IKEA buffets: features and choices

A sideboard is a type of furniture that was undeservedly forgotten for some time. Sideboards have replaced compact kitchen sets, and they have become less and less common in living rooms and dining rooms. But fashion again made another round, and the sideboard became a welcome interior object. Still - it's beautiful, practical and, as many buyers say, atmospheric.

IKEA is a Scandinavian brand that doesn't need advertising. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world purchase the products of the Swedish company, which are very democratic, comfortable, and relevant at any time. But none of this would have mattered if the quality of the furniture and accessories left much to be desired.

IKEA sideboards and sideboards are distinguished by:

• a design that will fit into many typical apartments and decorate non-standard dwellings;
• ergonomic design principles;
• comfort of use;
• choice in favor of natural materials;
• laconic design of facades;
• elegant minimalism in decoration;
• safe production, environmental friendliness;
• nice price.

Finally, for the interior of the kitchen (and maybe the living room), the sideboards of this brand are preferable at least because they do not become the dominant feature of the space. They are very neatly integrated into the overall design, without changing the image of the room, but only emphasizing its mood.

Consider the specific models offered by the brand in this segment.

Interesting models:

• Liatorp. This is a sideboard that will perfectly fit both the design of a country house and the image of a modern apartment. It is good for both the studio and the combined kitchen + living room space. The structure is equipped with removable shelves and has a hole for wires. You can put a TV on the tabletop of the sideboard, behind the glass on the shelves there is an excellent space for dishes. This white sideboard also has drawers for storing table textiles.

• Hemnes. Solid pine furniture is always a stylish and solid purchase. Such interior items only get better over the years. The sideboard can be fixed to the wall with suitable fasteners. It goes well with other furniture from this series.

• Havsta. This white display cabinet is created of solid pine. Its details are worked out, it has a brushed surface, which makes the display case stable. Perfect for an interior with classic style elements. Combines perfectly with other styles of furniture.

• Idosen. Wardrobe with sliding glass doors. A cozy beige wardrobe absolutely accurately conveys the philosophy of the lagom, it becomes an integral part of the kitchen or living room. A metal surface can be transformed with magnets into a whiteboard.

• Further. A classic sideboard where you can find a cozy place for your favorite dishes - vintage service and festive wine glasses. Looking at the sideboard, it seems that such furniture can only be made by hand: literally every detail is thought out in it. If you get tired of using the sideboard for its intended purpose, it turns out to be very convenient to store children's stationery or handicraft items for a mini-workshop in it.

Simple, strong, sophisticated - this is how you can say about the variations of the IKEA buffets. You will not find carved elements, various curlicues on this furniture, as well as bright colors, decorative "excesses". But furniture from Sweden doesn’t need them, the interior philosophy of which is not just too much, but a beautiful and well-thought-out “sufficiency”.

The trademark color of Swedish furniture is white.It was for a post-Soviet person that he was long considered to be easily soiled, impractical, and many people associated the white walls in the house with an operating room. Today such views are rejected, and white is considered as the color of the absolute, purity, freedom, airiness of space.

But there are other options too:

• Red color - one of those infrequent bright options that the manufacturer pampers us with;
• black-brown - looks stylish in the interior, the color is deep, rich;
• grey colour - for lovers of laconic, calm, but very stylish solutions;
• beige color - very cozy, discreet, warm;
• black - expressive and significant color that determines the interior solution.

Which option to choose depends on which interior the buffet will go to. It helps with the choice of observation: study beautiful successful interiors with the furniture that you like, leave pictures in bookmarks.

The display cabinet is beautiful on its own, but it doesn't look self-contained: it needs filling. Therefore, how your chosen buffet will look depends on what is in it. How to choose the right buffet:

• If the furniture is rare, or just looks like it (and there are such models in the IKEA collection), the color of the sideboard does not have to match or overlap with the color of other furniture. It can be a completely self-sufficient thing.
• If you have a lot of dishes and you are choosing a sideboard in the living room (or for the dining room) such as to show a large collection, get a three-part cabinet with a lot of shelves.
• If the room is small, choose corner models. Kitchen cupboards can be like this too, and are often more convenient than a bulky set.
• The more spacious the room, the richer (brighter, more detailed, more colorful) you can pick up a buffet. In a small living room or kitchen, the bright design of such furniture becomes pretentious.

The most eloquent point of the review is photo examples. See how buffets in different variations become part of well-designed interiors.

10 photo examples:

• This gray sideboard is quite capable of becoming the soul of the room. He can decorate the kitchen, dining room, living room. It is roomy enough. Will look great in a space with white walls.

• Cozy white space with an excellent choice of furniture - this is what this picture says. Please note that this model will perfectly fit in an apartment with a small footage. Not only dishes are placed in the buffet, but also boxes with various household items.

• A suspended, backlit version that fits perfectly into a small living room space. All utensils used for celebrations can be stored in one place. It also partly performs the function of a chest of drawers.

• This option suggests that any furniture can be slightly altered "for yourself." This particular buffet probably migrated from the kitchen to the nursery, came in handy there and became a cozy part of it.

• A great find for a spacious room. The buffet is made in a classic style. You can store there not only dishes, but also various kitchen utensils. It will look cute not only against the background of white walls.

• This is not a buffet, but a gray kitchen. But it will become a compromise option for those who have not yet decided what they want in the kitchen - a buffet or a suite. It will decorate both a small kitchenette and a more spacious room.

• White wardrobe with a showcase for the living room, which you want to design as laconically as possible. The warm wood behind the glass makes the furniture softer in perception, this "wrong side" will make the sideboard and the floor finish friends.

• And here is the option for the hallway, which can "move" around the house. It looks more interesting and profitable than a regular chest of drawers. For a bright hallway - a very convenient choice.

• Showcase cabinet, maximally open for viewing.Suitable for minimalists, as well as for those who do not want to hide anything. It can look out of place in small living rooms, you need to be careful.

• If you decide to replace the wall or module in the living room, but do not know what, take a closer look at this sideboard. It will adapt to the context where it will be located. It is roomy, light and austere. You will have a two-piece wardrobe, and the bottom one can store things that you would not like to display.

In the next video, you will find the assembly of the IKEA Hemnes buffet.