Credenza: The Classic Piece of Furniture Every Home Needs

Do you need some extra storage, hidden but easily accessible, or a place to display all your plants and frames? Look no further than the sideboard, a common cabinet-style storage option that can add functionality and elegance to your space.

While the original credenzas have their roots in the dining room, you can find a variation on a sideboard that works in almost any room in your home.

Cabinets generally come with specific features, but if you're looking for a cabinet-style piece to serve a different function, consider a sideboard, buffet, or console - all close relatives of the short and long sideboard.

Here's what you need to know about the credenzas, their history, and key features, according to an interior designer.

What is a credenza?

According to Courtney Sempliner - interior designer and founder of Courtney Sempliner Designs, a sideboard describes a cabinet-style piece of furniture most often found in the dining room.

While credenzas are attractive because they offer additional storage, they are not just used as storage cabinets.

"Since the credenzas are low and wide, they also provide an additional serving surface or a viewing surface, depending on where the part is used," says Sempliner.

Badges are often found in meeting spaces but can be used in virtually any room in the house - for example, as a console in a hallway or hallway, or for additional storage in a home office.

"I recommend [credenzas] for the sake of style and closed storage," says Sempliner.

What are the characteristics of a Credenza?

Credenzas come in a variety of sizes, finishes, and styles, from antique to contemporary, so you can easily incorporate them into your existing aesthetic and design.

While the exact design of your trimmer will vary, you can count on most trimmers to have a few key features:

• Cabinet-style storage.
• Long and short shape.
• No legs or very short legs.
• Sliding doors or cabinet-style doors.
• Potential glass doors for display.

The history of Credenzas

As with many essential furniture, accreditations have an interesting history. Sempliner says that the name "credenza" comes from an Italian word that means "belief" or "trust."

"In the 16th century, credenza referred to the process in which servants tested food and drink on their superiors to make sure nothing was poisonous," she says.

"This name was later assumed by the furniture where food and drinks were stored for this practice."

Several hundred years later, in the mid-20th century, the credenzas again gained popularity when Scandinavian designers created tall and low cabinets with or without legs.

While the original 16th-century credenzas had a more decorative architectural look, usually with a stone top and column decorations, today's Credenzas often pay homage to the Scandinavian revival with their more modern twist - think design elegant and warm wood finishes.

Types of Credenzas

While it's true that historic credenzas were most often used in dining areas, this essential piece of furniture has since evolved to serve different functions in the home.

Here are some types of sideboard-style furniture that you may want to incorporate into your space:

1. Buffet

Similar to the historic sideboard, a buffet is generally located in the dining room to serve food or store dishes.

Like credenzas, buffets come equipped with plenty of storage space, although they are generally taller and have longer legs.

2. Sideboard

Like a buffet, a sideboard can generally be found in a dining room or even a kitchen, but it generally contains more storage space than other similar furniture, with cabins for storing crockery or other dishes.

Think of a sideboard as the prototype for today's kitchen cabinets.

3. Console

A console can look and function like a sideboard, but when used for media storage in the living room or family room, some people call it a console.

Or a console can be a long, low table with no cabinets that sits against the wall or on the back of a sofa to show off the decor.

We hope you enjoy watching this video about 6 functional and out of the box ways to style your credenza:

Source: Cityline

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