sideboard
Dish storage furniture
A sideboard is a piece of furniture, typically low and long, placed along a wall in a dining room.
It has a flat top surface for serving food and drink, with cabinets or drawers below for storing dishes, linens, and silverware.
The sideboard emerged as a practical piece for formal dining, keeping serving items within reach while freeing up table space.
She arranged the desserts on the sideboard for guests to help themselves.
Storage cabinet for serving
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- consoleComfort in distress
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
hutch · dresser · armoire · shelving · chest · drawers · bureau · furnishings
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
mortise · tenon · veneering · marquetry · inlay · handcrafted · artisan · chiseling
Vessels for serving meals
- placematsUnder the dishes
- candlesticksBases for tapers
- tableclothFabric dining surface protector
- napkinsMealtime wiping cloths
centerpiece · serving tray · flatware · porcelain · crystal · silverware · chafing dish · decanters
Decorative additions to something
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- patinaSurface film from aging
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
filigree · flourish · motif · rococo · baroque · art deco · chinoiserie · Victorian
Horizontal storage platforms
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- compartmentsEnclosed subdivisions within something
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
- organizerArrangement tool or person
cubbyhole · linen · silverware · tablecloths · napkins · serving dishes · glassware · decanters
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
provenance · heritage · collectible · time-worn · bygone · period piece · restoration · authentic
credenza
Storage cabinet for serving
cupboard · hutch · dresser · armoire · shelving · chest · drawers · bureau · furnishings · highboy
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
dovetail · mortise · tenon · veneering · marquetry · inlay · handcrafted · artisan · chiseling · planing
dinnerware
Vessels for serving meals
- placematsUnder the dishes
- candlesticksBases for tapers
- tableclothFabric dining surface protector
napkins · centerpiece · serving tray · flatware · porcelain · crystal · silverware · chafing dish · decanters · cutlery
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
embellishment · filigree · flourish · motif · rococo · baroque · art deco · chinoiserie · Victorian · Edwardian
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- compartmentsEnclosed subdivisions within something
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
organizer · cubbyhole · linen · silverware · tablecloths · napkins · serving dishes · glassware · decanters · wine bottles
antique
Old valued collectible
nostalgia · provenance · heritage · collectible · time-worn · bygone · period piece · restoration · authentic · relic
- French Furniturearmoire, armoires, bergere, buffet, chaise
- Neoclassical Furniturepedestal table, console table, chaise longue, settee, daybed
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- furnishingschairs, sofa set, sofas, armchair, tables
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
sideboardhutch
Cage for small pets
china cabinet · display cabinet · highboy · armoire · wardrobe