And are credenzas, sideboards, consoles, and buffets all the same thing?
The word credenza kind of screams elegancelike it should be an elegant architectural flourish or an style of tile.
But credenzas are furniture, and you’ll find that they are just as useful as they are beautiful.
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If you’re in the market for some storage (and who isn’t?)
learn more about the credenza, and how they can help you keep your home looking sleek and stylish.
What is a credenza?
It typically comes to about waist height to allow you to easily reach and place things on its top.
What’s the story behind the credenza?
Credenzas have been an essential piece of dining room furniture for almost 700 years.
A sideboard offers plenty of storageincluding, often, additional shelving or display space in a hutch on top.
If your sideboard has a hutch, you might’t take advantage of it for serving or displaying food.
A console is a similar height to the buffet, and has the same long legs.
Here are a few spots where a credenza will fit right in.
As a sofa table
Increase the storage available in your sofa table by using a credenza instead.
This works best for living room arrangements where the sofa and credenza are floating away from the wall.
(Because who wants to have to pull the sofa out to access their favorite books?)
In fact, in many offices, you’ll see credenzas placed right behind the desk for storage.
