Traditional China Cabinet

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Hand-made, sturdy, and gorgeous china cabinets are the perfect way to store or display your most prized possessions. They are the classic style, with intricate features and carved inlays, and the glass panels will show off your items with the pride you have for them properly exemplified in this lovely piece. See our lovely collection for more details into these traditional china cabinets.

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Updated 12/12/2022

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Mission Style Cabinet

These China cabinet ideas come with farmhouse and country styles. It offers a wide variety of features from lighting to adjustable shelving. Its wooden frame is finished with wood scoring and rub through for a distressed finish.

Designer Advice:

We recommend the chestnut model for traditional dining rooms with a neutral color palette while the pirate black version would look best in Oriental style, global inspired, and classic interiors. For interiors with transitional, modern farmhouse, coastal, and cottage style aesthetics, the sand shell white is your best bet since it has a softer chic appeal.

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Ornate China Cabinet

Charlton Home®

China cabinet display ideas with mirrored backing. Crafted from solid wood with intricate scrollwork at the top and base of the piece. It holds four tiers with lighting included. Its chestnut finish furthers its traditional look.

$1499.99 ~~$1575~~

Designer Advice:

With its mirrored backing, this cabinet would be the perfect option for displaying items with multi-faceted and three-dimensional features. When selecting decorative pieces to showcase, opt for those with rounded or edged qualities so that they can fully be highlighted by its reflective surface. Play around with textures and mix and match smooth, patterned, and matte pieces together.

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Elrosa 55'' Wide Mirrored Back Curio Cabinet with Lighting

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Curved Header China Cabinet

Astoria Grand

A traditional China cabinet with a beautiful candlelight cherry finish to its wood frame. Secure your collection within its four glass shelves that open through beveled doors. Two halogen dome lights illuminate the interior for added charm.

$2769.99

Designer Advice:

Because of its more contemporary appeal, you can combine old, antique items with more modern pieces. Add a pop of color by choosing one major palette and use it for 50% of the décor. Choose another color and use it for 25% of the items. And the rest of the décor can be for metallic and clear glass ornaments.

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Corner China Cabinet

Made from solid Old Oak, this China cabinet design can be placed in corners to display your prized keepsakes. Includes four adjustable shelves with a mirror back for added dimension. Clean trimming accentuates the top and bottom.

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China Cabinet with Drawers

Lark Manor™

These traditional China cabinets are easy focal points in any space. Styled with French country appeal, its manufactured wood is enveloped in a striking dark brown finish. Plenty of storage available in its cabinets and drawers.

$2029.99

Designer Advice:

Styling and furnishing around this cabinet be approached in two ways. For a more traditional and classic look, we recommend pairing this piece with a dining set that has the same color as the wood. If you are looking for something more subtle and transitional, this would also work well with a dark dining table with light gray or beige upholstered dining chairs.

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Victorian China Cabinet

Lark Manor™

Beautiful ornate carvings adorn these China cabinet designs. Its charming color and gleaming polished finishes draw the eyes towards the piece with mirrored backing. Comes with matching carved drawers at the bottom for extra storage.

$2730

Designer Advice:

Perfect for a stately dining room. Its rich wood color would be great for dark beige walls to create an attractive contrast. Meanwhile, the gold patina option would look great with white or light taupe textured wallpapered walls. For styling, opt for rounded, oriental pieces for the brown cabinet and glassware and silver metals for the gold patina unit.

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Traditional China Cabinet

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Where to locate your china cabinet?

The best place to locate your traditional china cabinet is your dining room: if you’re planning on displaying plates, crockery and glassware, the closer to your table it is, the better.

However, if you haven’t got enough space in your dining room, you can easily make it work in other areas too, such as your living room, kitchen, or even a fairly wide corridor.

What do you hang on either side of the china cabinet?

A traditional china cabinet displays beautiful decorative ornaments, and you can highlight those pieces with lighting, artwork, or a mirror hung on either side of the cabinet.

Many people opt for recessed lighting on either side to add a glow and extra intrigue; it can instantly draw attention to your traditional china cabinet and its contents.

You can also install wall sconces that can house lights that look like candles without creating a fire hazard. As well as lights, you can also add a touch of luxury and add hanging pendants that fall in symmetry on either side of the china cabinet.

Mirrors that complement the cabinet's design can reflect the light around the room, providing greater visibility for the contents of your cabinet.