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In the bedroom the chest of drawers is storage first and furniture second. It must take whatever does not hang in the wardrobe, open quietly at six in the morning and stand where it does not disturb the bed. At…
After the bed, the chest of drawers is the piece of furniture most often bought wrongly. Too narrow for the hallway, too low for the bedroom, in a colour that fights with the wall. This guide shows what really matters…
A small display cabinet makes it possible for a collection to have its place even in a one-room flat. It stands on a chest of drawers, under a window, in the hallway, and shows what would otherwise lie in a…
A narrow display cabinet is the answer to the most common problem in a period apartment: a wall too narrow for a cabinet and too wide to leave empty. The wall between two doors, the space beside the fireplace, the…
A low display cabinet is a sideboard with glazed doors, and it solves two things at once: a surface at a comfortable height and a display beneath it. It is the piece for the wall under a large picture, under…
A display cabinet is the only piece of furniture that shows its contents around the clock, and therefore the only one in which the contents are part of the piece. A beautiful cabinet with the wrong contents looks like a…
An antique display cabinet is practically the only right choice when the room otherwise has older furniture, and often the best one in a modern room too, because the form carries and the construction lasts. But old display cabinets are…
Light is what distinguishes a display cabinet from a shelf in the evening. An unlit display cabinet is a dark block of glass in the evening, reflecting the room. A lit one is the warmest point in the room and…
A wooden display cabinet is a cabinet in which the type of wood is the whole point: veneer in birch, mahogany, oak or walnut that stays visible and carries the look. It is the warmest choice, suited to rooms with…
The colour of a display cabinet depends on two things that play no part with other furniture: what stands behind the glass and what can be seen through the glass. A white display cabinet with white plates is a white…
Guides: Drinks Cabinet & Cocktail Cabinet Guide: Types, Eras, Dimensions and What to Look for When Buying · Display Cabinet: A Guide to Types, Styles, Dimensions and Buying · Chest of Drawers: The Guide to Dimensions, Wood, Colour and Style · Bedside Table Guide: Height, Size, Wood, Colour and Style · Sideboard Buying Guide: Dimensions, Styles, Periods and What to Look for · Scandinavian Vintage Furniture Guide: Styles, Eras, Origins and How to Recognise Originals
