Alternatives: Small Chest of Drawers

Small Chest of Drawers

This is the seventh alternative in the series on finding space saving alternatives to dressers. You can find the first post, which is the entire tip list, here.

Small Chest of drawers are the option you’ll want to take if you like the idea of having something like a dresser but something that isn’t quite as big. If you’re unsure of the difference, generally a dresser is nearly twice as wide as a chest of drawers and is substantially lower. It is often also either accompanied by a mirror or a hutch.

Chest of drawers come in various sizes and the idea of course is that you should first figure out where you’d like to place it in a room and then decide the dimension requirements needed for it to fit.

You can even curb down on size by also choosing a corner chest of drawers. However, keep in mind there aren’t too many of those around at the moment and most are fairly costly, so your selection is limited.

What Features Should You Look For?

The truth is if you’ve ever searched for small chests of drawers, you’ll find that most don’t vary much in size. That is, the main goal of most sites that offer space saving chest of drawers is to offer ones that give the illusion of space saved. Some may be reduced in height, which is one feature that may give the impression of space saved.

The other main feature is legs…

A chest of drawers with legs will be less intrusive thereby making a room feel bigger.

So, if you want give the impression of space saved in a room, a good idea is to go for a chest of drawers that has legs on it so it will serve as less of an obstruction and give your room an airy look and feel to it.

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