Most of what you own in a bedroom ends up in a dresser, which is why the drawers are worth opening before you buy. Seldens stocks dressers and chests from Stickley, Hooker Furniture, Lexington, Modus and the Seldens Collection. Nearly all of them are built in wood, usually with metal hardware as the only contrast.

How Much Wall a Dresser Actually Needs

Width is the easy measurement. The one people forget is clearance in front, because a long drawer needs room to come all the way out with you standing there. Under a window, check that the top clears the sill and the trim. If a television is going on top, the case should be wider than the screen rather than equal to it. A low, wide dresser gives you a usable surface for a lamp and a tray. A taller one gives you the same storage in half the wall.

Buying a Suite Versus Buying One Piece at a Time

Bedroom furniture is usually sold as a suite because it is easy to buy that way, and a matched group does look calm. It is not the only route. Buying the dresser now and the nightstands later works as long as you hold one thing steady, usually the wood tone or the hardware finish, and let the shapes vary. Mixing also lets you spend where it shows. Either way, hang a mirror above the dresser and the room reads finished.

Shop Dressers in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Pull a drawer out to its stop, lean on it and see whether the case stays put. That is a thirty second test you can only run in person, and it separates furniture that lasts from furniture that sags. Run it in Tacoma, Bellevue or Olympia, or start with what is in stock for a faster delivery.