04 Oct 2026
London Sideboard: the listed size, the grey marble and the gaps
This guide is about
London Sideboard
The London Sideboard is one of the few listings in this part of the catalogue that carries written copy rather than a bare dimension string. It still needs reading carefully, because the copy and the measurements do not quite agree, and that matters if you are ordering without seeing the piece first.
What the listing actually says
| Item | As the listing gives it |
|---|---|
| Size given | Small 120x45x78 |
| Marble | Grey |
| Photograph | Described as the large version with grey marble |
| Storage | Described as cupboard space, with no counts or internal sizes |
| Supplier code | LON12 |
Two sizes mentioned, one of them measured
The copy says the photograph shows a large version, then publishes a single set of figures under the heading "Small": 120x45x78. Those figures carry no unit in the listing, and centimetres is the only reading that makes sense for a sideboard, so treat it as a reading and have us confirm it. So the only measured size on the page is the smaller one, and the piece you are looking at in the picture is a larger version whose dimensions are not published anywhere in the listing. If the bigger one is what you want, or if you simply want to know which one the photographs show, ask us. Reading it off an image is guesswork, and the image has no scale in it.
A 45cm depth in a dining room
At 45cm this is deeper than most of its neighbours, which run at 40cm or 35cm. Five centimetres sounds like nothing and is the difference between a dinner plate sitting square on the top and hanging over the front edge. It also comes straight off your floor space. With a dining chair pushed back you want something like 75cm from the table edge to the front of the sideboard, and nearer a metre if anyone has to walk between the two. Measure out from the wall, add the 45cm, then see what is left of the room.
Grey marble, or a marble effect?
The listing names the marble as grey and stops there. It does not say whether that grey marble is the whole top, an inset panel or a detail somewhere else on the piece, and it gives no thickness, no edge detail, and no statement of whether the surface is stone or a marble-effect finish. Those two behave very differently. Stone is heavy, marks from wine or oil unless it is sealed, and is unforgiving when a corner catches a door frame. A printed or laminated effect is lighter and wants a different kind of care. We would rather you asked us than assumed, so ask.
Settle these before you order
- Which size the photographs and the order refer to, and the figures for the large version if that is the one you are after.
- Where the grey marble actually is on the piece, whether it is stone or an effect, and what cleaning suits it.
- How many doors, drawers and internal shelves there are. The copy mentions cupboard space but publishes no internal measurement at all.
- Weight, and whether it arrives put together, so you can plan the route in and the help you need at the door.
The alternatives around this length
If 120cm is close to the right length, the Torino Large Sideboard at 137 x 40 x 81cm and the Lucca Large Sideboard at 137x40x81cm both publish their figures plainly, and the Milan Large Sideboard runs longer and lower at 160x40x70cm. They sit side by side in Sideboards & Cabinets, where the photographs can be compared.
Delivery is free within 50 miles of our Glasgow store and £50 beyond. The London Sideboard page has the photographs: send us your measurements along with the size question and we will confirm both answers before anything is ordered.