Surely many of us associate a buffet or sideboard with grandma’s kitchen. And if suddenly you find yourself the heir to this item, do not rush to throw it away. After all, it can become the highlight of the kitchen interior, filling the atmosphere with warmth and homeliness and, of course, pleasant memories associated with grandma’s house. Buffets and sideboards in modern styles look no less impressive.
Types of cupboards
Today there is a large variety of cabinets or display cases, and they can be made of different materials, for example, wood, plastic, glass or metal.
Usually, dishes made of porcelain or crystal are stored in such display cases. Some people use this furniture as collectors or simply who like to collect beautiful dishes.
In total, there are 3 main types of cupboards - display cabinets, sideboards and buffet. Their structure is generally the same, in the lower part there are compartments with wooden doors or drawers.
Well, glass or wooden shelves and partitions are often installed on the upper part of the structure. You can find designs that have a free niche in the middle. In this part you can place whatever you want.
In turn, display cabinets have 4 models that you can install in your home at your discretion.
- Corner display cabinets. They save a lot of space in the room. These cabinets are quite spacious. Doors can be trapezoidal or round.
- Floor-standing. The most common types of cabinets. They are installed in any convenient and more suitable place in the room.
- Hanging. Just one warning: don’t overload these display cases. More often than not, they come complete with a floor chest of drawers.
- Built-in. They are usually inserted into a niche in the wall. This way, the free space is put to good use and does not take up much space in the room.
Types of buffets
- closed type - assumes the presence of shelves covered with doors. Such a buffet may have a small window in which items on the shelves are partially visible;
- open type - such products do not have a door. An interesting design solution could be an open tabletop placed between the upper and lower tier;
- a classic type of buffet, providing for the presence of 3 levels with an open niche, shelves and doors.
Material for production
Wood, plastic, chipboard, MDF, glass or metal are used to make cabinets.
Thus, the buyer has the right to choose when choosing furniture to suit his interior, taste or depending on his financial situation.
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.
Rules of care
Like any furniture, your crockery cabinet needs to be looked after.
The rules are the most common:
- clean the cabinet from dust and dirt with a soft flannel cloth;
- To remove heavy stains, you can use a warm soapy solution. After this, the surface is wiped dry to prevent the appearance of streaks;
- In order to be able to appreciate how beautifully the dishes are arranged in the sideboard, the glass doors and shelves must be completely transparent. For cleaning, use regular glass cleaners;
- varnished wood is periodically treated with polish. Antique items are wiped with wax or oil;
- How to beautifully arrange dishes in a sideboard in the living room depends on the design of the cabinet. The difficulty usually arises when it turns out that a successful arrangement makes it very difficult to care for the dishes. The latter, especially if it is not used for its intended purpose, should be washed periodically and be sure to dry. Wet dishes should not be placed on glass shelves.
A sideboard for dishes is classified as a decorative item, not a necessary one. Its capacity may be quite small, but the design allows you to demonstrate porcelain and crystal in all its glory.
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.
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.
What is this
A sideboard for dishes actually belongs to the category of cabinet furniture. This kitchen interior item has been used for quite a long time, for several decades. A distinctive feature of the sideboard was originally the material. The material used was solid mahogany; the sideboards were not made from other materials.
At the moment, this piece of furniture can be made from virtually any material. Moreover, artificial components are very often used, due to their greater resistance to moisture and other influences.
Initially, it was a small cabinet in which bottles of wine were left to cool. The cabinets were decorated with various kinds of carvings and precious metals. The doors, as a rule, had glass inserts.
A little later, sideboards began to be used not only as a place to store wine, but also other items. Currently, the sideboard is a small suspended structure with glazed doors, inside of which dishes are located. In addition, tablecloths, various types of cutlery and food can be stored there.
The special feature is that the sideboard fits just as well in the living room as in the kitchen. Indeed, in the case of a living room, you can place wine inside it, as was done before. Let's consider what and in what part of the sideboard needs to be stored:Glass
Tempered glass display cases are quite durable in construction. In this case, the frame can be made of metal or a completely glass structure. In a modern interior, this is simply a wonderful choice.
And you don’t have to limit yourself to simple transparent glass; you can also consider colored models with mirrors. A showcase with a delicate pattern, which is applied from the inside of the structure or from the outside, will look elegant and beautiful.
Features of choosing a sideboard
The sideboard in the living room has some special features. The fact is that the traditional form of such furniture involves blind sections. This option is not suitable for demonstration purposes, so a model with glass doors is chosen for the living room.
To present the dishes from the most favorable angle, the sideboard for the living room is equipped with mirrored walls or stands. At the same time, the light, reflected in the mirror and refracted in the edges of the glass, emphasizes the beauty of the product.
However, in addition to displaying services or collections, the sideboard has another important function. The wardrobe is a significant element of the interior; its design should match the style of the living room. And since the hall is the most decorative room in the apartment, the most elegantly designed furniture is selected here.
Among living room furniture, sideboards most often act as decoration. The only exceptions are minimalist styles like techno, where furniture items perform only a utilitarian function.
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.
Plastic
Cupboards made of plastic are quite rare. The material itself is quite resistant to negative factors.
But despite its advantages, plastic furniture, unfortunately, lacks elegance and nobility, unlike glass and wood. Although if you are a lover of high-tech style, then you can pick something up.
Variety of colors and designs
To ensure that the tableware furniture looks harmonious in the room, select those models that match the style of the living room. A massive cabinet made of solid wood in natural shades will suit a classic interior. For a room in a palace style, it would be appropriate to use gilding and rhinestones on furniture, as well as carved elements.
You can decorate a glass facade with sandblasting designs, which always look impressive.
For a room in the Provence style, light shades of cabinets are often chosen. An antique or artificially aged buffet will look especially interesting. You can decorate white furniture yourself using decoupage technique. The result will be a truly unique item.
For a Scandinavian-style apartment, you can choose a cupboard in bright blue or yellow. This direction also includes furniture in white, brown or gray shades. Ethnic style is characterized by the use of only natural materials, so the china cabinet is chosen in a wood shade with a laconic design.
For hi-tech or minimalism, furniture with clear geometric shapes, without unnecessary decor, white, gray or black is suitable. A sideboard with imitation stone or metallic shine on the facades looks great. Also, in rooms with a modern design, display cabinets are often used.
Any cabinet will fit into a loft-style room – from an antique sideboard to a completely glass one. The color of furniture is often chosen dark or close to natural. This design combines seemingly incompatible things, but overall the result is spectacular.
Types of cabinet furniture for living rooms, current colors
Styles
- Baroque. Baroque is considered one of the most majestic designs in furniture. Although lately it has been extremely rare. This style is suitable for furniture made of wood, although it is ideal for display cabinets.
- Classic. If you stick to the classics, then this style is just right. This style will highlight your impeccable taste. Furniture in a classic style is made of expensive wood, the patterns are decorated with gilding. Accordingly, you need to select the appropriate dishes (crystal, porcelain) for such a cabinet.
- High tech. The hi-tech style lies in the fact that it differs from other styles in its simple, uncomplicated geometric shapes. Glass and steel are used for furniture of this style. The modest design of the showcases is compensated by lighting and fittings. When choosing display cabinets, the high-tech style is very harmonious.
- Modern style. Modern style is a combination of various combinations of several trends. At first glance, each modern-style living room seems exactly the same, but in fact, many emphasize the individuality of each. To maintain this style, plastic bookcases can be well suited; they will fit harmoniously into your interior and match the tone of your set.
- Modern. This style appeared around the beginning of the last century. These include simple forms without decoration. Most often they are wooden showcases with doors and glass walls, with simple patterns. They usually display expensive alcohol, beautiful porcelain and crystal sets, and goblets.
Benefits of a kitchen buffet
- most often there are traditional sideboards made from noble, environmentally friendly wood;
- large capacity allows you to store in them, in addition to kitchen utensils, decorative dishes and home textiles;
- Possibility of application in various styles to give the room special sophistication, individuality and nobility.
Despite all the above advantages, it is important to pay attention to some nuances of using this attribute in the interior:
- The buffet will look more harmonious as an independent item in the kitchen, so additional space should be allocated for its optimal placement. A luxurious sideboard will look intrusive in a small kitchen or living room, although there are more laconic compact designs on sale;
- the price of a high-quality product made from natural material will be quite high. On the other hand, a corner design for a kitchen is a more economical, compact and quite attractive option that will fit into a standard interior.
How to choose and place a closet in the living room
The choice of a cabinet and its further placement is up to each owner. Maybe you want to emphasize your individual style, close a niche in the wall, change furniture after a new renovation, a lot of dishes have accumulated and the old cabinets are no longer enough.
A good placement would be in the center of the living room or next to the dining table.
One of the important factors is that the new wardrobe matches the design of your living room. Don't overlook the quality of the construction. Consider the strength of the shelves on which you will display the dishes. All fasteners, retractable mechanisms and fittings must be strong and reliable.
Structural features of furniture
A sideboard cabinet in a modern style can have a very different design.
Depending on the living room area and style, select the appropriate model:
- standard floor option - this sideboard is installed near the wall anywhere in the living room. The cabinet can be narrow - single-door, 2- or 3-door;
- corner - a model of a special shape that allows you to install it in the corner of the room. A display cabinet for dishes of this kind is necessarily an independent element. If the sideboard is blocked on both sides by other furniture, it will not be possible to display porcelain and crystal;
- wall-mounted – a model in a modern style. The furniture is fixed to the wall so that there is a distance between the bottom edge and the floor. The cantilever shape gives the cabinet visual lightness and grace;
- The wall in the living room with sideboards includes a glazed section in which you can place dishes. Preference is given to modular living rooms, since in this case the furniture elements can be rearranged;
- island - a model for a spacious room. Such a cabinet is open on all sides, and almost entirely glazed so that the contents can be viewed from all sides. Quite often, a sideboard serves as one of the zoning elements;
- radius - can be either floor or corner. Its difference is the curvilinear shape of the facades. This is the most spectacular option, equally suitable for a living room in any style except rustic.
All common materials are used to make this furniture. Most often this is wood and MDF, and, of course, a variety of glass for doors and inserts. The combination of metal and glass is quite rare. The photo shows modern sideboards in the living room.
