Highboards

Highboards: Vintage, Mid-Century and Antique

A highboard is taller than a sideboard and shorter than a cabinet: the piece of furniture for dishes, glasses, books and everything you want to keep within reach yet stored away. At Hauptstadt Möblerei, you will find a changing selection of vintage highboards: mid-century highboard made of teak with a drinks cabinet and writing flap, the walnut highboard from the 1950s and 1960s, the Hellerau highboard from the GDR, the Art Deco highboard with high-gloss veneer and the antique Vertiko from the Gründerzeit period. All restored in our Berlin workshop.

Highboards by type

• mid-century highboard: teak, rosewood or walnut, sliding doors, often with a drinks cabinet, glass display case or writing flap. See Mid-Century.
• highboard with display case: glass at the top, closed storage below. Ideal for glasses and collectibles. Also see display cabinets.
• Vertiko and antique highboard: Gründerzeit and Art Nouveau, two doors, a drawer, and a raised top section.
• Art Deco highboard: rounded corners, burr veneer, chrome. See Art Deco.

Highboard, sideboard or lowboard?

A Lowboard is low and serves as a TV stand. A Sideboard is about hip-height. A highboard reaches chest height or higher and offers the most storage space on the same footprint, especially in small apartments.

Used highboards, restored

We inspect doors, sliding doors, flaps and drawers, treat surfaces and replace missing handles. Photos from all sides, dimensions and a condition description are provided for every piece. Related pieces under dressers and cabinets.

View highboards in Berlin

At the showroom in Berlin-Lichtenberg you will find highboards from all eras across 4,000 m², Mon-Thu and Sat from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with no appointment necessary.

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Frequently asked questions about highboards

What is a highboard best suited for?

For dining rooms and living rooms: dishes and glasses behind doors, cutlery in drawers, and bottles in the drinks cabinet.

How can I recognize a genuine mid-century highboard?

By solid-wood edges, dovetail joints, manufacturer's stamps on the back and continuous veneer grain across all doors.

Does a highboard fit in a small apartment?

Better than a sideboard, because it goes upward rather than outward.

How do I care for a teak highboard?

Treat it with a thin coat of teak oil about once a year, and do not place it in direct sunlight.