Discover the Japandi Buffet Sideboard in Ash and Walnut Tones

Measuring 180 x 71 cm, this Japandi buffet sideboard pairs an ash veneer body with doors and legs cut from solid ash wood, then finished in a warm walnut tone that deepens the grain without hiding it. Ash is a ring-porous timber, so its growth rings read as long parallel stripes rather than a busy figure, which is exactly why it suits the restrained Japandi vocabulary. Behind the four doors sit height-adjustable shelves, letting you set the interior to the objects you actually own rather than the ones a factory imagined.

The doors run on soft-close hinges, so they draw themselves shut over the last few centimetres instead of clapping against the frame — worth having in an open-plan room where the sideboard sits close to seating. Underneath, adjustable feet take up the small dips found in most older floors, keeping the long top true and the door gaps even. The timber carries FSC 100% chain-of-custody certification, traced back through a responsible forest management model, so the piece is as accountable as it is quiet.

Where This Ash Sideboard Earns Its Place

At 180 cm wide the piece works hardest along a hallway or a dining wall, where its low horizontal line settles a room rather than crowding it. Use the four-door storage for table linen, serving dishes and the spare glassware that never fits a kitchen cupboard, and keep the top clear apart from a lamp and a single ceramic. Because the doors are solid ash whilst the carcass is ash veneer, colour and grain run consistently across the whole front, which matters a great deal on a span this long.

Care is straightforward: dust with a dry cloth along the grain, wipe spills promptly and avoid standing a radiator or damp air directly against the walnut-toned finish, since ash responds to swings in humidity. Set the height-adjustable shelves before you load the sideboard, as it is far easier with the interior empty. Paired with pale plaster walls, a linen sofa and a wool rug, this Japandi sideboard gives a scheme the grounding weight it needs whilst leaving the room feeling unhurried.