Explore the Oak Veneer and Tempered Glass Sideboard

This 200 x 80 cm sideboard sets oak veneer against tempered glass, a pairing that lets a large piece of storage read as light rather than solid. Its four sliding glass doors travel across the front instead of swinging outwards, so nothing intrudes into a walkway and the sideboard can sit comfortably in a narrow dining room. Tempered glass is heat-treated to several times the strength of ordinary glass and breaks into blunt granules rather than shards, which is why it is the sensible choice for a door panel at hip height.

Below the doors sit four drawers fitted with a pressure opening system: press the front and the drawer releases, so no handles interrupt the façade. They glide on adjustable hidden runners, and the interior shelves are adjustable too, letting you divide the storage between tall bottles and flat stacks of plates. An adjustable base compensates for uneven floors so the sliding doors keep running true, and the oak carries FSC 100% chain-of-custody certification from responsibly managed forests.

Styling a Glass-Fronted Sideboard Without Clutter

Glass doors change what storage asks of you, because whatever sits behind them becomes part of the room. Treat the tempered glass sliding doors as a display case and edit accordingly — matched ceramics, a run of books with quiet spines, a few glasses — then send everything else down into the four drawers, which are entirely closed. The result is a 200 cm sideboard that shows just enough and conceals the rest, which is precisely the balance a Japandi interior is after.

Maintenance splits between the two materials. Wipe the oak veneer with a barely damp cloth and dry it at once; clean the glass with a soft microfibre and a little diluted vinegar rather than an abrasive spray. If the doors begin to drag, adjust the levelling base first, since a floor that has settled will always show up in the runners before anywhere else. The piece belongs to a wider collection, so it can be combined with matching pieces as a scheme grows over time.