Handy Decor Tips For Sideboards And Buffets.

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A sideboard is one of the most functional pieces of furniture you can have in your home. It is a storage cabinet of waist-height that is usually placed against the longest wall in a room. Sideboards are usually non-descript and simple cabinets that offer more functionality than aesthetic. But it needs not to be just a boring cupboard. There are different ways that sideboards and buffets can be styled to make them interesting and elegant. They can be as attractive as a classy coffee table in your living room yet twice as useful.

Choosing a sideboard

There are many trusted furniture stores in India that sell sideboards in contemporary designs made from solid wood. Those cabinets will offer a timeless charm and be long lasting as well. Once you have decided to buy a sturdy and stylish sideboard for your home, you will need to place in an appropriate corner of the house where it can have maximum functionality.

Although a sideboard is commonly placed in the dining room or the hallway, it is versatile enough to be added as storage furniture for your living room, bedroom, kitchen or even the bathroom. A sideboard is not only useful for storage, but the cabinet top can also be utilised quite well to place decor pieces. It can help you organize dinnerware, cutlery, clothes, books, toys, bedding and about anything and everything that you may need to store. Sideboards can have opaque doors, shelves, open shelves and glass doors. There can be drawers to add more practicality or you may customise them as per your necessity. You can get two door cabinets or three to 4-door sideboards, based on the purpose it will serve. There are various designs and sizes available in both online and offline stores in India that can meet your requirements - like the Detroit Sideboard made from mango wood, by Aprodz can be very useful for storage in the kitchen.

Styling a sideboard

Styling a sideboard is quite easy once you can decide on the colour schemes and decor pieces. Nonetheless, you have to keep in mind about the purpose of the furniture and the room it will be placed in. Here are some useful styling tips to make your sideboard more attractive.

• Although the top of a sideboard is traditionally used for placing dishes and glassware in the dining room for serving, nowadays sideboards are quite commonly used for living rooms and bedrooms as well. So, the top of the cabinet can be used for displaying decor items like figurines, fancy ceramics, vases etc.
• If you wish to add practicality to the decor when styling sideboards for the dining room, you can put your cutleries or expensive china on display. Other centrepieces like a beautiful fruit bowl, tea cups, kettles, wine bottles and napkin holders can also be placed. However, the top should be well organized and there should not be any unnecessary clutter when placing the items.
• If you have placed your sideboard in your living room, it can be an excellent place to display art collections, photographs, stylish vases, travel mementoes etc. You can create a colour scheme to make it blend in with the decor of the living room. For rooms that have more whites or neutrals among other colours, sideboards in white like the Uzyn Sideboard by Aprodz or a sideboard beige finish can be a great addition to the pristine ambience.
• You can cluster different decor pieces to decorate the top of your sideboards for hallways. Instead of dumping keys and purses on the top, place a ceramic bowl to place the keys or mount a key hook above the cabinet. A sideboard in the hallway can be a beautiful and functional substitute for an end table. You can bring together different ideas to make it look attractive and inviting. Bowls full of sweetmeats, colourful flowers, paintings or a fancy lamp are excellent decor ideas that can be adopted.
• You can create a perfect symmetry by balancing decor pieces on both sides of the sideboards in modern designs, placed in living room or hallways. Select figurines and art pieces of the same height and place it on both sides of the cabinet top to make a great style statement. Also, create symmetry in the colour schemes of the decor pieces so that it blends in with the rest of the room. For example, the beautiful white Valky Sideboard made by Aprodz can be styled by placing white ceramics and neutral-hued decor items like a simple vase, a lamp or a mirror.
• Decorating the wall above a sideboard can bring out its beauty. It can be decorated like a galleria with interesting photographs, selected paintings, and quotes or by sticking wall decals to include a theme. Also, a statement mirror on the wall can look extremely majestic and make the space more illuminated.
• Saplings and potted plants or fresh colourful flowers have the ability to transform even a dull space into a cheery and lively corner. Take some cue from Mother Nature and place a beautifully coloured vase with fresh flowers, a small succulent or a sapling to add a touch of greenery into the decor.
• A sideboard top can be the perfect place to flaunt your personal skills. You can up-cycle glass bottles and use them as display pieces or paint beautiful pictures and place them on the top of the sideboard. Stunning photographs captured by you or handcrafted decor items can be placed as centrepieces that can become great conversation starters when guests visit.
• Cocktail collections, wine bottles, glasses and stylish beer mugs can be excellent decor pieces if you are using your sideboard in the kitchen or dining room. It can be practical as well because it can act as a countertop to pour drinks whenever you need to.
• Styling sideboards can be made more attractive with lights. For cupboards that have open shelves like the Fastiv Sideboard by Aprodz, you can create task lighting feature by opting for LED lights underneath the shelves, or you can mount pendant lights from the ceiling above the cabinet to draw attention to the top. Beautiful lampshades can be placed on top of the sideboards or stunning floor lamps can be placed by the cabinet.
• For sideboards in the bedroom, you can use the top to decorate with personal items like family photographs or mementoes, cushions, soft toys and books. If you are planning to buy a sideboard for your bathroom, wicker baskets with toiletries, scented candles and flower vases are the best centrepieces to go for.

Thus, you can incorporate these styling ideas and add a few of your own ideas into the mix to create a beautifully styled storage cabinet that can be one of the most attractive furniture in the house.

Aprodz, one of the fastest growing online furniture stores in India, offers many beautiful wooden sideboards online for your home. You can visit the website - http://www.aprodz.com and select from one from the beautiful collections they offer.