletta, IT
French three-door sideboard from the first half of the 1800s, in Boulle style, made of ebonized
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Ebony

Edwardian Sideboard Mahogany Server Sheraton Inlay 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Edwardian small side board with string inlays circa 1910 Hand crafted from mahogany with Sheraton
Category

Vintage 1910s Edwardian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany and Satinwood Buffet/Sideboard circa 1840 with Marquetry Inlay Sheraton
Located in Houston, TX
Fine quality antique Sheraton sideboard with shell design marquetry inlay, circa 1840. One deep
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Modern Walnut Sideboard Buffet with Marquetry Inlay in Grey Wash Finish
Located in North York, ON
Modern walnut sideboard buffet with marquetry inlay in grey wash finish by Baker Furniture
Category

2010s Sideboards

Materials

Gold Leaf

Noble Sideboard with Drawers in Natural Wood Finish and Radica Inlays
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
A decorative credenza in dark solid wood, with the classic floral wood inlay work that is visible
Category

2010s Italian Empire Credenzas

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Deluxe Four Door Sideboard with Drawers and Radica Inlays by Modenese
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Our bespoke cradenza with exquisite marquetry inlay wood work. This re-imagine classic piece is
Category

2010s Italian Empire Credenzas

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Bass Credenza Sideboard with Straw Marquetry Inlay and Patinated Brass Plinth
By Charles Burnand
Located in London, GB
shelf and two doors, each piece is finished with a distinctive inlayed panel in either mica or straw
Category

2010s British Sideboards

Materials

Straw, Wood

Theodore Alexander Italian Sideboard Marble Top Floral Inlay Brass Lion Mounts
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Toledo, OH
Theodore Alexander Italian sideboard. Marble top with brass gallery rail. Decorative figural brass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Other Sideboards

Materials

Wood

French Art Deco Palisandre Sideboard or Buffet with Mother of Pearl Inlay
By Jules Leleu
Located in Troy, MI
mother of pearl inlay is attributed to Jules Leleu. Each side of this piece features a cabinet that opens
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Brass

Stickley Furniture Federal Mahogany Inlay Sideboard Credenza Buffet
By Stickley Brothers
Located in West Hartford, CT
stunning bell flower and oval inlay on tapered legs. Sides have star inlay. It has two locking flame
Category

Late 20th Century American Federal Buffets

Materials

Brass

Antique Sideboard in Walnut Inlays, Chest of Drawers and Placard, '700 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique sideboard in walnut with inlays in the upper part, complete with internal poplar chest of
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Walnut, Poplar

Mesa 80" Sideboard - organic modern, solid FSC certified ash with leather inlay
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
for a delightful combination in the Mesa Sideboard. Slim and elegant legs gently taper to the ground
Category

2010s Organic Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Ash

Beautiful Credenza with Inlay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian style sideboard cabinet with inlay wood and two cabinets with shelves. (Please confirm
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Credenza with Inlay
Beautiful Credenza with Inlay
H 33.5 in W 72.5 in D 19.5 in
French Sideboard with Mother of Pearl Inlay and a Sycamore Interior C 1930
By Andre Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French sideboard attributed to Leleu having four doors with mother of pearl inlay and a sycamore
Category

Vintage 1930s Credenzas

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Sycamore

Large Oriental-Style Sideboard in carved Wood, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large oriental-style sideboard in carved wood, with mother-of-pearl inlay; wrought iron handles
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Algerian Islamic Buffets

Materials

Tin

Large Oriental-Style Sideboard in carved Wood, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large oriental-style sideboard in carved wood, with mother-of-pearl inlay; wrought iron handles
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Algerian Islamic Credenzas

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Gold Leaf and Radica Inlays Sideboard by Modenese Interiors
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
classic piece. Our classic baroque side board in solid wood, enriched with briar panels, handmade inlay
Category

2010s Italian Empire Credenzas

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Pierre Cardin Sideboard Brass Black Lacquered Shell Inlays, 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Paris, IDF
A unique and timeless Pierre Cardin vintage piece, this French midcentury sideboard feels imposing
Category

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

French Trumeau sideboard 1830's inlay wood / Width 100 / depth 45 / height 85 cm
Located in WEERT, NL
French Trumeau / side table / sideboard 1830's with inlay wood, with original mirror French Trumeau
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Side Tables

Materials

Marble

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Sideboard With Inlay For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sideboard with inlay you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every sideboard with inlay was constructed with great care. Find 107 options for an antique or vintage sideboard with inlay now, or shop our selection of 20 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sideboard with inlay — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A sideboard with inlay is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one sideboard with inlay that is appealing in its simplicity, but Scarlet Splendour, Modenese Gastone and Charles Burnand produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sideboard With Inlay?

A sideboard with inlay can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,995, while the lowest priced sells for $1,027 and the highest can go for as much as $85,000.

Finding the Right sideboards for You

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance since their modest first appearance. In Italy, the sideboard was basically a credenza, a solid furnishing with cabinet doors. It was initially intended as an integral piece of any dining room where the wealthy gathered for meals in the southern European country.

Later, in England and France, sideboards retained their utilitarian purpose — a place to keep hot water for rinsing silverware and from which to serve cold drinking water — but would evolve into double-bodied structures that allowed for the display of serveware and utensils on open shelves. We would likely call these buffets, as they’re taller than a sideboard. (Trust us — there is an order to all of this!)

The sideboard is often deemed a buffet in the United States, from the French buffet à deux corps, which referred to a storage and display case. However, a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying attractive kitchenware and certainly makes more sense in the context of buffet dining — abundant meals served for crowds of people.

An antique or vintage sideboard today is a sophisticated and stylish component in sumptuous dining rooms of every shape, size and decor scheme, as well as a statement of its own, showcased in art galleries and museums. Furniture maker and artist Paul Evans, whose work has been the subject of various celebrated museum exhibitions, created ornamented, welded and patinated sideboards for Directional Furniture, collections such as the Cityscape series that speak to his place in revolutionary brutalist furniture design as much as they echo the origins of these sturdy, functional structures centuries ago.

If mid-century modern sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, the particularly elegant pieces crafted by designers Hans Wegner, Edward Wormley or Florence Knoll are often sought by today’s collectors.

Whether you have a specific era or style in mind or you’re open to browsing a vast collection to find the right fit, 1stDibs has a variety of antique, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.

Questions About Sideboard With Inlay
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    A sideboard is nearly the same thing as a buffet, but slightly shorter. Standing against a wall in a dining room, a sideboard’s main function is to supply an easily accessible surface for serving trays, bowls or plates of food.

  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 4, 2023
    An inlay earring is an earring that shows off a certain decorating technique. In jewelry making, inlay is the process of carving small recesses in the surface of a metal, like platinum, gold or silver, and then filling them with precisely cut accent materials. You can find inlay earrings featuring a variety of semiprecious stones and gemstones, such as lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, opal and turquoise. They may also be decorated with inlays of shells, beads, glass and other materials. Shop a range of inlay earrings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Sideboards are cabinets with shelves and drawers used to store serving utensils, dinnerware and table linens.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Bone inlay furniture is any piece of furniture that shows off embedded pieces of bone. Often, the inlay is in an intricate geometric or floral pattern. On 1stDibs, find a large collection of bone inlay furniture from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 23, 2019

    The difference between inlay and marquetry is that with marquetry, pieces of wood, ivory, metal and other materials are used to form an intricate design that is applied as a veneer to a wood surface, while with inlay, cutouts are made in a solid piece of material to receive segments of a different set of materials that form a surface pattern.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    The purpose of a sideboard is to provide a place to store and organize items for the home. Often used in dining rooms, sideboards work well for keeping serveware and dinnerware free of dust and hidden when not in use. Some people use sideboards to house entertainment centers, media, games and other odds and ends in living rooms, or place them in entryways to provide places to stash cold-weather accessories, bags and shoes. Explore a large collection of sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A kitchen sideboard is a piece of furniture used for serving food and storing serving dishes and table linens. Kitchen sideboards long and often sit low to the ground. Shop vintage sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Mother of pearl inlay furniture is a chair, table or case good usually made out of wood and embellished with fragments of oyster or mussel shells called mother of pearl. Furniture makers make carvings into the furniture and then carefully add the cut mother of pearl. On 1stDibs, find a range of mother of pearl inlay furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Bone inlay furniture is usually made out of wood or metal. An artisan creates carvings along the top, front or sides of the piece and then carefully applies pieces of natural bone to add ornamentation to the furnishings. On 1stDibs, shop a range of bone inlay furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The terms buffet and sideboard are used interchangeably, although buffets generally have higher legs and stand 34 to 38 inches tall.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    What you can use instead of a sideboard depends on your specific needs. If you're looking for a place to set up buffet spreads when entertaining guests, a console table may be a good option. For storing or displaying items in the dining room, try a bar cabinet, hutch, bookshelf or floating wall shelves. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of dining room furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A sideboard table is generally used for storing cutlery, napkins and other dining supplies. Sideboards have much in common with credenzas and buffet tables but they are distinct from both of those other kinds of case pieces. Shop a range of antique and vintage sideboards and other storage furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    The difference between a sideboard and a server mostly pertains to usage. A sideboard is a side-table with cabinet doors that is used for serving, most often in a dining room (today, sideboards can sometimes be found in living rooms and foyers). In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard. Sideboards have short legs or no legs at all. A server is very slim and is meant to be placed along the dining room wall. It is shorter and takes up less room than a sideboard and is also considered to be more formal than a sideboard — a sideboard might offer a surface to serve dinner, whereas a server might best be used to serve dessert. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary sideboards and servers from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    The difference between a sideboard and a hutch is that a sideboard is a side table with cabinet doors that was originally used for serving, most often in a dining room (now, you might find a sideboard in a foyer or living room). A hutch is essentially a storage piece made of two parts — there is a set of shelves or cabinets on top of a lower unit, which features a counter and either cabinets or a set of drawers. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard. A hutch might be of help in serving tea or other beverages, but it is more of a case piece than it is a piece of furniture that is used for serving. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary sideboards and hutches from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    Yes, a sideboard should generally be taller than a dining table in the same space. Look for a sideboard that is about four to six inches taller than the dining tabletop. The shortest pieces you should consider are those of equal height to the table. If your sideboard is shorter than the dining table, your room may look out of proportion. On 1stDibs, find a variety of sideboards.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    How tall a sideboard should be in a living room varies. Most sideboards are 34 to 36 inches tall. If you're using a sideboard as a television stand, the sideboard should be tall enough to allow the center of the television screen to be at eye level. Otherwise, you can typically choose any size sideboard. Shop a range of sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Yes, you can generally use a sideboard as a TV stand. If you plan to rest the TV on the top of a sideboard, double-check that its weight capacity is great enough to support the weight of the television safely. You may also want to drill the back of the sideboard to add holes for the cords and cables that connect the components of your home theater system. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of sideboards.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    The main difference between a buffet and a sideboard is that a buffet is usually slightly taller than a sideboard. However, both types of tables are typically found in the dining room and both serve the same function as a place to put serving dishes.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    Buffet tables and sideboards are both types of cabinet furniture. Though often used as a synonym for “sideboard,” a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying decorative kitchenware. The term derives from buffet à deux corps, a piece which is seen mostly in French Provincial furniture. A sideboard is a side-table with cabinet doors that is used for serving, most often in a dining room. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard (it's not uncommon to find a sideboard in a foyer, however). Find a wide range of mid-century modern buffets and sideboards on 1stDibs.

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