What distinguishes the sideboard actually out? sideboards have a shelf space, shelves and drawers to provide ample storage space. The furniture can be set up equally as a charming individual piece and integrate into the existing facility. A sideboard is on the one hand half-high and usually has a filing / work surface and including two / three-door cabinets. On the other hand, models of the furniture can have another cabinet construction or shelf attachment.

Kitchen utensils often have granite / stone or plastic worktops and can even be slender kitchenetteput up. Here, for example, final work is done before serving meals. The necessary utensils can be inside the sideboard stow. The furniture has been used for several hundred years mainly in farmhouses. Therefore, sideboards are known to most people as heirlooms and antiques. However, retailers also offer consumers modern and stylish designs that do not give an idea where their rather rustic origins are.

Different designs of the sideboard for versatile use

The name sideboard Nowadays it is mostly equated with buffet, although these two pieces of furniture were originally different. A buffet is one wooden chestwhich was placed directly on walls. On the other hand, some models of the sideboard can be placed freely within a room, similar to a counter. At that time, both furniture was richly decorated according to ancient tradition. They were in the dining room or the kitchen.

Today’s sideboards all have a filing / work surface and integrated drawers or cabinets. Some models can be used from different sides, which is why they are more practical room dividersuitable. Some sideboard has as a remnant of the buffet nor the structure with additional cabinets or shelves. This is reset so that enough space remains on the desktop. Half-height models without any structure are similar in appearance sideboardor one commode, where sideboards are significantly longer and flatter.

The following materials are processed for a sideboard

MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) is often used as a material for making kitchen furniture. It consists of the finest shredded wood fibers, certain additives / adhesives and is finally covered with wood veneer or a plastic surface. MDF is extremely durable and stable.

A sideboard made of solid wood is completely made of natural wood and therefore equally durable and robust. Solid wood can be either oiled or protected by a varnish layer. Both surface treatments give different characteristics of the sideboard.

Since oiled wood remains porous, the charming grain is visible. The treatment with oils, however, is regularly recommended to preserve the beauty of the wood. More time is therefore needed for the care of the sideboard. If this does not happen, for example, moisture quickly leaves unsightly stains. Soft wood species such as pine or spruce can easily get dents and scratches.

Lacquered wood and solid worktops have certain advantages

Lacquered wood, on the other hand, even removes regular drops of water without any problems – the unique wood grain is invisible. For the use in the kitchen, however, it is primarily important that the surfaces of the sideboard are easy to clean and robust. In the case of lacquered kitchen furniture, the color selection is also significantly larger, so that consumers can live their creativity free.

The work surface of the respective sideboard can be made of stone decor, wood or plastic as well as real stone / granite // marble. The latter are of course at a higher price level. Real stone is equally robust, scratch-resistant and easy to clean. This surface also does not bother the rude setting of pots and pans so quickly.

Trends at sideboards

A modern sideboard combines stylish design with time-saving storage space. Since in new buildings more and more open kitchen areas / island kitchens are installed, free-standing sideboards are contemporary furniture that can be used on both sides and additionally serve as a stylish separation of dining area and kitchen or bar.