Chest of drawers or dresser in living room?
cheryll1952
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Comments (19)I am one who subscribes to the sunshine and fresh air theory ;) In the interim, I've linked to a product below that I really like. You can get it at Lowe's, for sure, and other stores (paint stores) but Lowe's is least expensive in my area. I bought a vintage (but pristine) Drexel bedroom suite and the drawers smelled of perfume (it was obnoxious). Before I ever used it I put several of these odor absorbers inside the drawers and kept them shut tight for a good month. (We got the set in winter). Come summer there was no need to air it out, after a month the smell was completely gone and dresser/armoire/night table smelled fresh and a bit citrus like, instead of old stale perfume ;) There's Citrus Magic, but I much prefer Natural Magic. Also, my local Ace has begun selling some very pricey odor absorbing gels ($17) I heard good things about but can't attest to and can't remember the name. Maybe your local Ace would have it? (Mine has it on a display with a video playing, so it's very prominent)....See MoreSmall chest/dressers in dining and living rooms
Comments (8)The chest and dresser look great! DH and I have what we call FSS, flat surface syndrome. If there is a flat surface, we tend to pile stuff on it. I put a chest by the front door also for the same reasons, keys, wallet, cell phone, etc. All kinds of other junk got piled there too and it was always a mess. So I 'scaped' it. I cleared out the top drawer for the keys, wallet, etc. I put a nice mirror over the chest, a small lamp on top, and some other decorative items. It looked so good we didn't want to mess it up with 'junk', so it still functioned but looked good all the time. Mommabird, I'm so glad you are now enjoying your environment and putting your mark on it. You have done a lot of very hard work and are an inspiration. Barbara...See Moreupdating a dresser/chest
Comments (14)No no no no no!!! Please don't paint! Here's what I would do, to de-stodgify the room. Gold would look nice, but it's a very Georgian color, and will not pull the room away from the traditional look. Because the room is small, and the furniture very warm in color, I'd start by painting the walls and the ceiling a luscious warm gray like BMoore Affinity "wish" - AF-680 or "thunder" - AF-685, with "mascarpone" - AF-20 trim. They are modern and classic at the same time, and will make the finish on your lovely furniture glow. It's counterintuitive but true that a rich color enlarges a small room by making the plane changes at the corners fade, and the walls and ceiling recede into the background. I'd replace the blinds with a tortoise-shell bamboo shade (you can get nice ones in places like B B & Beyond). Then I would take away the drapery, and replace it with generous (a width and a half) linen curtains hung ceiling to floor out to the side of the windows by at least 18", with just enough on the inside edge to cover the window trim. I'd use an fabric with a bold but open trellis or vine-and-leaf or simple stripe pattern in black (or if you want color, deep coral or terra cotta or dark gold) on cream...one color only. I'd set a pair of very simple tall slender black lamps with small cream shades on the ends of the dresser (check Restoration Hardware for an idea of what I mean), and I'd find a narrow but long rectangular mirror in a simple gold-and-silver leaf frame and hang that horizontally over the chest-on-chest to open the wall and add light I'd find a 16X20 standing picture frame with a fairly thin but a bit fancy carved molding, paint it white, put a mirror in it, and put it in the center of the dresser. I'd put a flat, plain, slim rectangular china platter in a dramatic ethnic or modern pattern with nothing on it in front of the mirror, or I might add some rather plain silver-lidded crystal jars, or perhaps some pretty perfume bottles. Then I would use black-and-white enlargements of photos, perhaps of family, or any black-and-white images that please you, with large, off-white mats and slender black frames (which you can find easily at Ben Franklin or the like) to furnish the walls. Instant (well, almost) modernization, no loss of that lovely furniture and that elegant bed, and a streamlined, sophisticated environment. Boy, I got into that, didn't I!!...See MoreWould it look okay to have two chests instead of a chest and dresser?
Comments (10)Somewhere in time a bedroom SET was designed with a place for him and a place for her to store clothes in drawers. Because furniture manufacturers sell suits this way does not mean ya have to live with their vision. Get the pieces that will service your needs. I find the newer "dressing room/closets" very curious. They seem to go along with not having "dressers" of any sort. I wonder at why? What are people using their bedrooms for if not for dressing/ sleeping and why is a dresser such an eyesore to have? I do not comprehend reading/lounging in a far off room when I have spent much time and effort to make my living room/family rooms welcoming and comfortable. JMHO. But I digress...GET WHAT YOU WANT!!...See Moreteacats
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