How To Choose The Right Sideboard

Sideboards are highly versatile pieces of furniture that can really help you to win the war on cluuter, but with so many styles and looks available, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start. That's where this handy guide comes in - we'll take you through the different types of sideboard, and help you to find the one that is just right for you.

This contemporary wooden sideboard
combines modern style with traditional warmth

Before you can pick the right sideboard, you need to think about the style you want to achieve in your dining room, and how a well chosen sideboard can help you to succeed. If you want to take advantage of a traditional sideboard's air of refinement and sophistication, then you can either look for an antique, or find a reproduction, and use it to bring a traditional charm to the room.

Traditional rooms are fairly straightforward, as selecting the right sideboard is usually a matter of going for the piece that most appeals, but if you are looking for a sideboard for a modern room, it can prove to be more tricky. Finding the right sideboard for a contemporary setting is hard, because most modern interior design relies on unusual combinations of texture and style, and an item as large as a sideboard can easily dominate a room.

The best way to proceed is to consider the materials and styles that are already at work in your room, and then try to find a sideboard that will harmonise with them. For instance, if you've gone for the classic white minimalist look, with a glass dining table, sleek leather dining chairs, and wooden flooring, why not choose a wooden sideboard to accent the floor, instead of a more modern storage unit that might make the room cold. The subtle air of charm that surrounds a wooden sideboard can be a really useful way to introduce some warmth into a contemporary space.

So make sure when you're browsing sideboards that you consider not just the style of the design, but the effect that each piece would have on your room.