BH | Studio Westport Faceted Sideboard

Shaped and faceted surfaces have dressed case furniture for centuries. Seventeenth-century chests were faced with raised geometric panels, and eighteenth-century cabinetmakers laid small squares of wood in parquetry patterns that caught the light at different angles. Texture on a cabinet front is an old pleasure, not a new idea.

This sideboard pushes that idea outward. Its four doors and both sides are covered in small squares of wood grain, each standing slightly forward or back of its neighbour, so the front becomes a shallow, shifting relief. There are no handles: every door opens with a press and swings shut quietly on cushioned hinges. Inside, a pair of movable shelves splits the interior into four compartments that take serving platters, napkins or media boxes, and the case rests on a recessed plinth. At 68 inches wide it is broader than most wall-mounted televisions, and its top is rated to hold 264 lbs. Some assembly is required.

Stand it along a dining room wall with platters, table linens and spare candles inside and a pair of lamps on top, or hang the television above it in a living room and keep the boxes, cables and games hidden away. The chestnut blocks look rich with cream walls, a large round mirror and green plants, and the textured front brings a warm, crafted note to an otherwise clean, modern room.