Our four sideboards side by side: 80cm, 119cm and 160cm wide, with fluted, slatted, herringbone and tambour fronts. How they differ in size, storage and finish, and which suits your room.
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We have four sideboards, in three widths. The Berwick and the Wetherby are compact 80cm cabinets, the Eversley sits in the middle at 119cm, and the Caldermere is the long one at 160cm. Start with the wall you have, then choose by storage and look.
| Berwick | Wetherby | Eversley | Caldermere | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 80 cm | 80 cm | 119 cm | 160 cm |
| Depth | 38 cm | 39.9 cm | 39.8 cm | 45 cm |
| Height | 79 cm | 88.4 cm | 76.5 cm | 76 cm |
| Front | Fluted doors | Open slatted doors | Herringbone effect | Tambour slats |
| Opens by | 2 hinged doors | 2 hinged doors | 3 drawers, 3 hinged doors | 2 sliding doors |
| Inside | 1 adjustable shelf | 1 adjustable shelf | 3 shelved bays | 4 compartments |
| Finishes | Oak, walnut | Walnut | Oak, walnut | Oak, black |
All four are decorative finishes on engineered-wood or MDF cabinets, not solid timber, and all need assembling.
Measure the wall, then take off enough at each end that the sideboard does not crowd a door frame or a radiator. Then check the space in front: hinged doors need room to swing open, and you need room to stand while they do. The Caldermere's sliding doors need none, which is worth knowing if it is going behind dining chairs.
The Berwick is fluted, with gold-tone handles and round legs: soft, textured and a little classic. The Wetherby has open slatted doors on tall tapered legs, the most mid-century of the four, and lets the inside show a little. The Eversley is clean-lined and handleless, with its herringbone pattern doing the work. The Caldermere is all curves, with rounded ends and fine tambour slats, and matches our Caldermere console table if you want the same look in a hallway.
The Berwick and Wetherby are single cupboards with one shelf that moves between three heights or comes out, which is the most flexible space for tall or awkward things. The Eversley is the most organised, with three drawers for cutlery and small things and three shelved bays below. The Caldermere holds the most, with four compartments across 160cm.
Choose the Berwick for a small hallway or dining room and a fluted look in oak or walnut. Choose the Wetherby for a taller cabinet with a mid-century feel. Choose the Eversley if you want drawers, and a 119cm wall. Choose the Caldermere for a long wall, the most storage, and doors that slide rather than swing. Browse them all in sideboards.
For sheer size, the 160cm Caldermere, with four compartments behind sliding doors. For the most separate places to put things, the 119cm Eversley, with three drawers and six cupboard compartments.
The Berwick or the Wetherby. Both are 80cm wide; the Berwick is the shallower at 38cm deep, and the Wetherby the taller at 88.4cm high.
Only the Eversley. The Berwick, Wetherby and Caldermere are all cupboard storage behind doors.
The Berwick and Eversley come in oak or walnut effect, the Caldermere in oak effect or matte black, and the Wetherby in walnut effect.
The Berwick: a compact 80cm sideboard with two fluted doors, gold-tone handles and four round legs, 38cm deep, in oak or walnut wood effect. Sizes, storage and which finish suits which room.
The Caldermere sideboard: 160cm wide with rounded ends, two sliding tambour doors and four compartments, 45cm deep, in oak effect or matte black. Size, storage and which finish suits which room.
The Eversley: a 119cm sideboard with herringbone-effect fronts, three drawers over three cupboards and a handleless finger-pull design, in oak or walnut effect. Size, storage and which finish suits which room.
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