Storage Chests - Small Dressers That Fit in Closets and Bedrooms

Like many people, you may find yourself dealing with clutter, trying to manage storage issues in your home and all the while feeling like you simply do not have enough appropriate space. If you have a small bedroom, live in a studio apartment or dorm room, you may face a situation like this. If so, there is one solid solution that you will want to keep in mind that can help you make the most out of your living space and that's storage chests.

In a case like this, you'll find that storage chests are idyllic. Why? Because storage chests can serve a variety of useful purposes. Don't believe me? Well then, let's talk about some of the ways you can benefit from owning a storage chest...

Low Costs Make Them an Affordable Choice

The first and foremost benefit of storage chests are costs. What makes them so great is that you can purchase a sturdy high quality storage chest that will withstand some use and abuse or wear and tear at an affordable price. Depending on which one you decide to get, they range around $15-50. This makes storage chests the perfect option for college students and first-time renters on a budget.

Great Alternatives to Full-Sized Dressers

Storage chests are perfect alternatives to full-sized dressers in that you can keep smaller garments neatly contained without unnecessarily wasting precious space in a your bedroom. A growing number of people are utilizing storage chests for such items as undergarments. Yet, what makes them even more handy is that just about anything can be stored in them--from multimedia items to sewing accessories.

They Do Double-Duty

Third, storage chests are extremely versatile and can further assist in saving space because they are multi-purpose. For example, storage chests can do double-duty. In addition to storing clothing items and other accessories in them, storage chests can be used as nightstands or end tables to nicely accentuate your bedroom. Simply place a lamp or clock on top, and you've got an affordable bedside set that you can use for years to come.

The Light Weight and Mobility Makes the Easy to Move

In addition to these wonderful benefits, storage chests are also durable in their construction and lightweight. Many also come with wheels on them, which makes moving them around your room or moving them from room to room a breeze.

A Great At-a-Glance System

Typically, storage chests will offer drawers that are transparent or translucent, which renders them very practical. For you that means there's no need to memorize where everything is. You will no longer have to scrounge around for a particular item. Instead, you've got the advantage of seeing through the drawers and knowing what's instead before even making the effort to look for it. You'll be able to save plenty of time by instantly locating something right away. This makes storage chests one of the best at-a-glance systems that you can use in your bedroom.

So, if you've got a small bedroom and you're looking for something that will save you plenty of space but not cost too much, storage chests are your answer. Their multi-purpose, lightweight, mobile, at-a-glance and de-cluttering benefits offer first-time renters, college students or anyone on a budget the perfect space saving alternative.

Tameka Norris has been living in small spaces since she was 10 years old. She now runs a website titled Furniture for Small Spaces to help people who go through the same frustrating circumstance of trying to make big bulky furniture fit in places that barely offer enough room. She offers nifty tips and tactics, a Q & A section for people in need of answers, photos of her own small space trials, projects for the DIYer and recommendations on furniture choices.

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Get Your Act Together With Kitchen Drawer Organizers

Kitchen drawer organizers save more than time – they can also save your sanity! Have you ever had one of those moments when you know you just bought a great kitchen gadget the other day, but can’t find it now to save your life? Well, that’s the great thing about kitchen drawer organizers. If you’d had one or two (or more for those of us chronically compelled to misplace things!) and had put whatever it was you just bought into it, you’d have said item right at your fingertips! So, we’ve done the legwork – or rather, surf work – for you and found some cool places to order kitchen drawer organizers online without even venturing away from your home.

Kitchen drawer organizers can be found in the multitudes at Stacks and Stacks (www.StacksandStacks.com). This site sells everything from silver- and flatware organizers to cutlery inserts, knife trays, expandable in-drawer spice racks, and more. For just about anything you can put in a drawer to be organized, Stacks and Stacks makes an organizer – in wood, bamboo, plastic, or chrome! Not only does this online retailer sell kitchen drawer organizers, but all other different types of space-saving, organizing goodies for those with an agenda for order.

Another place to snag a deal on kitchen drawer organizers can be found at Always Organized (www.AlwaysOrganized.com). One favorite is their Perfect Fit drawer organizers that come in three sizes and can be trimmed to fit any drawer – perfect for those odd-sized drawers!

And kitchen drawer organizers from the queen of the kitchen herself, Betty Crocker (www.BettyCrocker.com), include something not often seen. This site features an all-wood adjustable tray for utensils with a special section for large knives that keeps them separated and in their own protective slots. Other kitchen drawer organizers include one made from heavy-gauge, rust-resistant steel – sure to last a lifetime!

Kitchen drawer organizers can be found at many sites throughout the World Wide Web, but if you can’t find what you want at one of these online retailers – well, we’d be surprised. So quit procrastinating and get organized! Find yourself some kitchen drawer organizers and save time, hassle, and yes, maybe even a little bit of your sanity!

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Antique Georgian Chest of Drawers - What to Look For

In this article I will be dealing with antique mahogany chest of drawers from the Georgian period. These are one of the most sought pieces of antique furniture. The price guides given will be for chests in mahogany. As with all antiques, items of exceptional size, whether large or small and those items with unusual design features, may be far more valuable.

Mahogany started to be used in England at the beginning of the 1720s and stayed popular for over a hundred years. Antique chests of the early 1700s are made from very dense mature mahogany. This timber is commonly called 'Cuban mahogany', but in fact came from Jamaica.

Antique mahogany bachelors chest are very rare and have considerable value. They have fold over tops supported on lopers. They were made mainly between the 1720s and 1740s and were often of small proportions.

I have recently purchased a very rare antique mahogany chest of drawers circa.1740. The chest is of fine dense timber and has a caddy moulded top. This type of top is much sought after, as the moulding does not overhang the side or front of the chest. This gives the chest a very clean line. This antique mahogany chest has four long graduated drawers, with the top drawer being fitted with compartments and a baize writing slide. Because of the weight of the top drawer, it is supported on pull-out lopers. I will upload a picture of this chest shortly on my web site.

This type of antique chest with caddy moulded top, was out of fashion by the end 1740s. So the chest can dated accurately to the mid 1740s.

By the middle of the eighteen century, mahogany chests were to be seen in many more homes. Normally at this time they would have overhanging mouldings and brass swan neck handles. Better antique chests made for more important rooms in the house would have four long graduated drawers, instead of the more common two small drawers over three or four long drawers. Additional features that add to the desirability of an antique chest, would be a brushing / writing slide and possibly a fitted top drawer.

As with all antique furniture, originality, especially patination, handles, and feet are very important in determining price and desirability.

Towards the end of the eighteenth century, the quality of antique Georgian chest of drawers, began to diminish. This was down to the reduction in the quality of timber being imported and the move towards higher production. At the beginning of the century only the wealthiest could afford fine antique mahogany chests and chest were bespoke made. As the century drew to an end the dawn of mass production was on the horizon.

Antique Georgian mahogany chest of drawers price guide. Antique bachelors chest with fold over tops c.1720-1740 - £30,000 - £320,000. Antique chest with caddy moulded tops c.1740 £5,000 - £25,000. Antique chest with thumbnail moulding c.1760-1790 £1000 - £10,000. Antique chest with four long graduated drawers £2,000 - £25,000. Antique chest with brushing slide or fitted top drawer £3,000 - £30,000.

Many thanks, Mark Davis
Apollo Antiques Limited, Devon

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