Never limit your options on the placement of your dresser because they are very versatile. It can be moved from home to home and from room to room, useful in every place you put it . Placed in a hall or foyer it can give personality and can make the room feel welcoming. An empty living room corner can become the home of the perfect dresser. By adding photo’s to the top it can make for the perfect look or add a lamp for more lighting. Bathrooms of decent size that house a dresser can be appealing and very convenient. Storage of towels and other bathroom items has never been more convenient.

It can also be used in the kids room and playrooms to store non clothing items like books , toys, and puzzles. This will help keep what seems to be the hardest room clean and in a very organized order. This also allows the items to still be handy when the children are using them, while also teaching them proper pickup.  Of course don’t forget about safety features when children are around.  An office or work room can use more storage for hobby or work related stuff that is messy if left out in the open. In the dinning room special dishware can be stored for special evenings. Using your dresser in large rooms can help break up space and give it a warmer feeling. Regardless of its use or placement it can say a great deal about it your home and the appearance you want to project.

As always preference and style is the ultimate factor in all things when it comes to projecting your own personality. Whether antique, classy, modern of whatever style that you choose – you may find that you use a chest of drawers in every room once you realize all the uses and find that its convenience can be a life saver!

First Impression, Placement and Unlimited Options For Your Chest Of Drawers is a post from: The Chest Of Drawers Place

Mirrored Chest Of Drawers

Rather you are looking for a 3 drawer, 5 drawer or more chest of drawers you may have some specifics in mind when looking for the right piece. What motivates your purchase, when buying that favorite piece for the bedroom or other areas of the home? Some of the questions below may have never even been considered in past purchases.

Is it cost and quality? The “cost of quality” isn’t the price of creating a quality product or service. It’s the cost of NOT creating a quality product or service. The same can go when making a purchase. How much will your cost be if your first purchase is not of the best quality? Is purchasing every year or two what you have in mind, than by all means find the least cost with the least quality. All of these are very important questions to ask when considering purchasing a new chest of drawers.

Is it color, wood, or size? Do you like painted, stained, varnished, or natural look? Is there specific items you would like to match your purchase to that already exist in the home? Do you prefer a soft pliable wood or a hard wood with lots of durability. Is a tall and skinny or short and wide a issue on space?

Could it be the number or drawers and the space it gives? What do you plan on using the chest of drawers for? A short dresser may have 3 large drawers or 4 drawers, one being a split drawer. Do the drawers need to be deep or shallow? Is it for dishes, cloths, or miscellaneous needs?

Do you have a preference on if it should be a modern piece or an antique? Is William and Mary more your style, or do you prefer a more retro approach?

Could it be a mixture of things? Are you looking for a Cherry Wood at chest height with 5 drawers that can be used in the kitchen? Could legs of a considerable height appeal better than one that sits flat to the ground? So many choices to chose from, where should you start? Just think of all of these questions as motivators to help you find the right unit for you.

One may walk in and purchase the right piece immediately while another may take some time to think and shop around. No matter what you shopping techniques are when purchasing a chest of drawers you know when you have found the right piece.

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Chest of Drawers can be bought with certain safety features and should not be neglected. Childhood injuries and deaths from tipping furniture are a growing problem, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics (ConsumerReports.org, 2010 ). When purchasing any type of furniture you should check the manual for safety features and hazards.

Think about safety for your kids

Some safety features are apparent such as safety straps or safety stops. While others may not, such as materials or accessories used. Glass drawer knobs if broken or chipped can become a safety hazard and can cause cuts or lacerations to anyone. Small pieces that are easily removed should not be placed in a child’s room where it can be swallowed. Safety straps on chest of drawers will help prevent tip-over of the full piece, but safety stops can prevent the drawers of the chest from being pulled completely out falling on to a little one’s toes. Items with rounded edges can prevent injury to children who are running full speed without any brakes.

Some manufactures will build with safety in mind and can still be bought at a decent cost. If certain safety features are not available on a brand you may be able to purchase them separately. Research is a must when making these type of decisions. When piecing together your chest of drawer follow by the instructions and adhere to the safety features available. Some safety features such as drawer stops can be removed, read the manual to know if this is a possibility.

A beautiful chest of drawer for a child’s room doesn’t have to be a scary purchase! IKEA’s Mammut 3 drawer chest can be purchased with the drawer stops and has an enclosed storage strap with purchase. IKEA is not the only brand, but one example of what can be purchased with the item.

To further the safety of your dresser be wise on how you use it. Do not place heavy items or pull away covers on top and place heavier items in the lower drawers. One issue that may not have a solution is finding ways to keep those little ones fingers getting smashed in drawers.  We all know how important it is to protect our little ones, so keep safety in mind.

To find brands that have passed certain test you can check ConsumerReports.org. This website can give you information on what chest of drawers are more likely to tip or break or cause hazardous issues.

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Chest of drawers are usually thought as a bedroom furniture used for the unmentionables and garments that are not easily hung in the closet. Due to the different varieties, their purposes can go beyond the bedroom.  Cost will very depending on the manufacture, age of piece, materials used, style, and now even the purpose it will serve will all be factors on cost.  Pricing is buy one of the questions that we have to ask about our new purchase.

Some manufactures will build to fit certain potential buyers needs, others may build for mass market. One manufacture may build a 7 drawer dresser with mahogany, while another may build a 3 drawer particle board. You may have heard of Ashley, IKEA, Addison and Sonoma which are made by different manufacturers. Each have differences they use that will factor the cost of each piece.

Age of a piece is maybe the biggest player in cost. A well cared for antique is not going come cheap, especially if it has a story to go with. “As antique chests of drawers still exist in large numbers, only the most unusual, or those of the highest quality, command high prices at auction” (Antique Collection, 2010). If your looking for something simple to use in a child’s room age may only be a year and most likely a mass marketed type piece.

Material used to build are pine, oak, mahogany, maple and several other options that will factor in the cost of a piece. Each material has unique qualities that will make it ideal for furniture building. A mahogany’s color and hardness is different from the color of oak or pine.

When looking to buy a new piece styles are preferences that most buyers can not ignore. A Queen Mary piece with its unique curves, carvings, and accessories will fetch a pretty penny. A modern particle board style is not normally made with the lifespan of your chest of drawers in mind can come fairly cheap, especially if you have to piece it together yourself.  And decorating the windows around your chest with redi shade temporary blinds can be fun too.

Purpose may not be the biggest factor in cost but when shopping you may find that a piece that can be used in the kitchen may be priced higher than a piece used in a bedroom. Really take your time in looking, evaluating and finding the piece of furniture that suits your given room.  It all depends on material, style and manufacture. With all the many choices finding the right piece can be daunting, but with research and time the right chest of drawers can be found and fit in your home style perfectly.

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Before the time of closets or appropriate shelving, a need had to be fulfilled for the storage of certain household items. These items needed storage for privacy, safekeeping, and even organization. As early as the middle ages this need can be seen as a wooden box with a lid, also known as a coffer. Not to be confused with a coffin although it shares similarities. Those of higher ranking in society were most likely to own a coffer. In this time coffers served multiple purposes including moonlighting as seating or for storing items for traveling, and even a crib. With time and change throughout history just like most things, the coffer began getting facelifts and updates.

During the Renaissance, this type of furniture became a very popular wedding gift from the parents of the bride to be placed in the home of the newlyweds. These coffers became known as cassone’s. Cassone’s were decorated to commemorate the marriage with rich colors and designs. Still a far cry from being what we know it as today. Eventually around the late 17th century one single drawer was added to coffers on the bottom. This allowed for more storage space in one piece of furniture. This type of chest was known as a mule chest.

Eventually more drawers were added and the hinged top was became a regular stationary top. This concept looks more like what we know as a dresser. Highboys were usually waste high and lowboys were similar to side tables. Many concepts and changes have been made to these pieces giving a more variety to chose from, bureaus were also concocted from the basic coffer.It’s always interesting to come across different types of antique chest furniture when looking around for a dresser or chest.  Still with all the facelifts and updates some modern coffers, cassone’s, and highboys and lowboys can be purchased today as well as the chest of drawers.

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