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The best buffet cabinets for storing dishes, silverware, and more with a stylish flair

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In addition to the usual dishes and silverware, a buffet cabinet also can store cloth napkins, tablecloths, candlesticks, name plates and decorative centerpieces. If placed in other rooms, the cabinet can be transformed into a stationary bar, a mini library to hold books, or a sofa table of sorts to display photo frames or baskets. Let your imagination run wild when you purchase one of these top-notch and multipurpose buffet cabinets.

Sometimes referred to as sideboards, buffet cabinets most often are placed in a dining room to serve as a needed piece of furniture to place or store food-serving supplies. The cabinets also can be used in other areas of a home to help with storage needs. No matter how you expect to use one, these highly functional and attractive buffet cabinets can serve you well in many ways.

Bush Furniture Accent Storage Cabinet

Most Versatile

Is versatility a top quality when you’re considering a buffet cabinet? Then take a gander at the Bush Furniture Accent Storage Cabinet. The two-door, cape cod gray cabinet can be used in a living room, hallway, entryway, or even an office for open and concealed storage. It can display favorite pictures, plants, or a lamp on top and eye-catching knickknacks and decorations on its lower open-cubby shelves.

Walker Edison Furniture Co. Buffet Cabinet

Best for Rustic Decor

How about a very useful and rustic-looking buffet cabinet? The Walker Edison Furniture Co. Buffet Cabinet is a white rustic farmhouse wood buffet storage cabinet made of high-grade certified medium-density fibreboard for a longer-lasting construction. Featuring adjustable shelves, it can be used for entertaining, dining, or decorative purposes.

Martin Svensson Home Palisades Stand With Coffee Top

Best Contemporary Design

If a traditional or old-fashioned look doesn’t suit you, go for a contemporary design with the Martin Svensson Home Palisades Stand With Coffee Top. It sports an attractive two-tone finish with antique catalina blue finish case and coffee walnut-finished veneer top. The cabinet has tempered glass doors with an appealing trellis design and sports ample storage space for many items.

Gain lots of storage space and a lot of versatility with a good buffet cabinet. These multipurpose and finely crafted cabinets would be fine additions to your home.

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