The wooden chest of drawers is very versatile, due to the variety and advantages

The bulky chest, so popular several centuries ago, has been replaced by more advanced pieces of furniture that can satisfy the needs of a modern person. These are capacious sliding wardrobes, elegant whatnots, functional curbstones, dressers convenient for use. A beautiful furniture for a country cottage or city apartment is a wooden chest of drawers, which will be discussed further on the types and features.

Advantages and disadvantages

A chest of drawers made of wood of modern models is an original piece of furniture, created on the basis of the practicality of the cabinet and the functionality of the bedside table. Longitudinal drawers allow the user to place many wardrobe items in an orderly manner. Linen, shoes, clothes, accessories - all this can be stored in a convenient chest of drawers, which differs from the cabinet by a small height.

Similar interior items are found in many suburban private houses and city apartments in high-rise buildings, and all because chests of drawers differ in a huge number of advantages, namely:

the reliability inherent in wood - a chest of drawers from solid pine can serve for many years in a row, if you provide it with a minimum of care. Despite the many factors that can have a negative effect on wooden furniture in an apartment, elite and simple design chests of drawers have a really long service life. They demonstrate a high degree of resistance to negative effects, do not change their color, do not lose functionality over the years;
the comfort that a person can get when using a chest of drawers made of wood is very high. This piece of furniture allows you to solve the issue of storage of small items, accessories, personal hygiene items without additional difficulties;
wide variation in sizes - the operational parameters of dressers made of pine or other species of natural wood are very diverse. The user is given the opportunity to choose the best option for their housing in height, width, depth. For owners of tiny apartments, mini dressers are made in compact sizes that will not take up much space in the room. If a person owns a spacious house with a large bedroom, elite roomy chests of drawers with a large number of drawers are suitable for him;
attractive design - the photos presented below will allow the reader to appreciate the beauty of such furniture with their own eyes. Today you can find on sale a large number of models with different stylistic solutions for any style of decoration. The rather wide gamut of colors in which the wooden surfaces of chests of drawers are painted today is also pleasing. Often, woodcarving is used to decorate such interior items, characterized by sophistication and conciseness of lines;
wide variation in cost - this factor allows many buyers to find high-quality wooden furniture at an affordable price. Elite models from expensive wood species are no less popular;
we also note such advantages of wooden dressers as environmental friendliness, naturalness, the presence of a pleasant woody smell (especially in the pine model).

The drawbacks of chests of drawers can be called their cumbersomeness, higher cost compared to furniture made of chipboard or MDF. In addition, some customers note a rather high sensitivity of natural wood to an increased level of humidity, but when properly treated and varnished, wood surfaces acquire an excellent level of resistance to a similar environmental factor.

Kinds

Modern dressers made of solid wood look very expensive, beautiful, stylish. But in addition to external beauty, their operational parameters are extremely important, on the basis of which one can judge the relevance of one or another type of such interior items in a particular room:

for children;
for the corridor;
for sleeping;
for the living room.

For the hallway

For the living room

For children

For the bedroom

Consider each type of similar furniture in more detail. Dressers for a children's room are conditionally divided into two types:

chest of drawers - intended for the baby’s room and has a design feature. The surface of the dresser in this case is wider than the dresser itself, and is supplemented by safety sides. For these reasons, one piece of furniture is used to store baby things and as a changing table;
dressers for children from 2 years to 16 years. A very extensive selection of such designs in the modern furniture market. Models can be equipped with drawers with stoppers so that the baby does not drop them on himself during the game. For teenagers, this option is also acceptable, but to save money, you can choose the option without stoppers.

Children

With a changer

Combines both groups of children's chests of drawers with a bright design and an unusual shape, which brings warmth, love, bright emotions, fun to the children's atmosphere.

Dressers for entrance groups have a characteristic feature - the presence of special shelves for storing shoes, hooks for keys, shoe spoons, umbrellas. We also note the compact size of the models for the corridor, due to the limited area of such premises in most modern apartments.

Models for the bedroom are complemented by a mirror, and their surface is often used to store cosmetics for women. Mini chests of drawers in the form of wooden boxes with small drawers, shelves, doors look no less interesting. The upper part of such a box can be equipped with a box with a hinged lid, which is lined with velvet. Such a chest of drawers can be decorated with carvings, paintings or mosaics made of glass.

A very interesting type of carved chest of drawers made of wood, which is so relevant for the living room. In it you can store various kinds of accessories or small things. And on the surface to establish beautiful figurines or frames with photos of the family.

Based on the design of the piece of furniture, distinguish:

standard linear models that are relevant to install along the wall. These are capacious and compact products, in the strength of which to please the user with high functionality;
corner products - allow you to rationally plan the free angle, using it to store small things, accessories. But it is worth remembering that the drawers in this case still have a rectangular shape, so the angle itself, although hidden from the eyes, does not carry a functional load.

Straight

Angular

Color spectrum

Dressers made of wood have always been considered an indicator of high status, wealth, luxury. Today, factories manufacturers to create such furniture use a variety of colors to give it a modern look, practicality, the ability to fit into any interior in color and style.

In the exhibition halls of modern furniture stores you can find a chest of drawers of almost all colors, which are distinguished by natural wood.

Hue	Characteristic
Milk oak	One of the lightest shades of chests of drawers. Great for styles Provence, loft, fusion.
Alder, apple tree	A warm shade of alder, apple tree is great for creating interiors in a country style.
Wenge, black wenge, classic walnut, chocolate	The darkest shades that enchant and fascinate with their depth. Perfect for a respectable office in the style of the classics.

In addition to natural color shades, you can find completely unpredictable colors in the design of dressers for children or bedrooms. It can be blue, red and even green chest of drawers painted with special paint. Such wood furniture looks fun, elegant, playful.

Wenge

Apple tree

Milk oak

Alder

Accommodation

Modern dressers are relevant for almost any room:

dressers for summer cottages - for a spacious entrance group in a private cottage, a chest of drawers is relevant opposite the door. For the small-sized corridor of the city quarter of the studio - in the corner of the room near the door. In this case, it is important to choose a very compact, but functional option with many additional functions;
living room - well, if the dresser in the living room will look luxurious and expensive, then the whole room is filled with notes of prestige and high cost. After installing it on the central wall, use the countertop to place frames with photographs, vases with flowers, expensive statuettes of bronze, earthenware, porcelain. The tandem of the chest of drawers with a large picture that hangs on the wall directly above it looks no less original;
bedrooms - in this case, it is better to install the product near the bed, then it is suitable for storing linen, hosiery. The tabletop can be used as a bedside table by placing a lamp, reading books, glasses, a table mirror on it. And if the dresser is on the wall opposite the bed, supplement it with a large mirror, and place creams, perfumes on the countertop;
children's room - a children's chest of drawers should be installed along the wall, without fail taking care of the reliability of its fixation on its surface with the help of special fasteners. Then you don’t have to worry that the baby manages to drop the items on itself, immediately pulling out all the drawers on itself;
Even in the kitchen you can pick up a functional chest of drawers for small things (spoons, forks, knives, all kinds of devices).

Such furniture can be a full-fledged piece of furniture, its main design accent, or it can be an important component of a large headset of objects of various purposes.

The nuances of choice

Modern dressers made of wood are very diverse. Here are some useful tips to help you choose the best model:

for a small room, it is worth choosing a high elongated model, which is able to visually raise the surface of the ceiling and relieve space;
in order to bring solidity, solidity to the room, it is worth stopping your choice on wide massive models;
if there is a corner free of furniture in the room, prefer a corner design;
for admirers of classic interiors, pododeutizdeli made according to an old sketch with wood carvings, metal fittings. If the owner of the house prefers new trends in design, then look at the products from young designers.

Also note that furniture of this purpose can have a wide variation in the shape of the countertop: rectangular, square, oval, round. The first two options are more suitable for small premises, the second are relevant in spacious living rooms, bedrooms.

In any case, it is important to carefully approach the acquisition. After all, a chest of drawers can last more than ten years if it was made using technology, without making mistakes in the process. Therefore, the product must be visually assessed for any defects: knots, chips, scratches, abrasions, varnish clouding, and so on. All these points indicate problems in the manufacturing process of the piece of furniture and should alert the buyer.

Care Rules

The rules for caring for a wooden chest of drawers are quite simple. If you perform them regularly, the product will last as long as possible without loss of external attractiveness, functionality, or practical qualities. Here are some of them:

Do not allow prolonged contact of the surface of natural wood with direct sunlight, since exposure to the sun can change the color of natural wood or provoke cracking of the varnish. Also dangerous for wooden dressers and prolonged exposure to water;
if the surface of a piece of furniture is varnished, it should regularly be polished using a special tool. This will help get rid of traces of human hands touching the dresser;
can not be used to care for a wooden chest of aggressive detergents, rough sponges, scrapers. Such products can permanently spoil the varnished or painted wooden surface.

If any action entailed a deterioration in the aesthetics of the wooden product, contact a special workshop for restoration of the product.