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 ANTIQUE TIGER OAK DRESSER CURVED SERPENTINE FRONT 3 DRAWERS NICE $299.00 Time Remaining: 10d 2h 48m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 Antique Oak Dresser Drawers w Mirror 38w x355h to top x 18deep $149.99 Time Remaining: 5h 5m |
 Vintage Black Dresser Drawers w Mirror $124.99 Time Remaining: 5h 31m |
 ANTIQUE Tiger Oak 2 Serpentine Over 4 Drawer Tall Dresser w Backsplash Carving $275.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 12m |
 VINTAGE BLONDE WOODEN DRESSER BY GELCO 4 DRAWERS SOLID GOOD SHAPE $74.95 Time Remaining: 4d 8h 3m Buy It Now for only: $74.95 |
 Country French Small Dresser Chest 3 Drawer 20 High French Provincial End Table $175.00 Time Remaining: 2h 56m |
 MID CENTURY HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD DRESSER CHEST OF DRAWERS $394.88 Time Remaining: 7h 20m |
 ANTIQUE Birdseye Maple Tall 2 Over 4 drawer Dresser w Tilt Mirror c1913 $350.00 Time Remaining: 10h 48m |
 Heywood Wakefield Crescendo Solid Birch 5 Drawer Dresser 1939 Russian Designer $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 26d 10h 36m Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 ANTIQUE Oak 1 Drawer Over 2 Door Cupboard Washstand Small Dresser Towel Rack $225.00 Time Remaining: 9h 57m |
 ANTIQUE Oak 2 Over 2 Drawer Dresser Tilt Framed Mirror Applied Carving $325.00 Time Remaining: 10h 44m |
 ANTIQUE Birdseye Maple 2 Over 2 Serpentine Drawer Dresser w Tilt Mirror c1913 $300.00 Time Remaining: 10h 52m |
 PRIMITIVE SIX DRAWER CHERRY DRESSER $1,356.00 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 14m Buy It Now for only: $1,356.00 |
 ANTIQUE Oak 2 Over 4 Drawer Tall Dresser w LargeTilt Beveled Mirror $350.00 Time Remaining: 10h 43m |
 ANTIQUE Rustic Oak Drawer Dresser Applied Carvings Matching Washstand 2pc $575.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 5m |
 Mid Century Modern 3 Drawer Paul McCobb Chest Dresser Planner Group Winchendon $359.00 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 1m Buy It Now for only: $399.00 |
 Antique Simmons 1920 1930s 3 Drawer Steel Metal Dresser $399.00 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 1m Buy It Now for only: $399.00 |
 Depression Era Ornate Vanity 2 Drawer Dresser w Mirror 50w x76h to top x 18d $249.99 Time Remaining: 5d 23h 30m |
 Vintage Curved Drawer Oak Dresser Chest of Drawers New Hampshire $495.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 28m |
 DANISH MODERN chest of drawers DRESSER CABINET teak BACHELOR CHEST HJN MOBLER $800.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 49m |
 Vintage Chest Of Drawers Dresser Empire Furniture Shabby Wood Casters Distressed $49.99 Time Remaining: 12d 12h 25m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 CONANT AND BALL DRESSER TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS $275.00 Time Remaining: 1h 57m |
 8 VICTORIAN FURNITURE DRESSER DRAWER HANDLES BRASS WROUGHT IRON SALVAGED PARTS $7.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h 18m |
 Antique Bedroom Furniture Tall Oak Highboy Chest of Drawers Dresser $225.00 Time Remaining: 8h 4m |
 ANTIQUE Chiffarobe Wardrobe DRESSER Chest of Drawers Mirror w CLOSET Chiffonier $299.95 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 17m Buy It Now for only: $299.95 |
 ANTIQUE Tiger Oak Serpentine Two Over Two Drawer Dresser Chest of Drawers $275.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 17m |
 Beautiful CHEST OF DRAWERS DRESSER 2 scalloped top drawers SWIVEL MIRROR $75.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 12h 24m |
 Magnificent Victorian Walnut Burl Marble Top Dresser w Secret Drawer c1870 $1,250.00 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 6m Buy It Now for only: $1,250.00 |
 ANTIQUE Oak 2 Bowed Drawer Over 4 Drawer Tall Dresser $325.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 44m |
 Vintage Walnut With Maple Insert 5 Drawer Dresser From The 1930s 1940s $59.95 Time Remaining: 22h 50m Buy It Now for only: $89.95 |
 Gorgeous Antique Solid Mahogany Dresser Tall Chest of Drawers $450.00 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 9m Buy It Now for only: $500.00 |
 Vintage Oak 4 Curvy Drawer Dovetail Dresser $299.99 Time Remaining: 19d 49m Buy It Now for only: $299.99 |
 Antique Dresser Dove Tail Drawer Construction Comes w Attached Mirror $50.00 Time Remaining: 5d 2h Buy It Now for only: $100.00 |
 STANLEY SOLID WOOD DRESSER 11 DRAWER FURNITURE MID CENTURY MODERN $250.00 Time Remaining: 10h 12m |
 MID CENTURY 5 DRAWER HI BOY DRESSER MODERN WALNUT $279.99 Time Remaining: 6h 19m |
 Antique Oak 3 Drawer Dresser Original Hardware Including Wood Key Holes $135.00 Time Remaining: 9d 10h 22m Buy It Now for only: $135.00 |
 Antque Walnut Bachelor 4 drawer Chest Dresser Washstand Carved Grape Leaf Handle $375.00 Time Remaining: 11h 18m |
 Whitney Furniture Solid Maple Bedroom Chest of Drawers Dresser $295.00 Time Remaining: 23h 34m |
 Shabby Chic Wood Dresser Highboy Chest of Drawers original glass knobs NICE $350.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 32m |
 Pull Drawer Dresser Chest Stamped Brass Eastlake $7.98 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 25m Buy It Now for only: $7.98 |
 Vntage Dark Walnut Serpentine Front High Chest Dresser 5 drawer $95.00 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 54m Buy It Now for only: $115.00 |
 Super Cool Antique File Cabinet Dresser 28 Tin Lined Drawers $499.99 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 7m |
 Vintage Sligh 3 Drawer Dresser with Matching Mirror $595.00 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 48m |
 Antique Walnut Highboy Dresser w Mirror 6 Drawers Quarter Sawn Oak Dove Tail $295.00 Time Remaining: 22h 9m Buy It Now for only: $295.00 |
 FINE VINTAGE 1940s ERA SOLID RED MAHOGANY DRESSER CHEST OF DRAWERS $199.00 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 50m |
 5 Drawer Wood Dresser Purchased Circa 1950 $89.99 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 35m |
 Heywood Wakefield Encore 4 Drawer Dresser $249.00 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 12m |
 Antique Bachelor Chest of Drawers Dresser High Boy $198.98 Time Remaining: 13d 1h 47m Buy It Now for only: $198.98 |
 Big vtg Antique Lot of Old Brass Metal Drawer Pulls Handles Knobs Dresser NR $15.65 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 3h 28m |
 ANTIQUE ART DECO OAK VANITY DRESSING TABLE CHEST OF DRAWERS DRESSER GLOVE BOXES $299.95 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 19m |
 Antique Chest of Drawers Dresser High Boy $169.00 Time Remaining: 12d 3h 46m Buy It Now for only: $169.00 |
 ANTIQUE OAK MISSION ARTS CRAFTS BACHELORS CHEST OF DRAWERS HIGHBOY DRESSER NR $299.95 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 24m |
 Antique English Walnut 3 Drawer Chest Dresser Tallboy w Cabinet c1940s p99 $499.99 Time Remaining: 3d 9m Buy It Now for only: $899.99 |
 Antique Italian Fine Luigi XVI dresser with 3 drawers $1,800.00 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 30m |
 Beautiful 2 tone Mahogany 3 Drawer Dresser Dovetailed $345.00 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 11m Buy It Now for only: $345.00 |
 antique chest of drawers dresser $250.00 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 49m Buy It Now for only: $290.00 |
 RARE 1959 Drexel Casa Del Sol Six Drawer Dresser Designed by John Van Koert $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 11h 54m |
 Teak Wood Dresser w 9 Drawers 73 x 28 x 19 Contemporary Design Style $229.99 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 25m |
 Mid century danish modern COMPACT walnut dresser CREDENZA 6 drawer Eames NO RES $299.00 Time Remaining: 12d 5h 8m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 Antique Dresser w 12 drawers $199.00 Time Remaining: 21h 29m Buy It Now for only: $299.99 |
 Depression Era Ornate Dresser Drawers 40w x57h x 22d $329.99 Time Remaining: 5d 23h 36m |
 1940s fancy veneer 3 drawer dresser with bakelite handles $400.00 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 7m Buy It Now for only: $500.00 |
 Nice Old Chest of Drawers Dresser $375.00 Time Remaining: 22d 8h 51m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
 Depression Era Ornate Dresser Drawers w Mirror 44w x35h to top x 20d $299.99 Time Remaining: 5d 23h 20m |
 ANTIQUE ART DECO GOLDEN OAK DROPFRONT DESK SECRETARY BUREAU CHEST DRAWER DRESSER $399.95 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 44m |
 ANTIQUE PRIMITIVE WOOD GLOVE DRAWER SALVAGED FROM ANTIQUE DRESSER $19.99 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 15m |
 Pull Drawer Dresser Chest Stamped Brass Eastlake $6.98 Time Remaining: 24d 5h 54m Buy It Now for only: $6.98 |
 Inlaid French Art Deco Marble Top Gilded 3 Drawer Bedroom Dresser 1930s $950.00 Time Remaining: 6d 41m |
 VTG ARTS CRAFTS ANTIQUE STYLE MISSION OAK DRESSING CHEST OF 4 DRAWERS DRESSER $249.95 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 34m |
 REDUCED American Antique Five Drawer Dresser Chest Victorian Nicely Carved $1,850.00 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 1m |
 Old Antique Solid Wood Three Drawer Bedroom Dresser Vanity w Aged Round Mirror $104.99 Time Remaining: 18d 18h 4m Buy It Now for only: $104.99 |
 3 Victorian Molded Walnut Dresser Drawer Pulls Handles $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 49m |
 Reclaimed Hardwood Chest Dresser Hand Carved 9 Drawers Metal Hardware $1,599.00 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 27m |
 ANTIQUE PRIMITIVE RUSTIC SOUTHERN PINE NC VA BOOTJACK DRESSER CHEST OF DRAWERS $359.95 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 43m Buy It Now for only: $469.95 |
 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL ANTIQUE FLOWER BASKET WOOD DRESSER DRAWERS $347.50 Time Remaining: 17d 22h 30m Buy It Now for only: $347.50 |
 HIGHBOY DRESSER ANTIQUE MAHOGANY WRITING CABINET 9 DRAWERS BRASS HANDLES VINTAGE $249.99 Time Remaining: 3d 2h 16m |
 Antique Chest of Drawers Dresser Distressed $225.00 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 13m |
 Vintage Art Deco Waterfall Dresser Vanity w Mirror Red Celluloid Drawer Pulls $88.20 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 1m Buy It Now for only: $88.20 |
 Nice ANTIQUE WASHSTAND 3 DRAWER COULD SHIPDepression EraPinedresserTV Stand $55.00 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 33m |
 LOT OF 8 ANTIQUE VINTAGE DESK DRESSER DRAWER PULL HANDLE and screws $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 27m |
 OAK 5 DRAWER HIGHBOY DRESSER $595.00 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 19m Buy It Now for only: $695.00 |
 Early Victorian Walnut Burl Marble Top Dresser w Secret Drawer ca 1870 $995.00 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 23m Buy It Now for only: $995.00 |
 Mid century Modern 6 drawer dresser by Crawford Furniture vintageretro1960s $425.00 Time Remaining: 3d 13h 36m Buy It Now for only: $595.00 |
 BASSETT Chest of Drawers Dresser 1950s Mid Century 5 Drawers Tall Vintage Wood $175.00 Time Remaining: 5d 34m Buy It Now for only: $195.00 |
 Very Rare Antique 1930s Dresser w Small Top Drawer $99.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 16m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 1961 Walnut Stanley 9 Drawer Credenza Dresser Danish Modern Mid Century Retro $589.00 Time Remaining: 22d 3h 16m Buy It Now for only: $589.00 |
 4 drawer Antique Dresser $175.00 Time Remaining: 5d 2h 33m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 Antique dresser 6 drawers $699.00 Time Remaining: 6d 4h 23m Buy It Now for only: $849.00 |
 CHARMING ANTIQUE 1930S OAK FOUR DRAWER DRESSER CHEST $299.99 Time Remaining: 7d 9h 36m |
 KLING MAPLE DRESSER AND MIRROR 6 DRAWER CHEST OLDE ORCHARDE FINISH $469.00 Time Remaining: 29d 4h 6m Buy It Now for only: $469.00 |
 Antique Vintage Carved Wood Trunk Chest Dresser with Drawers $179.99 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 35m |
 Antique Hanky Drawer Dresser in Rochester MN $298.00 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 51m Buy It Now for only: $330.00 |
 Antique 6 Drawer Dresser Bureau $199.99 Time Remaining: 5d 1h 13m |
 1850s Tiger Maple Four Drawer Sheraton Transitional Dresser $900.00 Time Remaining: 20d 2h 25m Buy It Now for only: $900.00 |
 Antique Dark 4 Drawer Dresser with Ornate Legs $149.99 Time Remaining: 5d 1h 13m |
 ANTIQUE OAK CHILDS DRESSING CHEST OF 3 DRAWER VANITY DRESSER $124.95 Time Remaining: 6d 12h 10m |
 Price REDUCED Queen Anne High Boy HighBoy Chest Dresser Bureau 8 Drawers Cherry $599.00 Time Remaining: 6d 23h 48m |
 Pair of Theodore Alexander Chateau Du Vallois Chest of Drawers 2 Drawer Dresser $999.99 Time Remaining: 21d 11h 57m Buy It Now for only: $999.99 |
 Ethan Allen Baumritter Solid Mahogany 4 Drawer Dresser $100.00 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 37m |
 Old Oak 3 Drawer Dresser IN GREAT CONDITION $49.99 Time Remaining: 5d 8h 23m Buy It Now for only: $259.99 |
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Effective Hints For Buying A Custom Designed Handmade Dresser
Craftsman can create an endless number of unique handmade dressers that are as exquisite as they are useful and functional by studying and using a conglomeration of designs and fashions that have been popular at different times over the course of centuries. Artisans make old fashions popular today by melding styles, such as Queen Anne, Shaker and Mission styles. By doing so, a craftsman can honor old traditions while adding a mixture of woods or accents to match other bedroom furniture or simply personal styles. Sideboard dressers especially look tradition and modern at the same time when they are made from a blend of woods, which creates a special aesthetic in any dining room.
The same dovetail joinery that craftsmen use to create sturdy handmade desks is also used to build elegant tops, sides and drawers of handmade dressers. The body of the dresser, or the carcass, is held together with dovetail joints that add an element of design as well as making it extremely strong. Other dressers employ frame and panel construction that is highlighted by mortise and tenon joinery that is accented with wooden pins. Combining both techniques for any style of handmade dresser is what makes the carcass durable and the drawers move in and out smoothly.
Many styles of handmade wooden furniture that are popular today take their roots in styles and fashions of centuries past. The Queen Anne style is an example of a very American tradition that was once made popular between 1720 to 1760, and it was celebrated for its distinctive cyma, or S-curve, design in the feet of dressers or chairs. By also working this soft curve into other areas of the furniture, even a heavy piece of wooden furniture can soften the look of any room and make the piece look smaller and less assuming than it actually is.
The Queen Anne style of furniture traditionally used only walnut wood, which was very abundant at the time. Handmade dressers today might use other natural woods like butternut, mahogany, maple or cherry. Similar to walnut woods, butternut is cherished for its rich, honey color that has elegant splashes of darker grains.
An artisan will also delight in mixing types of wood for a more modern-looking handmade dresser. Hardwood knobs on the drawers of a bedroom dresser can be made from darker rainforest woods or even brass. The top of the dresser might feature darker dovetail details to bring an understated accent of beauty to an otherwise basic dresser. Studio furniture makers have the freedom to enjoy playing with the combinations of natural woods, knobs and joinery methods to create dressers that are truly unique and tailored to a client's specific style preferences.
Another style of handmade dressers that is still popular today is the Shaker style. Originating in the late 1700's, the Shaker style is revered for its clean lines, durable features and innovative joinery methods. Distinctive features include an arched apron and tapered legs, which looks graceful and unimposing.
Originally minimal in embellishments, artisans today will play with the tradition by adding modern touches, like blending types of wood in the paneling. Contrasting natural woods, like maple and walnut, a craftsman can really highlight the beauty of the panel doors and drawers. Intentionally practical, these sideboard Shaker style dressers are perfect for storing dining room china, but the pieces of furniture are elegant enough on their own.
Studio craftsmen make Shaker style sideboards look more contemporary by taking different types of natural wood and using the contrasting colors to distinguish subtle features of the piece of furniture. Darker wood might be used to make the knobs stand out, and glass paneling can even be used for the doors, which was not previously done.
Studio handmade dressers differ greatly from factory-made dressers in that studio-furniture makers have the creative freedom to mix and match classic styles with modern demands. Whereas factory-made furniture is made to appeal to most people's styles and preferences, studio-furniture makers create one-of-a-kind handmade dressers for one-of-a-kind clients. We realize not everyone has the same taste or needs, which is why working directly with an artisan can be a rewarding process for both the furniture-maker and the client.
Before moving forward with your purchase decision on a high quality handmade dressers, stop by my online store at Hawk Ridge Furniture. I can alter your handmade dresser to accommodate essential needs of a unique space in your home.
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Remove Decade Old Marker from wooden dresser drawer?
When I was about 7, I drew a small figure on my moms beloved dresser, and 10 years later, I kind of want to remove it.
Is there any way to remove it without damaging the wood?
If the marker went through the finish you would have to strip the entire dresser and than sand off the marker. If it only marked the finish than skip the sanding step. Refinish when done.
Black Mountain Reclaimed Barnwood 5 Drawer Chest