Mid-Century Modern Maple Nightstand with Nine Drawers and Brass Pulls
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century maple bedside table / commode with nine small drawers with square brass drawer pulls resting on four small square feet.
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Lacquered Petite Chest with Exquisite Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV-style antique black-lacquered petite commode or bedside table, having a shaped top with gilt bronze border, over three-stacked drawers flanked by bronze Rococo mounts, raise...
Bronze
$3,000Sale Price|53% Off
Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza circa 1880
Located in Encinitas, CA
Perfect Bombay cabinet as bedside stand or hallway commode. Measures: 40" width, 20" depth, 32" height.
Walnut
Mahogany Washstand Cupboard with Inset Marble Top and Slatted Back
Located in Nottingham, GB
Its compact dimensions make the cupboard well suited to contemporary living, whether deployed as a bathroom vanity cupboard, hallway unit or bedside commode. In terms of proportio...
Oak
Beacon Hill Regency Walnut Cabinets or Bedside Chests, Pair
By Beacon Hill
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Regency style commodes, consoles, or bedside tables By Beacon Hill USA, Mid-20th Century Carved walnut, with lattice door fronts and original brass hardwa...
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Walnut Bedside Table by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish mid-century walnut bedside table / commode with a bottom cabinet with a fall-front drawer and brass drawer pull with an open compartment above with four dowel legs.
Walnut
Antique Pair of Victorian Mahogany Bedside Cabinets with Arched Cupboards
Located in Nottingham, GB
While originally intended as bedroom bedside cupboards or washstand commodes, their compact footprint and practical configuration make them equally suited to functioning as lamp stan...
Mahogany
Neoclassical Marble-Top Bedside Cabinet with Brass Gallery, 20th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant 20th century neoclassical style bedside cabinet or small commode, crafted in warm-toned solid wood with beautiful, subtle grain throughout.
Marble, Brass
Antique Pair of Antique Inlaid Rosewood Bedside Cabinets and Pot Cupboards
Located in Nottingham, GB
Opening the doors reveals a clean interior fitted with a single fixed mid-height shelf, dividing each cabinet into two functional tiers of storage originally conceived as night commo...
Boxwood, Rosewood
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Commode
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style two-drawer commode or bedside chest By Drexel Heritage USA, 1970s Cream lacquered walnut, with original hand painted floral design, and...
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
Marks / Stamps / Signed: Sarreguemines et Digoin France crown over shield hallmark to porcelain S12 stamped top under marble and back of drawer Jean hand written in pencil undersi...
Marble, Brass
Spanish High Style Brass-Clad Strongbox Bedside Table by Sarreid, Ltd.
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish high style 'Strongbox' bedside table / commode with brass-clad exterior with natural patina, copper studs, and three drawers with rectangular brass pulls.
Metal, Iron
Cantori "George" Commode / Chest of Drawers in Cream Lacquered / Silver leaf
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Together with the matching bedside tables, the George commode creates a perfect bedroom set for a refined, classic design.
Wood
Cantori "George" Commode / Chest of Drawers in Glossy Black Lacquered - Brass
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Together with the matching bedside tables, the George commode creates a perfect bedroom set for a refined, classic design.
Wood
Cantori "George" Commode / Chest of Drawers in Troweled Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Together with the matching bedside tables, the George commode creates a perfect bedroom set for a refined, classic design.
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Tulipwood Commode with Rouge Marble Top
Located in Worcester, GB
Compact in size, it is ideally suited as a bedside chest, hall commode or occasional cabinet, while the richly figured veneers and rouge marble top provide a refined decorative appea...
Kingwood
Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Commode or Nightstand
By Heritage Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bedside chest, commode, or side table By Heritage USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut and oak, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Cantori "George" Commode / Chest of Drawers in Troweled Mother-of-Pearl - Bronze
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Together with the matching bedside tables, the George commode creates a perfect bedroom set for a refined, classic design.
Wood
Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture
By Nevers
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The planters are in the shape of 'commodes', typical French bedside tables, which feature three lively curved drawers.
Majolica
$560Sale Price|30% Off
French Louis XVI Serpentine Walnut Bombe Marble Commode Nightstand Petite Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI style bedside stand / bombe chest / commode / nightstand / end table.
Marble
Karges French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut aBombay Chests of Drawers, Pair
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of French Provincial Louis XV or French Rococo style bombay form chests of drawers, commodes, or bedside chests By Karges Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Carved ...
Brass
Pair of Italian Pink Murano Glass & Alabaster Lamps. Mid-20th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The combination of pink Murano glass, creamy alabaster, and warm brass creates an elegant decorative look suitable for bedside tables, consoles, commodes, or living room side tables.
Alabaster, Brass
Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Mahogany Nightstand or Bachelor Chest
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style three-drawer commode, bedside chest, or bachelor chest of drawers By Henkel Harris USA, Circa Late 20th Century Solid carved mahogany, wi...
Brass
18th Century Two-Drawer Walnut Side Table Chest on Legs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Petite bedside nightstand or side table commode of walnut.
Brass
Pair French Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Nightstands Louis XV Style, Late 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The cupboard interiors are lined in marble — a luxurious and highly desirable feature intended to protect the wood from moisture, making these ideal as bedside cabinets or petites co...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Porcelain Urn-Form Table Lamps with White Relief
Located in Atlanta, GA
They present beautifully as a symmetrical pair on a console, commode, or bedside tables, especially in interiors that blend traditional European elements with softer transitional pal...
Brass
19th Century French Transition-Style Half Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wear to the painted finish is consistent with age and contributes to the authenticity of the piece rather than detracting from its character. Ideal as a bedside table, small commode,...
Wood
$2,617Sale Price / set|31% Off
Pair of Italian Mercury Glass Table Lamps with Gilt Brass Bases, Murano, c 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lamps of this caliber were often produced in small quantities and were not marked, making well-preserved pairs increasingly scarce. Ideal for bedside tables, consoles, commodes, or ...
Brass
Pair of Jansen Inspired Marble-Top Galleried Ebonized End Tables / Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
The rounded sides and flat fronts are rare in form. Each commode, bedside or end table having bronze sabots on tapering legs and bronze capitals supporting the almost rounded tables ...
Wood
Vintage Bronze Hu Vessel Inspired Table Lamp with Mythical Creatures
Located in Yonkers, NY
Boasting a green color with some golden highlights, this vintage Chinese Hu vessel inspired table lamp from the Mid-20th Century will bring an exotic presence to any home, placed on ...
Bronze, Brass
Han Dynasty Style Hu Vase Shaped Table Lamp with Scrollwork, US Wired
Located in Yonkers, NY
With its elegant Hu vase lines and bronze patina, this vintage Chinese Han Dynasty style table lamp will bring an exotic presence to any home, whether placed atop a bedside table or ...
Bronze
18th Century Style French Louis XV Bombe Cerused Oak Chest of Drawers Nightstand
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking vintage French Louis XV style painted whitewashed cerused oak petite bombé chest of drawers (bedside nightstand - small commode dresser - chair side cabinet - end...
Wood, Oak
$4,600Sale Price|29% Off
Goatskin Petite Cabinet Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s Italy, Restored
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Osvaldo Borsani attributed Italian Modernist petite cabinet, small sideboard, night stand, bedside table, chest of drawers, commode, would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Sp...
Goatskin, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Mahogany Nightstand End Table
Located in Forney, TX
Born in France in the early 19th century, hand-crafted of warm rich solid mahogany with attractive grain detail, Napoleonic era Neoclassical Louis XVI influenced style, having a rect...
Belgian Black Marble
Louis XV Style Tulipwood Bedside Table with Three Drawers, France
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) tulipwood veneered small bedside table / commode with a gallery and three drawers.
Tulipwood
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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