How to Use credenza in a Sentence

credenza

noun
  • The house welcomes with a turquoise shiplap ceiling and a pair of teal lamps on the credenza.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021
  • The house welcomes with a turquoise shiplap ceiling and a pair of teal lamps on the credenza.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The sharks in the game are right at home with a 4-foot-long handmade shark lamp on an ocean blue credenza in the room.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 July 2021
  • The rug is from BlueParakeet Rugs and the credenza is from Article.
    Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The bright blue credenza serves as the perfect starting point for a fun and festive color scheme.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The old gray couch would go, of course, as would the dark credenza, pine stained to look like chestnut, filled mostly with issues of Time dating from the ’80s.
    Daniel Mason, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020
  • In the entrance hall of his and Lopez’s New York City apartment, a pair of large framed photographs sit side by side on a credenza.
    Ben Reiter, SI.com, 25 June 2019
  • Don’t just rely on the in-ceiling lighting—make sure to bring in a great desk lamp, table lamps on a credenza, or a floor lamp.
    Liz Cantrell, ELLE Decor, 25 Feb. 2019
  • Staff took some furniture out of the school over spring break to be moved to the new building, such as a credenza and wood-and-glass cabinets.
    Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, 18 May 2017
  • This could be a square on an entire wall or, like shown above, an empty space above a dresser or credenza.
    Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021
  • This stainless steel opener would look nice on your bar cart, counter or credenza.
    Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The vase rested on a credenza placed perilously close to the trajectory of the bed.
    Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Our custom credenza is made of rift-sawn oak painted Benjamin Moore bright white and gold.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • One of Lawrence’s favorite pieces in this aerie is a charcoal drawing hung above a textured credenza from Burke Decor.
    Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor, 12 July 2022
  • As the weekend wore on, the group kept growing, up to 25 by Monday — crowded enough that one senator had to sit on a credenza.
    Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Some of those rooms seem better suited to dinner parties – with credenzas, vases and art on the walls.
    By Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018
  • He custom built every shelf, table, the bar top, welcome credenza, and window frames, just to name a few.
    Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 11 June 2019
  • Square patterns made from white molding are affixed to the dark-blue ceiling and the square motif is evident in the rug, the painting above the fireplace and in the doors of a credenza.
    Liz Atwood, baltimoresun.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • What is the difference between a sideboard, a credenza, and a buffet?
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
  • Just beyond the table, a wooden credenza with glass doors serves as a perfectly sized TV stand.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, this credenza is a whopping 62 percent off, designed with three spacious shelves to showcase lamps, plants, books, and more.
    Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 20 Feb. 2022
  • So to create more storage, this genius credenza was custom-designed to hide a full wet bar (complete with a fold-down faucet).
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2019
  • On July 30, the server opened the restaurant for breakfast with a manager who uncovered the credenza on the rooftop portion of the restaurant.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • In Gill’s entryway, a small stool serves as seating, and shoes either go inside a rolling basket on the floor or get concealed behind the closed doors of a credenza.
    Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • All the wiring and a slew of devices—including a Roku, Nintendo Switch, and a surround-sound receiver—are concealed in a sleek white credenza.
    Jenny Xie, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2018
  • Salmon and pink pillows on the sofa, as well as artwork above the credenza, add bright hues to an otherwise mostly neutral palette.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2020
  • On a credenza is a collection of Columbian Santos, painted figures that were part of a nativity scene that Hoksch believes to be from the 1800s.
    Kadee Krieger, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
  • Lastly, a credenza is always a good call in a living room—either beside the stairs or behind a floating sofa—as a landing place for any items that need to be stored away.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2020
  • This means my entire jewelry collection is sprawled out across my credenza and all of my hangers are jam packed with clothing.
    Tara Gonzalez, Glamour, 23 May 2019
  • According to Michalowski, the main difference between a sideboard, a credenza, and a buffet is size.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023

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