Wayfair’s 3-in-1 Outdoor Sideboard Replaces Bulky Patio Storage – It's the Entertaining Essential Small Backyards Have Been Missing
This sleek design is a bar cart, kitchen prep table, and storage cabinet all in one
Sideboards are the ultimate godsend for concealing life’s ugliest necessities. It’s a fact that TV cords and Wi-Fi routers look infinitely chicer tucked behind burlwood veneer. But they’re not just an indoor luxury – this statement-piece-of-a-storage-solution is just as hardworking when used as outdoor furniture, too.
As if an outdoor bar station, kitchen prep table, and storage cabinet had a baby, Wayfair’s outdoor console has all the farmhouse charm of something you’d probably host inside an indoor living room. An open display shelf is ready for the things you actually want to see – canned cocktails, pretty serving platters, stacks of linen napkins – while the generous work surface makes prepping dinner or pouring drinks a breeze. Below, a chance to stash away the eyesores: roomy double drawers give pool equipment and rogue garden tools somewhere to finally disappear.
Made from solid acacia wood – not veneer, which is almost unheard of at this price point – this outdoor furniture find is naturally waterproof and corrosion-resistant, meaning an unexpected rainstorm won’t send you scrambling for the cover. Rated 4.8 stars across more than 300 reviews.
This singular sideboard solves three small backyard headaches at once: the lack of an entertaining hub when a spontaneous spritz session with friends is in order, the lack of somewhere to stash all the bulky accessories, and, perhaps most importantly, what plagues me most as a style editor: personality-poor patios. (Nothing invigorates gray stone – or pops against a sea of green grass – quite like a rustic wood finish.)
Solid acacia wood means this outdoor storage is built to withstand the elements. One reviewer says it survived an Idaho winter – and is ready to weather another.
While most reviewers seem to use it as an outdoor kitchen companion – a serving station for barbecues and the like – it’s handsome enough to earn some airtime on the front porch, too. I can easily picture it styled with a pair of planters on top, while the drawers below discreetly house muddy boots and garden tools.
If you’ve never had room for a shed, an outdoor bar, a kitchen prep station, or simply a storage piece that doesn’t suck the soul out of your patio, this all-in-one find is your new silver bullet.
Additional Outdoor Sideboards
Here are a few more styles taking our favorite sneaky storage solution outside for the summer.
Should our top pick not feel quite farmhouse enough, this Gracie Oaks style ups the ante with timeless cross-slatted detailing. It’s crafted from fir rather than acacia, but if you live in a milder climate, it’s a fabulous budget-friendly alternative.
Green-thumbed people, meet your new outdoor hub. Instead of an open display shelf, you’ll find handy pull-out drawers below and a two-tier plant display above with adjustable shelves to boot. It’s perfect for anyone juggling plant parenthood and grill duty in equal measure.
The best garden parties rarely stay in one place, and neither does this cart. It follows the same winning formula as our Wayfair favorite above (concealed storage, open shelving, and a prep-ready countertop), but adds two extra display shelves, hidden spice racks, and towel bars on either side.
Whether you have a small backyard or a sprawling one, every outdoor space could use a sideboard this summer – or, if you’re firmly in the keep-it-all-concealed cabinet camp, IKEA has plenty of sleek styles that look unbelievably indoor.
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