$9,400 / set
H 41 in W 40 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Brix Modular White & Gray Dresser Set by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular dresser cabinet set by Bensen, Italy. Please see photos and
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$7,350Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 42 in W 100 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Brix Modular White & Gray Dresser Set by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular dresser cabinet set by Bensen, Italy. Multiple elements
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Italian Modern Brix Modular Dresser Set of 6 by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix monumental modular dresser set by Bensen, Italy. Large set with
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$4,410
H 41 in W 40 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Brix Modular 5-Drawer 100cm Chest of Drawers, Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular 5-Drawer 100cm Dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular
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Italian Modern Brix Modular 4-drawer 50 cm Dresser by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular 4-drawer 50 cm Dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular
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$7,930 / set
H 10 in W 40 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Brix Modular Dresser Cabinet Set of 3 by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular lowboy triple-wide dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular
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$2,128Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 10 in W 80 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Brix Modular Dresser Cabinet Set of 2 by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular lowboy doublewide dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular
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$3,150
H 17 in W 40 in D 20 in
Italian Modern Brix Modular 2-drawer 100cm Chest of Drawers by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular two-drawer dresser by Bensen, Italy. Glossy charcoal finish
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$6,400 / set
H 16 in W 40 in D 19 in
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular Lowboy Double Dresser by Bensen, Italy
By Niels Bendtsen, Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular lowboy double dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular
Wood
Bensen Brix Modular Storage Cabinet Dresser
By Niels Bendtsen, Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brix is a modular stacking drawer system that can be arranged in almost endless configurations. Its
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H 19.69 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular Dresser Cabinet Set by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular lowboy double dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular
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H 16 in W 40 in D 19 in
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular Stacking Drawer System Dresser Set by Bensen
By Niels Bendtsen, Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by: Bensen Made in Italy This set includes: 4 charcoal brix 100 top units 39.3" W, 19.5" D, 7.8" H
Wood
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H 36 in W 80 in D 20 in
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular Stacking Drawer System Dresser Set by Bensen
By Niels Bendtsen, Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brix is a modular stacking drawer system that can be arranged in almost endless configurations. Its
Wood
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H 32 in W 40 in D 19 in
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular Stacking Drawer System Dresser Set by Bensen
By Niels Bendtsen, Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brix is a modular stacking drawer system that can be arranged in almost endless configurations. Its
Wood
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H 16 in W 40 in D 19 in
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular Stacking Drawer System Dresser Set by Bensen
By Niels Bendtsen, Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
: Bensen Made in Italy This set includes: 2 charcoal brix 100 top units 39.3" W, 19.5" D, 7.8" H 2
Wood
$5,186
H 74.81 in W 72.45 in D 11.82 in
Libreria Modulare in Legno Laccato - Carlo De Carli per Fiarm - Italia - Anni 70
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Milano, IT
La libreria in foto, attribuita a Carlo De Carli, prodotta da Fiarm negli anni '70 del XX secolo, è composta da due corpi distinti ma offre la possibilità di unirli in un unico eleme...
Bentwood
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$1,733 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$4,725 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
Steel, Chrome
$3,969 / item
H 28.35 in W 40.16 in D 34.65 in
"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...
Bouclé
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
Bertu Dressers, Santa Fe Modern Dresser, Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Santa Fe Modern Dresser is our newest design for 2025. It is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each dresser is hand-made in maple (or the wood of your choice)...
Maple
$11,307Sale Price|26% Off
H 23.23 in W 126.78 in D 89.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa cognac leather bed model Morna for Molteni Italy
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in IT
Afra & Tobia Scarpa - bed frame in cognac-colored leather - composed of headboard with integrated bedside tables and mattress base. Model "Morna" Molteni Italy 1972 Restored - wood ...
Leather
Long Chandelier in Murano Glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long chandelier in patinated brass with globes and plates in Murano glass. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass
$5,833 / item
H 33.86 in W 73.63 in D 19.69 in
Contemporary Italian Brutalist Wood And Travertine Sideboard
Located in London, London
Sideboard Travertine top Brass handles Brutalist Contemporary One in stock but can be made to order Made in a small workshop in Italy
Travertine
$21,800 / item
H 31 in W 49 in D 31 in
Jorge Zalszupin's Presidential Lounge Chair, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Design
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The "Presidencial" lounge lounge armchair is a true icon of Brazilian modern design, created by the legendary Polish-Brazilian architect and designer Jorge Zalszupin in the 1960s. Th...
Chrome
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.