Aurelian Buffet

The Aurelian Buffet in Walnut is 200cm wide, 40cm deep and 85.5cm high, in a dark timber. At 85.5cm it is taller than most buffets, putting the top above bench height. At 40cm deep it takes very little floor for its length.

The unusual number here is 85.5cm. Most buffets stop at 80cm to match a kitchen bench; a little taller changes how the piece is used, because the top becomes a place to stand and work at rather than a surface you look down onto.

At 40cm deep and 200cm wide the proportions are long and shallow, which suits a dining room wall or a wide hallway where a deeper case would intrude.

The caveat is that 40cm is shallow for dinner plates. A standard dinner plate is around 27cm, so it fits, but a large platter will not lie flat. Check what you actually need to store.