Article : 6 ideas for made-to-measure chests of drawers for the whole house
A chest of drawers is a low piece of furniture with wide drawers that can be used to store all kinds of things: linen, papers and other miscellaneous objects.
A chest of drawers is a low piece of furniture with wide drawers that can be used to store all kinds of things: linen, papers and other miscellaneous objects.
The chest of drawers is a low piece of furniture with wide drawers that can be used to store all kinds of things: linen, papers and other miscellaneous objects.
But it is also a piece of furniture with a predominant position in certain rooms such as for the bedroom where it therefore needs to be aesthetically pleasing while still allowing plenty of storage space. Made-to-measure furnishings make it easy to combine these two things for an optimal result.
To make good use of space, under-slung chests of drawers are ideal. Often a wasted space or used as a storeroom, the chest of drawers will provide easy storage, while exploiting the wasted depth under the attic. Fitted with made-to-measure all-wood drawers, you can exploit the depth of your attic space up to 75cm, enough to create a beautiful storage space.
For any preparation in the bedroom, you can create a make-up space simply with a height more suited to the sitting position. Also, set up with a pull-out shelf or drawer, simple things that will allow you to store all the products you use every day and access them easily. Of course, on one side or the other you fit out your chest of drawers for your laundry, with wide drawers for a very aesthetic look and suitable storage.
Always in the bedroom, it's not unusual to have a television and therefore a piece of furniture to accompany it. However, it's always the chest of drawers that takes precedence. So by combining the two, you can meet a number of needs while keeping just one piece of furniture: the famous chest of drawers, which can be fitted with a TV unit extension.
This way, you keep the same aesthetic, in terms of shape, colours and accessories. A chest of drawers and TV unit that can be used to store clothes and documents, as well as technological equipment such as a set-top box and DVD player for the TV.
In a living room, there should be no shortage of storage space. Commonly referred to as "the living room", it's usually the largest in the home. So a whole bunch of things need to be put away: like crockery in a large sideboard, books and DVDs in a bookcase, hi-fi and technology storage in the TV cabinet. But a little extra storage is never too much. In this way, a small, simple piece of furniture can dress up the room and create new storage for any "other" items: supplies, documents, keys, for example.
Always with its large drawers, the chest of drawers can dress up a wall, or fill a niche in your living room. If you've got an empty space, create a made-to-measure chest of drawers for extra storage, while also serving as a support for your decorative objects. You'll also have a piece of furniture that's as aesthetically pleasing as it is practical.
For both the bedroom and the living room, for the kitchen it's not uncommon to have to create your bespoke furniture. Simply because made-to-measure kitchens require a certain amount of investment, you can create your pieces yourself to suit your own needs. You determine the dimensions of the columns of your chest of drawers according to the crockery or foodstuffs you are going to store in them, the colours in order to stand out a little from the ordinary of traditional bespoke kitchens, but you also accessorise the position of the doors and the type of handles according to your tastes.