BH | Studio Étretat Curved 6-Drawer Dresser

The low, wide dresser descends from the eighteenth-century French commode, an elegant chest of drawers for the salon or bedroom, its front often shaped in a gentle serpentine curve. The 1930s and 1940s brought rounded waterfall edges to American bedroom furniture, and the long curved dresser has been a centrepiece ever since.

This one is a broad, low piece with six deep drawers in two columns of three, each front softly curved so the whole face moves in a gentle wave, carried down into the shaped plinth. No handles interrupt it, and the wood grain, in Almond or Hazel, runs straight across the front. Six drawers hold a whole wardrobe of folded clothes for two people, with room left for bed linen and out-of-season knits. Its long top takes a lamp, a jewelry tray and books, and its height suits a television hung above. Engineered wood with a smooth wood-grain laminate; assembly is required.

In a bedroom, hang a large mirror or a landscape painting above and make it the room's main storage. It also works in an entry, holding hats, gloves and gift wrap, or in a living room beneath a television on the wall, with the drawers taking games, remotes and throws. Keep the room light: set it against white or pale clay walls with a sculptural ceramic lamp, a bowl of lemons and a jute rug underfoot. This listing is for one dresser.