The Kendal Bayur Wood Sideboard

A six drawer sideboard in 100% solid Bayur wood.

The Kendal arrives at that rare meeting point between simplicity and sophistication, a six drawer sideboard that draws the eye without ever demanding attention. Handcrafted from 100% solid Bayur wood, its smooth natural finish lets the warmth and grain of the timber speak without embellishment. The gently curved front gives the piece a quiet confidence that straight edged alternatives lack, while slim tapered legs lift it from the floor with an elegance that makes 152cm of storage feel considered rather than imposing. Six drawers where most sideboards offer two or three, and every one of them deep enough to be genuinely useful.

Six drawers, tapered legs, solid Bayur wood. The sideboard that does more than store things. It defines the room it lives in.

Why we chose this piece

Six drawers, and a silhouette that earns them

Most sideboards at this scale offer two or three drawers and call it generous. The Kendal offers six, each spacious, each fitted with a classic metal ring pull that adds a subtle vintage note without tipping into pastiche. The ring pulls are the quiet detail that elevates the piece, tactile, beautiful and entirely in keeping with the warmth of the natural wood finish. Open any drawer and there is real depth: room for full sets of dinnerware, folded linens, or the everyday items every home needs somewhere considered to live.

The second reason it earned a place in the collection is the silhouette. Drawer storage usually comes at the cost of elegance, because a bank of six drawers can easily read as a filing cabinet in a dining room. The curved front and slim tapered legs solve that entirely. The curve softens what would otherwise be a hard rectangular face, and lifting the piece off the floor gives it lightness that a plinth base never achieves. The result is a sideboard that sits as naturally in a contemporary dining room as it does in a more traditional interior.

Solid timber throughout is the third. This is 100% solid Bayur wood rather than veneer over board, which means the grain runs through the piece, edges will not chip or lift over the years, and the surface can be sanded and refinished decades from now if it ever needs to be.

Why you'll love it

The short version

• Six spacious drawers, where most sideboards this size offer two or three
• 100% solid Bayur wood, not veneer over board, so it will not chip or lift at the edges
• Classic metal ring pulls that add a vintage note without tipping into pastiche
• Gently curved front that softens what would otherwise be a hard rectangular face
• Slim tapered legs that lift the piece and keep 152cm feeling light in a room
• Smooth natural finish that coordinates with warm neutrals, linen and natural wood floors
• Everything hidden, since drawers conceal in a way open shelving never can
• 60kg for its size, which makes it far more manageable to position than most solid wood sideboards
• Genuinely versatile, at home in a dining room, living room, hallway or bedroom

Product story

What it does to a room

Storage is the thing most rooms are quietly short of, and the reason so many otherwise beautiful spaces never look finished. The Kendal solves that without announcing it. Six deep drawers absorb an enormous amount of everyday life, and because everything closes away behind a smooth timber face, the room simply looks calmer than it did.

In a dining room it takes a full dinner service, table linens, candles, placemats and the serving pieces that come out three times a year. In a living room it swallows remotes, cables, paperwork and games, with the top left clear for a lamp and a few considered objects. In a hallway it absorbs gloves, keys, dog leads and post, which is precisely the clutter that makes an entrance feel chaotic. In a bedroom the six drawer configuration works as a wide low chest, with a mirror above and the surface used as a dressing table.

Seasonally the natural finish adapts to almost anything you put on it. Fresh greenery and pale ceramics in spring, linen and stoneware through summer, dried grasses and amber glass in autumn, and a run of candles and foliage across the top in December. The timber flatters all of it without needing anything else in the room to change.

Complete the look

What to style alongside it

Interior styles

Where the Kendal belongs

Materials & craftsmanship

Solid Bayur wood, in plain English

Bayur is a Southeast Asian hardwood with a straight, even grain and a pale honey to light brown colour that takes a natural finish beautifully. It is prized in furniture making for its stability and its workability, which matters a great deal on a piece with six drawers: drawers only run smoothly over years if the timber they are built from stays dimensionally stable through the seasonal humidity changes of a heated home. It is also relatively light for a hardwood, which is why a 152cm solid wood sideboard weighs 60kg rather than the 90kg or more you might expect.

The finish is left smooth and natural rather than stained or lacquered heavily, so what you see is the timber itself. Grain, tone and figure will vary from piece to piece as a result, which is the mark of solid wood rather than a printed veneer surface. Because the Kendal is 100% solid Bayur wood throughout, the grain continues through the piece, the edges will not chip or lift over the years, and the surface can be sanded and refinished decades from now if it ever needs to be. The metal ring pulls are the one hard detail on an otherwise soft piece, and they are what stop the natural finish reading as plain.

Practical information

Everything you need before ordering

Care is straightforward. Dust along the grain with a soft dry cloth and wipe spills promptly rather than letting them sit on a natural finish. Use mats and coasters under anything hot or wet, since a natural finish offers less protection than a heavy lacquer would. A clear furniture wax once or twice a year will nourish the timber and deepen its tone. Avoid silicone based polishes and all purpose sprays, which build up and dull a natural surface over time. Keep the piece clear of a radiator where you can, as prolonged dry heat is harder on solid timber than anything else in a normal home, and it is drawer runners that suffer first.

Colour and grain will vary from the photographs. Bayur is a natural timber, so tone, figure and grain differ from piece to piece and even between drawer fronts on the same sideboard. That variation is solid wood behaving as it should rather than a fault, and it is the reason the piece will look individual rather than mass produced.

Frequently asked questions

Questions, answered

Buying confidence

Ordering with us

Every Kendal is checked before it leaves us and packed with the care a solid timber piece needs, with the drawers secured for the journey. Order today and it will be with you in 10 to 14 days, travelling with our specialist furniture courier rather than a general carrier. They will contact you to arrange a delivery time that works around you.

Interest free finance is available at checkout if you would rather spread the cost, and our price match promise stands if you find the same piece for less elsewhere. If it is not right once it is in the room, our 30-day returns process is straightforward. Should you want more photographs of current stock, or a second opinion on whether 152cm will work in your space, our team is on live chat and would far rather help before you order than after.