There is furniture that fills a room. And then there is the Aura Sideboard, a piece that transforms one.
At 65 inches wide with a honey blonde mappa burl veneer surface that glows with swirling, organic warmth, the Aura is the most visually distinctive and luxurious sideboard in the Decoronto collection. Its handleless push-pull doors, three adjustable shelf heights, 300-pound weight capacity, and fully finished back set it apart not just in terms of beauty,but in terms of genuine, considered craftsmanship at every level.
This is the sideboard for buyers who want the best piece in the room.
Mappa Burl Veneer — The Rarest Grain in the Collection
Most furniture uses straightforward wood grain, the clean, parallel lines of a standard cut. Burl is different. Burl forms when a tree experiences stress, an injury, disease, or environmental pressure, causing the grain to grow in dense, swirling, chaotic patterns around the affected area. The result is one of the most visually complex and sought-after materials in fine furniture.
Mappa burl, sourced from the Mappa tree, is particularly prized for its:
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Swirling grain patterns — no two sections of mappa burl look the same
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Intricate figuring — knots, eyes, and flowing curves that create a picture within the wood
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Honey blonde warmth — a light, luminous tone that makes the patterns come alive
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Depth and dimensionality — burl veneer changes character as light moves across it throughout the day
In fine furniture, mappa burl is used the way a painter uses a statement colour, intentionally, sparingly, and to maximum effect. On the Aura, it covers every exterior surface.
Handleless Design — The Cleanest Look in the Collection
The Aura's three doors open via a push-pull system, no handles, no hardware, no interruption to the continuous sweep of mappa burl veneer across the sideboard's face. This is a design detail borrowed from high-end European kitchen cabinetry — where hardware-free surfaces signal maximum sophistication.
The effect is a sideboard that reads as a single, continuous surface of honey blonde burl, clean, architectural, and completely seamless. The push-pull mechanism is smooth, reliable, and engineered for daily use.
Fully Finished Back — Float It Anywhere
This is one of the Aura's most overlooked and most valuable features: the back panel is fully finished, in the same finish as the interior cabinets. This means the Aura does not need to sit against a wall.
Place it:
- As a room divider between a dining area and a living space in an open-plan layout
- Floating in the center of a room as a display and storage island
- At the back of a sofa as a sofa table and storage console
- Against a wall, where the finished back will never be seen but always present as a mark of genuine quality
Most sideboards at any price point have unfinished plywood backs — because most sideboards are designed to face one direction, against a wall. The Aura is designed to live in the room.
300 lb Capacity — The Strongest in the Collection
At 300 pounds, the Aura has the highest rated weight capacity of any sideboard in the Decoronto lineup. The combination of glue, nails, and dowel butt joint construction across the MDF oak veneer body provides a structure built for serious, heavy use, not just display.
Three Adjustable Shelf Heights
The Aura's interior shelving is configurable at three different heights, 9.75", 12", and 14.25" giving you genuine flexibility to organise the interior around your actual storage needs. Tall bottles, linens, stacked plates, or a combination of all three can be accommodated by adjusting a single shelf to the height that works best.
Oak Veneer Interior — Premium Even Inside
While the exterior is clad in mappa burl veneer, the interior of every cabinet is finished in oak veneer, warm, clean, and far superior to the raw MDF interior found in most competing sideboards. This is the kind of quality decision that most buyers will never see, and that manufacturers who care about their product make anyway.
Features
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Mappa Burl Veneer Exterior — Honey blonde, swirling grain, the most distinctive surface in the Decoronto collection
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Oak Veneer Interior — Premium finish inside every cabinet
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MDF Body — Stable, consistent, and engineered for the precision of burl veneer application
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Handleless Push-Pull Doors — Three doors, no hardware, the cleanest sideboard face in the lineup
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Fully Finished Back — Same interior finish — place it anywhere in the room
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300 lb Weight Capacity — The highest-rated in the Decoronto sideboard collection
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Three Adjustable Shelf Heights — 9.75" / 12" / 14.25" — configurable to your storage needs
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7.5" Leg Height — Elevated base for a light, considered silhouette
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0.75" Top Thickness — Solid, substantial surface
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Wood Joinery — Glue, Nails, Dowel Butt Joints
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Pre-Assembled — Ready to place and use — no tools required
Dimensions & Specifications
| Feature |
Details |
| Model |
Aura |
| Overall Width |
65" (165 cm) |
| Overall Depth |
17.7" (45 cm) |
| Overall Height |
34" (86 cm) |
| Leg Height |
7.5" (19 cm) |
| Top Thickness |
0.75" |
| Exterior |
Mappa Burl Veneer |
| Interior |
Oak Veneer |
| Body |
MDF |
| Wood Finish |
Honey Blonde Burl |
| Doors |
3 x Push-Pull (Handleless) |
| Adjustable Shelf Heights |
9.75" / 12" / 14.25" |
| Finished Back |
Yes — same as interior cabinet finish |
| Removable Legs |
No |
| Weight Capacity |
300 lbs (136 kg) |
| Wood Joinery |
Glue, Nails, Dowel Butt Joints |
| Assembly |
Pre-Assembled — No Assembly Required |
| Item Weight |
175 lbs (79.4 kg) |
| Box Weight |
209.4 lbs |
| Box Dimensions |
166.5 x 19 x 35 in |
| CBM |
0.89 |
| Style |
Contemporary / Luxury / Transitional |
Perfect For
- Dining rooms and living rooms in contemporary, transitional, and luxury Canadian interiors
- Open-plan spaces where a sideboard can float as a room divider — thanks to the finished back
- Buyers who want the most premium and distinctive piece in the Decoronto collection
- Anyone attracted to burl wood, luxury veneer, or high-end contemporary furniture
- Larger rooms that need a statement sideboard with genuine presence and serious storage
- Design-forward Canadian buyers who value handleless cabinetry and clean surfaces
