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Florence Knoll European Walnut Sideboard with Carrara Marble Top
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
A credenza in bookmatched walnut with a white Carrara marble top over four doors concealing five
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Florence Knoll Sideboard with Marble Top for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. Freestanding minimalistic credenza with elegant details such as the chromed base and marble top. Equipped with
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Metal

Paul Frankl Mahogany Sideboard with Cork Top SATURDAY SALE
By Paul Frankl
Located in Hanover, MA
brass. Genuine cork top with sculpted edge. See original catalog photos. Ready to place.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style sideboard, Mahogany with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
hue and the finish Is in fine condition. The white marble top has no restorations And is a clean white
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Sideboard with Black Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is in the Louis XVI-style made from mahogany and has Beautifully curved sides and is raised on toupie feet. The four doors Open easily and it has 0ne shelf for excellent...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI-Style mahogany sideboard, with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
The flame mahogany used in this piece is exceptionally good The craftsmanship in the cabinetry is extremely fine. The hardware is a beautiful soft hue in bronze and the Locks and key...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Infante II sideboard with Olympic White marble top and handles
Located in Frazão, Porto
Intemporal and balanced, this sideboard is a decoration must. With Natural Stone top and handles
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass

Modern Burl Wood and Mahogany Sideboard Buffet with Granite Top
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous modern burl wood and mahogany buffet. The sideboard has stunning olive ash burl wood
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sideboards

Materials

Granite

Rosewood Empire Style Credenza Sideboard with Marble Top, circa 1950s
Located in Southampton, NY
Rosewood Empire style credenza sideboard with marble top, circa 1950s. Original hardware. A chip to
Category

Mid-20th Century American Empire Credenzas

Materials

Rosewood

Antique French Art Deco Sideboard/Credenza With Black Marble Top
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
French Art Deco sideboard/credenza. Showcasing beautifully crafted Art Deco chrome hardware (the
Category

Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Marble

Paul McCobb Credenza or Sideboard, Walnut with Original Marble Top
By H Sacks Sons, Paul McCobb
Located in Kansas City, MO
trifold doors and the original black and gray marble top. All but one interior drawers are leather lined
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Aluminum

Louis XVI -Style buffet/sideboard mahogany with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
white marble top with pale gray Veining is in fine condition without restoration. It has four Drawers
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI-Style mahogany sideboard/buffet with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
patina is very fine. The white marble top is without stains or restorations and Has pale gray veining
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI-Style sideboard/buffet mahogany with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
exceptionally good. The white marble top is original and has no repairs. The finish is good and original. It has
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI-Style sideboard /buffet with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
This outstanding buffet in the Louis XVI-Style has exceptional Design with graceful curved sides. The storage is abundant With shelves and drawers with locks and keys. The cabinetr...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI -Style sideboard/buffet mahogany with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
This piece has beautiful and simple lines. It is made of very Fine mahogany and has a clean white marble with pale Gray veining. It is in fine condition and has no flaws or Problems ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI-Style sideboard/buffet mahogany with white marble top
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional quality of the craftsmanship and fine mahogany make this Piece especially desirable. The white marble is clear and has no restorations It has four doors that open to gre...
Category

Late 20th Century Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Greek Key Design Marble-Top Sideboard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Greek key design distressed painted marble top sideboard with 4 drawers over 4 doors.
Category

20th Century Sideboards

Deco Mahogany French Buffet Sideboard with Bronze Detailing Marble Top 1940
By Maxime Old
Located in New York, NY
Deco Mahogany French Buffet Sideboard with Bronze Detailing Marble Top 1940 This is a beautiful
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Marble-Top Ebonized Sideboard
Located in Austin, TX
Flawless 19th century French Louis XVI style sideboard with original Carrara marble top
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Style White Marble Top Mahogany Sideboard with Curved Sides
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent quality sideboard made of mahogany with a white marble top over a conforming case. This
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

1960s Mid-Century Modern China Display Cabinet Sideboard With Display Top
Located in Elkton, MD
Mid-Century Modern period sideboard features plenty of storage, including lower shelved cabinet
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Sideboard in Burl Walnut with Marquetry withMarble Top
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An early English Victorian console or sideboard in "D" form in burled walnut with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Louis Philippe French Walnut Sideboard Buffet with Marble Top
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this French Louis Philippe buffet or sideboard, was crafted from old
Category

Antique 19th Century French Buffets

Materials

Marble

Italian Rosewood Sideboard with Black Opaline Top by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Important and very rare rosewood sideboard with glass top in black opaline, designed by Vittorio
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Sideboard with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century Louis XVI enfilade, or sideboard, is constructed of solid mahogany
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble

French Buffet/Sideboard in Mahogany Louis XVI-Style with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Flame mahogany sideboard with four doors below four upper drawers, having Curved sides and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI-Style Sideboard/Buffet Mahogany with White Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
French buffet has graceful curved sides and a white marble top. Four drawers Under the white
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Mahogany Four Doors Sideboard with Red Marble Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Languedoc red marble top, with light central and lateral projections. Louis XVI style, partly from the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Queen Anne Style Buffet or Sideboard, Mahogany with Green Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely buffet with dark green marble and white veining running throughout. Two nice deep drawers that pull nicely, the locks work and it comes with A key. Two doors on each side an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Rosewood Sideboard by Dassi, with Opaline Top and Crystal Handles, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
rosewood sideboard demilune shaped, with glass top in black opaline and equipped with six drawers finished
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Crystal, Marble

French Antique Directoire Marble-Top Demilune Sideboard
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Directoire style demilune sideboard with gray Saint Anne marble top, resplendent
Category

Antique 1850s French Directoire Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass

18th Century Hand-Carved French Regency Period Buffet, Sideboard with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 18th century hand-carved oak Regency period buffet or sideboard is called a buffet de chasse
Category

Antique 18th Century French Régence Buffets

Materials

Marble

Italian Oak Wood Sideboard with Hand Carved Patterns and Travertine Marble Top
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This hand-carved oak wood sideboard features five folding doors and an interior central shelf
Category

2010s Italian Brutalist Sideboards

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Italian Oak Wood Sideboard with Hand Carved Patterns and Travertine Marble Top
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This hand-carved oak wood sideboard features five folding doors and an interior central shelf
Category

2010s Italian Brutalist Sideboards

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Antique Mahogany Grill Front Marble Top Sideboard
Located in London, GB
Antique Regency style breakfront sideboard, with an original marble top and in excellent condition
Category

Vintage 1930s English Regency Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Demi Lune Black and Brass Sideboard with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
interior storage shelves, narrow drawers at the top and a Carrara marble top with beveled edge. Unknown
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Maitland Smith Faux Painted Marble Top Sideboard Buffet Server with Silver Leaf
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maitland Smith faux marble-top distressed painted commode with 1-drawer over 4 doors containing 3
Category

20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1940s Slim Oak Cabinet Sideboard Desk with Open Folding Writing Working Top
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
the 1940s in Sweden consists; One adjustable bookshelf with adjustable supports a open folding top
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Beech, Oak

French Louis XVI, Style Buffet/Sideboard in Mahogany with White Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
is glass and is backed with a mirror. The marble Top is original and is in great condition without
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Carrara Marble

French Inlaid Sideboard in Wood with Marble Top and Bronzes from 20th Century
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French sideboard of the 20th century. Furniture in various precious woods adorned with floral inlay
Category

Late 20th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Flame Burl Four-Door Banded Top Buffet Sideboard with Tulip Pulls by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful four door modern buffet sideboard by Henredon. Sideboard has beautiful flame burl with
Category

Late 20th Century Buffets

Materials

Burl

French Louis XVI Style White Painted Sideboard with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
French Louis XVI Style White Painted Sideboard with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts. Beautiful piece
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Jansen Style Black Lacquered Sideboard with Brass Trim and a Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine French Jansen style black lacquered sideboard with brass trim and a Carrara marble top
Category

Mid-20th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th c. Louis XVI Style Inlaid Sideboard with Marble Top and Bronze Accents
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century Louis XVI style parquetry inlaid sideboard cabinet featuring gilt bronze mounts
Category

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Art Deco Rosewood Marble-Top Sideboard with Mother of Pearl Inlay, 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Art Deco marble-top sideboard or credenza France, circa 1930s
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Italian Sideboard in Walnut with Brass details and Glass top, Italy, circa 1950
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
finishings, handmade solid brass grips and a glass top. The original glass top still has it’s original black
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

English Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Sideboard, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany sideboard with scalloped tambour top back splash, ribbon mahogany molded
Category

Antique 1810s English George III Sideboards

Mid-Century Italian Sideboard with Glass Top in the Style of Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage Italian dresser features six drawers for storage with a black glass top, and in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Glass

A French mahogany sideboard circa 1920 having a white marble top with open sides
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French mahogany sideboard circa 1920 having a white marble top with open sides having marble
Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble

French Provincial Marble-Top Credenza/Sideboard in Carved Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
French Provincial marble-top buffet sideboard in carved walnut Offered for sale is an impressive
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Buffets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Hollywood Regency Black Lacquer Marble Top Enfilade Sideboard
Located in Bradenton, FL
. The rich black finish contrasts beautifully with the white marble top. Sideboard has three doors that
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble

19th Century Black Ebonized Empire Round Corners White Marble-Top Sideboard
Located in IT
Rounded edges sideboard with white marble-top from I Empire period, from France. This sideboard
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

French Victorian Walnut Burr Satinwood Sideboard Chest of Drawers Marble Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
satinwood drawers and marble top sideboard with extra hidden silverware drawer A very versatile and good
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Antique Counter Lacquered Sideboard Faux Marble-Top Internal Drawers, Italy 1500
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique church counter or low sideboard, completely hand-lacquered, with a top in green faux marble
Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Tables

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Sideboard or Curio Cabinet, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
" marble topped lower sideboard with hand dovetailed pull and swing drawers, as well as four lower cabinet
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany and Bronze Marble-Top Sideboard, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany sideboard with shaped and beveled marble-top surmounting four
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Sideboard With Top For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal sideboard with top for your home. Frequently made of wood, stone and marble, every sideboard with top was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a sideboard with top, we have 182 options in-stock, while there are 16 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sideboard with top, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A sideboard with top is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one sideboard with top that is appealing in its simplicity, but Florence Knoll, Paul McCobb and Paul Frankl produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sideboard With Top?

The average selling price for a sideboard with top at 1stDibs is $5,400, while they’re typically $1,200 on the low end and $145,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Sideboards for You

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.

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance as case pieces 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.

Every imaginable iteration of the sideboard has taken shape over the years. 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 or vintage Danish sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays in the Hepplewhite style, 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 and vintage sideboards to choose from.

Questions About Sideboard With Top
  • 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 ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

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

  • 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 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 ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A peplum top is a top with a gathered and slightly ruffled piece of fabric at the waist of a blouse.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A tabletop is the flat, horizontal part of a table that is supported by the table’s legs. It is the part of the table where your meals are served. Tabletops come in various shapes, sizes and designs, and a variety of tables can be found 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 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 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 ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a cabinet is the specificity of the terms. A cabinet is any piece of furniture that features interior storage space hidden behind one or more doors. On the other hand, a sideboard is a long, low cabinet often used to store tableware and linens in dining rooms. Shop a diverse assortment of sideboards and other cabinets on 1stDibs.
  • 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 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 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 ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a G Plan sideboard, look for the maker's mark. Nearly all pieces produced by the British maker are marked, but G Plan utilized different markings over the years. For example, pieces from the 1950s and ’60s often display a gold foil oval label emblazoned with the words "E Gomme, High Wycombe." You can find images of all G Plan labels and marks on trusted online resources. You can also ask a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer to help you with the identification process. Explore a wide range of G Plan sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a console table comes down to usage and storage features. Sideboards are usually found in dining rooms and have shelving concealed behind cabinet doors for storing dinnerware, glassware and serveware. Normally positioned in entryways, hallways and living rooms, console tables may have no storage features or include drawers, open shelves or cabinet doors, depending on their design. Find a large selection of console tables and sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    How long a sideboard should be in a dining room depends on the size of the space and the dimensions of the accompanying dining table. Generally, a dining table should be larger than a sideboard to ensure a balanced look. You also want to ensure that there is at least 24 inches of space between the sideboard and other furnishings to provide enough clearance for walking. On 1stDibs, explore a variety 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.

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