What Are The Different Types Of Chest of Drawers ?

The chest of drawers has transitioned from a convenience for the rich to a typical piece of furniture . The convenient furniture style also finds its way into studies, family rooms and game rooms.

Early Styles
The earliest chests of drawers were traveling chests with drawers added into rock bottom . These were so convenient that they transitioned into having more and more drawers, until they eventually became boxes crammed with drawers. the normal style was 3 long drawers on rock bottom and a couple of shorter ones on top arranged side by side.

Double chests, referred to as highboys in America and tallboys in England, also became popular. These have 3 or 4 rows of side-by-side drawers.

Contemporary Chests of Drawers
Today’s dressers include double dressers with two rows of drawers side by side. This style often includes a mirror on the highest of the dresser. There are jewelry chests with small drawers and ornamental legs, and smalls Chest of cabinets that function bedside or occasional tables also as storage units.

The standard chest comes in many variations, from 3 to six drawers. The detail on the finer pieces adds to the ornamental appeal and therefore the value.

Another functional style that's a modification of the chest of drawers is that the armoire, with drawers on rock bottom and a cabinet or closet on the highest . there's often an area to hold clothing within the cupboard, and sometimes additional drawers also .

For an amateur woodworker, a chest of cabinets may be a surprisingly simple project which will be completed by someone with only basic skills. It helps to consider a chest of drawers as being a box with smaller boxes inside it, instead of an outsized piece of furniture. Here are some step-by-step instructions for an easy model.

Step 1 – choose the dimensions
Make a sketch or to-scale drawing of the wooden drawers you'd wish to make. Include measurements of the outer box and choose what percentage drawers you'll have. Measure the drawer area and mark the approximate depth and width for every drawer.

Step 2 – Cut the Outer Cabinet
After careful measurement, use a straightedge and a pencil to mark the pieces for the outside cabinet. Cut a bottom piece and a top piece of an equivalent size, and two side pieces of an equivalent size. you'll want to use 3/4-inch plywood with a furniture finish on one side for the front and sides. For the rear , cut a bit of the 1/4-inch plywood.

Do a fast layout of your pieces to make sure that they're going to sit together properly. Then, following your measurements for the peak of your drawers (specifically your drawer fronts since this may be the widest part), find out where to position the drawer slides. Align them exactly, one on all sides , and screw them to the cupboard .

Step 3 – Construct the outside Box
Using the L-brackets on the highest and bottom pieces, attach the edges to rock bottom . Use the drywall screws and wood glue to secure it well. you'll add legs or decorative supports to rock bottom of the chest of drawers at this point , otherwise you can add something later if you select . This chest can sit on the ground also . Also confirm that each side are attached correctly with the drawer slides right-side up. Lastly, attach the rear panel with finishing nails.

Step 4 – Construct Front Panels
If you would like to possess spacers between the drawers, you'll want to chop them from your 3/4-inch plywood. Carefully measure the space between the 2 sides, and cut a bit of plywood to suit , nailing them in situ with finishing nails. it's possible, however, to construct a chest where the drawer fronts create the front of the chest with no panels between them. It comes right down to personal preference, so decide how you would like your drawers to seem .

Step 5 – Build the Drawer Boxes
To allow the drawer to suit within the slides, make the entire width of the box one inch smaller than the width of the space of the opening of the dresser. Cut your 1/2-inch plywood for the rear and front of the drawer 1 1/2-inch smaller than the width of the drawer to permit for joining the edges and backs
Use a router to make a joint certain attaching the backs and fronts. Then, cut a 1/4-inch groove for the drawer bottom 1/2-inch from the sting on all sides of the drawer. Finish securing the rear and two sides to at least one another with wood glue and finishing nails.

Measure the within dimensions of the essential drawer frame and add the depth of the groove you narrow . Mark this out on a bit of 1/4-inch plywood and cut it to the right size. Coat the within of the groove with wood glue and slide the drawer bottom in situ . Finally attach the front of the box to the remainder , followed by the ornamental drawer fronts.

Step 6 – Finish the Chest
Use decorative molding on the edges , front, or bottom of the chest of drawers, and add a finish to the wood with a paint or stain. Make any fine tuning adjustments as required

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