Chest of Drawers

Chest of Drawers & Tallboys For Stylish Bedroom Storage

A practical and beautiful chest of drawers or tallboy is an integral part of your bedroom furniture. Choose from our stylish range of tallboys - also known as a tall chest of drawers - or find a small chest of drawers or a wide chest of drawers to fit perfectly in your bedroom.

What is a chest of drawers or tallboy?

A chest of drawers generally comprises eight, six, five or four drawers stacked one above the other. Sometimes the top row of drawers may be two smaller drawers side by side, commonly used for storing socks and underwear.

A 6 chest of drawers or an 8 drawer chest of drawers would be considered a large chest of drawers called a ‘tallboy’ due to being higher than other chests of drawers.

Tallboys and chests of drawers are the storage component of a bedroom suite typically used to store clothes. You can also buy a tallboy, chest of drawers or dressing table separately to complement your bed and bedside tables.

If you purchase an ensemble bed you can create a beautifully cohesive look by adding a stylish headboard, a modern chest of drawers and matching bedside tables.

What is the difference between a chest of drawers and a dresser?

A dresser or dressing table is lower and wider than a chest of drawers. Dating back centuries dressers were originally designed with a mirror and room for a stool where ladies sat to apply makeup. The drawers are typically an even number set in pairs, but occasionally a row of smaller drawers will be set across the top.

How wide is a chest of drawers?

Like most pieces of furniture, there is quite a variation in both the width and the height of tallboys and chests of drawers. Compare the following popular designs with quite different dimensions:

• Spacesaver Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers measures 1114mm tall x 600mm wide
• Tully 6 Drawer Tall Chest measures 1060mm tall x 860mm wide
• Lantana Tall Chest measures 1384mm tall x 1016mm wide

It pays to measure the available floor space in your bedroom and browse our wide range of tallboys and chest of drawers to find the dimensions that work best with the available space in your bedroom.

What should you put inside a chest of drawers?

Tallboys and chests of drawers are typically used to store clothes. Often the top row of tallboy drawers comprises a pair of smaller drawers used to store underwear and socks with the remaining drawers used for all types of clothes. Drawer depth is particularly important if you want to store bulky items.

Tallboys are also a popular piece of furniture in:

• Nurseries, where baby clothes and linens are stored and the top is used either to display accessories such as stuffed toys and photographs, or somewhere to sit a lamp, baby monitor and everyday items such as lotions and nappy creams.
• Children’s bedrooms, providing easy access to clothes for children who dress themselves and a place to put a lamp, books and favourite toys.
• Bedrooms without built-in robes, providing essential storage for clothes.
• Bedrooms with built-in robes, providing extra storage for clothes and bigger individual drawer space than typically found in a built-in robe.

Different tallboy and chest of drawer designs

Discover our wide range of designs in a variety of heights, widths and depths along with contrasting styles to suit all sorts of bedroom decor, including:

• White chest of drawers for a fresh, contemporary look especially popular in a nursery
• Black chest of drawers for bold, modern appeal - also loved by teens
• Wooden tallboys and chests of drawers boasting classic style
• Scandi, mid century, contemporary, coastal, rustic and french provincial designs to complement a wide range of bed styles

Find your favourite tallboy and chest of drawers style when you shop wardrobes and more bedroom storage furniture online or instore at your nearest Amart Furniture store.