A showcase it's a furniture that has a wooden or iron structure, usually with shelves of the same material, and the rest, usually the front and the sides is all of glass, since its main use is that of display of valuable or fragile items, such as tableware, watches, jewelry, books, among others.
Furniture used as an organizer for crockery, books, among others and that stands out for a glazed front that makes it possible to display
As it is a closed and glazed piece of furniture, the showcase will preserve the objects inside from possible breakage, theft, and from the dirt and dust that generally flies in the environment and will also allow direct visualization of what is found. arranged inside.
Although the display cabinets are furniture typical of family homes, they have also become super functional furniture for shops, since they allow the display of products and at the same time preserve them from the careless manipulation of the public.
Features and materials
The cabinets can be made from different woods and of the most varied shapes, so we can find oak, cedar, pine cabinets and low cabinets, tall as the average height of an individual, rectangular, square. , round, among other alternatives.
Generally, as we mentioned, they have shelves, which can be made of glass or wood, which allow the content of the same to be organized in an orderly manner and have one or more doors, in the front part that usually has a key that allows its hermetic closure and manipulation by a single person who has the key.
The showcase is undoubtedly one of the most classic storage and organization furniture that exists and stands out precisely in this regard for the functionality it offers and the satisfaction of these aforementioned demands.
Now, we must also mention that these are furniture that offer a unique aesthetic imprint due to the display design that characterizes them.
If you want to display objects, tableware, books, or any other element of your house, they are the ideal furniture to do so, however, its use is not recommended when the intention is not to show something, for these cases blind storage furniture is recommended, or that is, they do not allow you to see inside.
Home and business use
For example, interior decoration greatly enhances this piece of furniture, and recommends its application at home, in dining rooms, and kitchens to store and display dishes, or in living rooms, bedrooms, and desks to organize books.
The experimentation and mobility that has dominated the decoration also generated that this traditional piece of furniture is applied in other spaces of the house such as the bathroom and the bedroom; Let us bear in mind that decades ago people did not think about it in these parts of the house, their use was limited to the dining room.
And the commercial premises have also been able to exploit their benefits and it is common to see several showcases in the businesses that show us what is there for sale.
So, in homes, in shops and also in museums, we can see showcases.
Meanwhile, in the case of the display cabinets used in shops, they are specially designed to add to the functionality within the trade, in many cases, they have wooden bases, metal profiles and sliding doors.
As we already indicated, the display cabinets can be made of various materials and display different designs.
They are marketed in furniture businesses mainly, or they can be made to measure according to the needs that one has, entrusting such work to a carpenter.
Or also, in recent years, as a consequence of the vintage trend that has been imposed in decoration, it is common for people to acquire old, used showcases, and restore or intervene to their liking, either by washing the wood if the luster it is presented dark, or painting them in some color, for example white or pink.
