BH | Studio Stamford Slatted 5-Drawer Tall Chest

The chest of drawers appeared in English houses in the seventeenth century, replacing the lidded coffer, where everything had to be lifted out to reach the bottom. By the eighteenth century it had grown tall, and the tall chest became where linen and clothes were folded away, drawer above drawer.

This one is tall and narrow, with five drawers stacked behind a front faced in horizontal slats, rows of narrow battens with a line of shadow between each, a detail that recalls mid-century Scandinavian cabinetry. Every drawer rides on metal runners and pulls out fully, so sweaters at the back are as easy to reach as T-shirts at the front. With no knobs or pulls, the front reads as one ribbed surface. It stands on four tapered legs, in a warm walnut-tone laminate over engineered wood. Assembly is required.

A tall chest holds a great deal for its footprint, so it suits a bedroom too small for a wide dresser, a walk-in closet or a nursery corner, and it works in a hallway for scarves, gloves and chargers. Style the top with a ceramic lamp, a short stack of books and a print leaning on the wall, against cream walls and a wool rug. This listing is for one chest.