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The chest of drawers is an ideal piece of furniture to hold accessories, clothes, and at the same time, to furnish a room.It is an eclectic furniture, which can be adapted in any room to guarantee order and cleanliness:Discover immediately all the chests of drawers available on Arteluceonline!

The elements that characterise a chest of drawers are, in fact, drawers:Large, spacious and variable in number, they will hold all that objects that otherwise you would not know where to put!

Traditionally, these pieces of furniture are placed in a bedroom and they are used to store clothes or the clean bed linen.However, the versatility and the endless types of existing chests of drawers, allow them to be also placed in living rooms and corridors, contributing considerably to keeping the whole house in order:This is why they are so much used!

Dresser and chest of drawers, everything at its place.

Dresser, chest of drawers, commode and high chests:Versatile in name and in deed

As the name itself says: the dresser must "dress comfortable":This term is usually used to indicate the chest of drawers of a bedroom, even if it is now used in everyday language to define a big, large and spacious chest of drawer.On the other hand, the high chests are composed of seven drawers. For this reason, in the past they were used just to separate the linen from the clothes to be used every day in the week.The variations, just like the synonyms to indicate this object are many:  The chest of drawer lies on 4 feet with soft lines that remind Luigi XIV style furniture.Often, modern chests of drawers follow this form but renovated in the materials, ranging from steel to the same wood with geometric lines.There are pieces of furniture that instead lay on the floor without the use of feet, and others that can be suspended creating a graceful and wide effect, also facilitating cleaning.

Everything in order, in each room

The great advantage of chest of drawers it to offer a good overview of everything inside the drawers with just one glance.So, in the first drawers it is appropriate to store accessories and dressers that you use more often, while the last drawers are perfect to hold the items we need less.Therefore, in a chest of drawers placed in a corridor or at the entrance, the first drawers could be used to hold sunglasses, phone and wallet; while in the others you can store those objects that very often are hard to be placed.Furthermore, the top of the dresser can be used as a support surface for decorative objects and for empty pockets.In the children bedroom the chest of drawers is a necessary furniture.Not only to keep the baby’s clothes, for example, but also as a practical container for toys, to be able to put in order in few simple steps.

Solid and resistant

The chest of drawers has always been considered a luxurious object, decorated with precious motifs and craftsmanship of great skill, but above all chest of drawers is synonym of stability.Whatever material it is made of, it will always be designed to be solid and durable.The most loved material is certainly wood, which in all its various processing possibilities, has always provided the perfect basis for high quality pieces of furniture.The drawer’s mechanisms are tested by manufacturers to offer drawers always working and resistant to thousands of openings and closings.

Shape and accessories:Define your style

Obviously, the chosen drawer must be in harmony with the rest of decor.In a bedroom, the most appropriate solution is to combine the dresser to the night stand, while in a living room you can opt for a contrasting element with the rest of furniture, but always following a certain continuity.If you prefer classic and soft shapes it is better to opt for walnut and cherry wood chest of drawers, while more minimal and geometric lines blend with more exotic materials.The most extravagant materials and colors will perfectly blend with pop and modern- styled homes.A decorative element that should not be underestimated are the handles.Some modern chests of drawers have only a slot on the top of the drawer.The most minimal are smooth and open via the push-pull system:A little pressure is enough to activate the drawer opening mechanism.For classic furnishings the brushed steel handles are ideal, while for who is more romantic and traditional, the antique-style knob will make the dresser elegant and refined.