Wooden chests of drawers for the dining room
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Frequently Asked Questions About Wooden Chests of Drawers for the Dining Room
A dresser in the dining room? What's the point?
It all makes sense: drawers are better than shelves for storing table linens, napkins, special-occasion silverware, and small tableware items. While a sideboard offers spacious compartments behind doors, a dresser provides organized storage in layers. In small dining rooms, its more compact size can also fit where a sideboard won’t.
A dresser or a sideboard for the dining room?
It depends on what you’re storing: dishes and bulky items call for a sideboard with doors; linens, silverware, and flat items call for dresser drawers. The common solution in dining rooms with ample space is to use both, spread out; in smaller dining rooms, a dresser is the better choice if your household items are better suited for drawers than for shelves. We’ll compare both pieces— what a sideboard is and what it’s used for.
How do you care for a wooden dresser in the dining room?
Just like in the bedroom, with one caveat: the surface takes more of a beating—from placing hot pots, trays, and bottles on it. Use coasters to protect the surface from heat, and wipe down the edges immediately. Wipe with a damp, wrung-out cloth; apply natural oil once or twice a year; and wax the wooden drawer slides if the drawers need it.
Where should I place the dresser in the dining room?
Close to the table but out of the way of the chairs: the side wall is usually the best spot. Paired with a solid-wood dining table made of the same oak, the dresser serves as a serving station and a surface for setting out food. The oak we use is solid, FSC-certified, and made in Europe.
What goes well with the dresser in a complete dining room set?
The classic division of functions: a dresser for linens and silverware, a display cabinet for glassware on display. The wooden display cabinets complement the dresser’s closed drawers with protected display space, completing the dining room’s storage system with the same material.