BH | Studio Saumur Arched Glass-Door Cabinet

The arch has framed books and china for centuries, and nowhere more naturally than in the Loire Valley around Saumur, where homes and wine cellars were carved straight into the soft white tuffeau stone, their doorways and niches rounded into arches. Georgian joiners in Britain did the same in wood, building arched alcoves into libraries and dining rooms. A freestanding arched case brings that piece of architecture into a room that was never built with one.

This tall cabinet has an open arched niche at the top, two glazed doors in the middle and two solid doors below, all in a black ribbed finish with a pale natural wood interior. The glass shows off what you want seen, and the lower doors hide what you would rather not. The hinges close softly. Inside are adjustable shelves, each rated to hold 73 lbs, and one drawer that glides out to its full depth and takes up to 22 lbs of napkins, candles or playing cards. It is built from engineered wood with a laminate finish.

Use it as a china cabinet in a dining room, glassware behind the panes, table linens in the drawer and serving dishes below, or as a living room case for books and keepsakes with board games hidden away. In a hallway it keeps hats, scarves and spare keys tidy, and in a bathroom it stores towels on show. Set a stoneware jar or a fern in the arch and hang a botanical print beside it for a quiet, collected look.