How to Use credenza in a Sentence

credenza

noun
  • Beneath the painting is a bright blue credenza topped with hats perched on stands.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • 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 house welcomes with a turquoise shiplap ceiling and a pair of teal lamps on the credenza.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This stainless steel opener would look nice on your bar cart, counter or credenza.
    — Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Piper recalls one client who didn’t know what to do with a mid-century credenza.
    — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Start by clearing a surface like a windowsill, a credenza, or even your kitchen counter.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 image showed an array of items on and in Epstein's desk or credenza.
    — Liz Napolitano,dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
  • To take this approach, mix decor from both holidays on a credenza or sideboard in your dining room.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Our custom credenza is made of rift-sawn oak painted Benjamin Moore bright white and gold.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The ball sits on a shelf of a wooden credenza, surrounded by framed photographs and with the script facing out.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Flower petals had fallen onto the credenza and her daughter took cleaning to the next level.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The vase rested on a credenza placed perilously close to the trajectory of the bed.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • What is the difference between a sideboard, a credenza, and a buffet?
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
  • 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
  • Avoid blocking windows with tall furniture; a low-profile credenza or shelf might be a better choice than a wardrobe.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Several photos hang above a credenza in an unidentified room.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Framed family photos and a black ceramic panther sit on the credenza.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • To add height to a table or on an otherwise festive credenza, this classic menorah is available in both silver and gold.
    — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • The rug is from BlueParakeet Rugs and the credenza is from Article.
    — Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 21 Sep. 2021
  • And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025

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