Discover the Tall Oak Veneer Sideboard

Rising to 163.5 cm on a 100 cm width, this tall sideboard in oak wood veneer is the answer when a room has more wall than floor. It holds the volume of a long low unit in half the footprint, which frees the space along a wall for seating or a table. The natural finish leaves the oak close to its unfinished colour, pale and slightly warm, so the piece behaves as a light surface in the room rather than a dark block, and the vertical grain of the doors carries the eye up the full height.

Two doors close the whole front, and both work on a push to open mechanism with soft close, so there is no handle interrupting the face and no bang when a door swings back. Soft close is more than a comfort feature on a tall unit: it stops the repeated impact that gradually loosens hinges over years of daily use. Inside, the height is divided for the things that never fit a low cupboard, and the adjustable legs take up any fall in the floor so the doors stay aligned.

Placing and Caring for a Tall Storage Unit

This is an exclusive design created by the Kave Home team, and it is drawn to sit against a wall rather than float in a room, so plan it into an alcove, beside a doorway, or as a pair flanking a window. Because it is tall and relatively shallow, fixing it to the wall is sensible in any household with children, and it is essential if the floor is a springy timber deck. Level the piece with the adjustable feet first, then check the doors: even a small twist in the carcass shows immediately as an uneven gap along the closing edge.

The oak veneer surfaces want a dry cloth for dust and a barely damp one for marks, dried straight away. Never use an abrasive cream, which will cut through a veneer far faster than through solid timber, and keep alcohol-based cleaners off the finish. Position it out of direct sun where you can, since a natural finish on oak reacts to ultraviolet light more visibly than a stained one, and an evenly lit piece ages into a warmer tone without patches.