BH | Studio Celle 2-Drawer Burl Sideboard

Burl veneer, cut from the knotted growths on the trunks of certain trees, has been prized by cabinetmakers since the late seventeenth century, when its swirling, cloud-like figure appeared on the finest English and Dutch cabinets. No two burls are alike, and no two pieces look the same.

This sideboard is faced all over in burl veneer in Chestnut or Cream, with two wide drawers across the top for cutlery and table linen, and a pair of double doors below opening on shelved cupboards for glassware, platters or board games. The doors close softly on their hinges. Slim pulls and four tapered legs give it a clean, late-Georgian outline, and the feet adjust to level it without marking the floor. It is rated to hold 275 lbs and can carry a television up to 68 inches, and it comes with clear instructions for assembly.

In a dining room it works as a buffet with a mirror above and candlesticks on top. Beneath a television it serves as a TV stand or credenza, with games and photograph albums behind the doors, and it can stand in a kitchen as extra cupboard space or in a hall as a console. The figured burl looks warm and seventies-glamorous with brass, smoked glass and a deep velvet sofa.