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Black Tall 8 Drawer Dresser for Bedroom
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Black Tall 8 Drawer Dresser for Bedroom

Part of the Dressers & Chests collection
$231.00
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A black cabinet nearly five feet tall is not a background object. In a room with pale walls it becomes the vertical accent that the rest of the furniture arranges itself around, which can be exactly right; in a room that is already dark, or a small one, it can close the space down. The way to judge it is against the wall behind rather than the floor beneath: strong contrast reads as intentional, low contrast reads as a shadow. Inside it is unchanged from the white version — six clothing drawers and two small ones on top.

Size
23.6 x 15.7 x 55.3 in
Finish
Black
Layout
6 clothing + 2 small top
Profile
Slim, vertical

How it lives in the room

Judge it against the wall

Hold something black against the wall where it will stand. If the contrast reads sharp and deliberate, the piece will work; if it reads murky, a lighter finish is the better call.

Break the mass with light objects

A pale lamp, a white ceramic or a stack of light-spined books at the top interrupts the column and stops five feet of black from reading as a void.

Watch the corner clearance

Dark furniture in a dim corner is the classic shin hazard. Give it a few inches of clearance from the path people take to the door.

Before you order

Black shows dust on horizontal surfaces within a day or two. On a tall unit that means the top edge, which is the one place nobody looks — add it to the routine.