étagère

variants or etagere

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of étagère Sasha Adler Design In a Chicago home renovated by Sasha Adler Design, custom etageres and the island’s brass legs add jewelry-like details to the space. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025 Another way to encourage your cat to scratch and also not be an ugly tower are metal etageres. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024 Floating shelves or a narrow etagere, on the other hand, may not have an impact in that same space. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022 Add your towels, light reading, potpourri and display-level storage bins to fill out this space-saving over-the-toilet etagere by Zenna Home. Khortlyn Cole, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 Arizona interior designer Lauren Lerner of Living with Lolo suggests using baskets to stash towels and yoga mats and bringing in an etagere to sort weights and other equipment. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2021 The lounge, immediately adjacent to the main room (separated by an etagere filled with elegant stemware and vintage crystal decanters), is a nice place to enjoy a drink, and Blvd’s cocktail program is strong. Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018 Even more of a British bent comes from the selection of tea sandwiches served on a proper tiered etagere. Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for étagère
Noun
  • The indoor-outdoor library that spills into the courtyard is an especially sweet retreat, with its custom floor-to-ceiling bookcase and cushy seating: perfect for a post-swim glass of wine.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Hidden behind a rickety bookcase in the hotel’s basement, the club reimagined the golden age of Hollywood with velvet booths and showgirls and white tails – mixed with irreverent contemporary flair like drag numbers, oddball skits and music acts.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The new colorway features a luxurious, jewel-toned green perfect for layering personality into everything from your dining room table to your credenza.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Valery Madelyn Resin Easter Bunny Figurines Add these distressed resin bunny figurines to coffee tables, credenzas, and dining room tables.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As guest designer of the Karl Lagerfeld Maison Collection, unveiled during Milan Design Week here, Nguyen designed sculptural and somewhat minimalist pieces subtly integrating the letter in coffee tables, shelves, consoles, sideboards and mirrors.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Kelly Clarkson, Martha Stewart, and Joanna Gaines have all rolled out impressive new discounts on area rugs, sideboards, throw pillows, and more — up to 80 percent off.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sit upright in a chair with your back straight, your feet flat on the floor, and your chest pointed out.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Carroll ate an entire pizza by himself while watching football and started to feel chest pains again.
    Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump's emphasis on personal loyalty, his lack of interest in dissenting opinions, and his tendency to treat cabinet meetings as platforms for pronouncements rather than collaborative discussions, mirror this imperial model of centralized, unitary authority.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Heiss’s bed would be a platform floating in a room, with no clutter around it; the only other objects would be a curved lamp and a cabinet to hold Heiss’s linen shirts and trousers.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • His secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security reportedly will not, for now, recommend doing so, but the potential impact: mobilizing troops to round up immigrants in American neighborhoods.
    Kica Matos, Time, 2 May 2025
  • Waltz will temporarily be replaced by Marco Rubio, who already has three other jobs: secretary of state, national archivist and acting administrator for the United States Agency for International Development.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Their vessels are akin to upscale perfume bottles, but these do more than sit pretty on your nightstand or dresser.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025
  • The tapered block feet and rectangular shape are timeless for a dresser, and the rich brown wood’s visible grain has an old world feel.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025

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“étagère.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9tag%C3%A8re. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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