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( Above Photo: Victorian Music Cabinet Rosewood Chest 1880 )
When they first appeared in the 19th century, music cabinets served the purpose of storing sheet music, played using piano or violin. Today, they can serve multiple purposes thanks to the inclusion of multiple shelves and partitioned drawers. You can store important files, documents, and music records in a single music cabinet.
Do you know where music cabinets originated? During the Victorian and Edwardian periods, the first music cabinets appeared. With advances in technology, people improved their lives tremendously, making it necessary to have recreational pursuits.
A completely new social movement emerged driven by the need to have leisure time. Both men and women found activities that could occupy their increasing ‘me-time.’ Of these pursuits, some had to do with the arts. Young women were encouraged to develop their musical, poetic, and painting talents.
As the young women learned how to play the piano, it was necessary to have somewhere to keep their sheet music. It was, therefore, necessary to make music cabinets, making them constant fixtures in homes. The cabinets protected music sheets and gave the pianist easy access to their entire music collection.
( Above Photo: Victorian Music Cabinet Walnut Antique 1890 )
Initially, they were made from walnut, mahogany, or rosewood, making them exist in different colors. Due to their existence in different colors, music cabinets are elegant and can revamp a room’s interior décor by a big deal.
They mostly have fine inlays, including boxwood string and striking kingwood for cross-banded edges. The shapes of these pieces of furniture may differ, ranging from the familiar to the unusual. Therefore, you would likely come across bow-front music cabinets.
In most cases, the cabinets had tapering legs complete with string inlays. Apart from being pretty, music cabinets are also convenient furniture pieces. You can put them to multiple uses in virtually any room in your home.
Even though having the general design of a chest of drawers, the music cabinet may have a hinged drawer front. Therefore, you have to pull and let the hinged front fall out before pulling the drawers. You can easily access any paperwork that you might have stored there.
( Above Photo: Art Deco Double Bass Chest Drawers Cabinet Musical Furniture )
Enamel inlays
Intricate carvings
Luxury woods like mahogany
Mirrored doors
Pull-out shelves
Forget their original role as storage space for sheet music. The cabinets are versatile and famous because of the many functions they can serve. Here are suggestions on how you can incorporate the cabinets in a modern home:
Music cabinets come in the perfect size for single-bathroom vanities. They are deep enough to store bathroom supplies and hide away the pipes and plumbing system. Remember to convert the surfaces using waterproof materials.
Try a music cabinet if you want an easy way to file and keep paper documents. It revamps the interior décor of an office and provides the necessary storage space. You can use them to store magazines, letters, bills, essential files, and copy paper.
Music cabinets are available in different styles and sizes. You can always find one that works for you.
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