BH | Studio Sancerre Fluted 6-Drawer Dresser

The chest of drawers replaced the lidded coffer in the late seventeenth century, and by the eighteenth it had become the backbone of the bedroom, low and wide enough to carry a looking glass and a household's linen. Fluting, the closely spaced vertical grooves borrowed from classical columns, has dressed fine case furniture ever since.

This dresser is long and low, with curved ends ribbed in fluting that wrap the case like a drawn curtain, and six full-size drawers set in two columns of three. The drawers run on metal glides and each holds up to 22 lbs, room for sweaters, jeans and bed linen. The top is rated to 253 lbs, so a television, a large mirror or a row of baskets is no strain. Round legs and a centre support beam carry the case, so the case looks light while standing firm, and non-marking pins on the feet protect the floor. It is made from engineered wood with a smooth wood-grain finish in Almond or Chestnut. Assembly is required.

In a bedroom it can stand in for a closet system, with a mirror propped above. Below a wall-mounted television it becomes a wide media console, and in a hall or living room it is a long sideboard for linens, games and candles. Either finish suits a natural room with white walls, a jute rug and a big ceramic lamp at one end. This listing is for one dresser.