Sideboards: Communal Dining

Reviewed by:
Rosemary Thornton

Accented with aluminum splines and handles, this contemporary sideboard is handmade at a shop in Brooklyn, New York. Shown here in black walnut and cherry, it features mortise and tenon joints and "sliding dovetails" (for wooden joints that don't meet at a corner).

Hand finished with oil, the sideboard comes in elm, hickory, mahogany, maple, oak, rosewood, wenge and more.

Product Shown: Communal Sideboard

Dimensions: 92" wide x 23" deep x 30" high

Price: $9,980 (September 2005).