How to choose a dresser in the living room?

The living room is a special room in any home, differing in functionality and hospitality, which largely depends on the furnishings. Often a part of the living room is a chest of drawers, which allows the room to have a spacious look by getting rid of a lot of things. To understand how to choose a chest of drawers for a living room, you need to know the features of this piece of furniture and take into account its relevance in a particular style.

The concept of "chest of drawers" today is quite diverse. Translated from French, chest of drawers means "comfortable". It is a stylish living room accessory that differs in design, dimensions, spaciousness and functionality. It is these factors that determine the relevance of a particular product in the room. These are several pieces of furniture that are combined into one: a chest of drawers can look like a typical cabinet with drawers, a sideboard, or a part of a wall with a glass facade.

Depending on this, this accessory has several varieties:

• wall - an option that is fixed directly on the wall, which is especially convenient for rooms with a minimum of free space (mainly small models that do not create a large load on the wall);
• attached - a chest of drawers in the living room, which is part of a furniture ensemble (sold together with a sofa or a table, this is functional and spacious furniture in the same style and color);
• insular - a stylish and outwardly attractive piece of furniture installed in the center of the room (a bright functional accent, for example, a kind of bar);
• standard - a version for installation along the wall, almost always being part of a modular structure of narrow width and considerable height.

At the same time, the placement of the chest of drawers can be different: some structures look like paired narrow sideboards, between which there is a low closed cabinet, or this is an option with a small glass showcase that demonstrates the interests of the owners of the house (for example, figurines, dishes, sinks). Other products are modestly placed in the corner, yielding the role of an accent to the living room to a set of upholstered furniture in the guest area.

The types of dressers in the living room depend directly on the purpose of this furniture. In addition to convenience and a beautiful appearance, they differ in the ability to store the necessary things. The chest of drawers is not a cabinet: it has horizontal drawers. It is a mistake to call it a rack: this product is a closed-type furniture, although it does have shelves.

Depending on the purpose, the chest of drawers in the living room is:

• angular;
• long;
• short;
• standard length;
• with a mirror.

At the same time, any product is selected taking into account the available area of ​​the hall, or ordered according to individual measurements and a sketch, choosing a structure in a single color scheme and design with the available furnishings.

Corner models are convenient because, due to their location, they allow you to save usable area of ​​the room, occupying the corner of the hall. They do not burden the space, they are suitable for small living rooms. These products have drawers for storing items and a top plane that usually serves as a stand for various decorative accessories (for example, vases, figurines, potted plants).

Long varieties are more spacious, they have a lot of boxes and a long top plane, sometimes manufacturers equip them with an original sliding platform for a plasma TV. Thanks to the TV shelf, space is saved in the guest area of ​​the hall.Large dressers are an alternative to a full-size wardrobe. These models are different (for example, modular, with a showcase window).

Often in the interior of the living room you can find a chest of drawers for storing dishes (buffet). As a rule, such products have a closed space and a showcase in which the service is placed. In this case, the facade has doors for opening, and the main closed part is rolled out by means of rollers. The glass variants showcase the hobbies of the owners of the house: they present the contents of the shelves in all their glory.

Mirror varieties are remarkable in that they are able to visually change the space of any room, be it a small living room or a spacious hall. They can have a hanging mirror, or mirrored surfaces of the facade and even legs.

The classic shape of a chest of drawers is a rectangle. Moreover, it can be very diverse: in stores you can find high, narrow, wide, low, radius (rounded facade) varieties.

They can be conventionally divided into straight (linear) and angular.

They can be compact, small, of a standard plan and large, while differing in appearance: some look like a box, others have an upper shelf, others have a lower shelf, and the fourth are convex along the front facade and sides.

In addition, they can contain elements of a rack or console shelves. Hanging varieties are more like boxes. The dimensions of the chest of drawers are different and obey a specific design, the most popular parameters are 90x46x85, 84x48x80, 87x48x88, 67x48x112, 88x48x87, 90x50x90, 90x45x100 cm (length x width x height).

Different raw materials are used in the production of modern chests of drawers. Wood remains the best material: today manufacturers have learned how to make chests of drawers from it graceful, so wooden products are not bulky. The array is varnished, ennobling the texture of the tree: this is how you can install chests of drawers with glossy surfaces in the interior, visually increasing the useful area of ​​the hall.

Today, glass is a decoration of chests of drawers: it can fill any model with lightness and airiness, even if it has a painted, mirror surface, photo printing, lace sandblasting pattern. It looks especially noble in dark chocolate translucent (tinted) shades, be it models with a mirror, or products with glass doors.

In addition to basic materials, wood-fiber boards (MDF), metal and plastic are involved in the production of modern furniture. Chromium is a component of the frame of modern-style models, slabs are lighter than wood, however, they also have a shorter shelf life, they are less resistant to mechanical damage.

Modern types of chest of drawers can fit into almost any style of interior, except for those where they are inappropriate.

Using design techniques, you can arrange the dressers so that they are conspicuous or, on the contrary, merge with the decor and color of the walls, which is inherent in certain modern designs.

The use of a pattern on the facade of the product will be successful: this way you can beat the desired design idea and visually fill the space with a special atmosphere and mood.

The legs of dressers with carved lines or gilding will be appropriate in the classical directions of stylistics (classic, classicism, neoclassic, English and Italian style), which are characterized by symmetry, proportionality and palace solemnity.

If you need a model for the Art Nouveau style, minimalism, brutalism, you should pay attention to the products without frills, which are characterized by strict straight lines, a minimum of openness, special emphasis is placed on functionality.

If you want to decorate a living room in a Chinese, Indian style with a chest of drawers, to demonstrate a different non-standard design, you should focus on products with photo printing, choosing an option with a print and colors inherent in a particular direction.

For a rustic flavor in the spirit of country and Provence, models of light shades (for example, white or ivory) with carved decor, a mirror and curved legs are suitable. Radius models are also good. For such a creative style as loft or grunge, the appearance does not matter: the main thing is that the furniture must be wooden and must be branded. With regards to products for children, it is better to choose dressers, relying on convenience rather than pretentiousness: they should be simple, because not only an adult, but also a child will have to use them.

This furniture comes in different shades, but it is limited in the choice of bright contrasting colors. Most often, chests of drawers are made in a natural natural range, which is characterized by light beige, brown and brick shades. If the style dictates that, the models are made in white. In addition to it, today the focus is on the shade of light wenge oak, sonoma tone, truffle, milk oak, dark wenge, apple and walnut. Of the dynamic tones, it is worth noting orange, brick tones.

Less often, furniture has a contrasting finish in the form of black strokes (they make the lines expressive, give the product originality and elegance). Green and olive are rare shades that contrast with the basic white tone. Such furniture looks strong, they pick it up in the same color scheme with the main pieces of furniture, otherwise it looks apart.

Chests of drawers are decorated with prints, with the help of which you can fill the living room space with the desired color. The varieties with surface finishing in the form of floral ornaments are especially attractive: they fit perfectly into the theme of ethnic design trends.

It is necessary to place the chest of drawers in the living room in such a way that the approach to it is free. Usually he is placed against the wall so that he does not interfere with anyone and at the same time is the center of attention.

You can place it:

• opposite the main sofa of the guest area (recreation area), placing plasma on a long vertical plane;
• placing under the console shelf on the wall (or other ledge), decorating the surface of the upper plane with a couple of photographs in frames, or with plants in vases;

• under the mirror on the wall, placing it symmetrically with respect to each side face of the mirror sheet, taking into account its framing;
• at the location of the picture, or a panel or a small picture gallery, if the height of the chest of drawers is lower (it should not block the decoration of the walls);
• behind the dining area, if the living room space is larger and accommodates this functional area;
• behind the sofa, or from any of its sides, if the model is small and does not block access to the window or the chest of drawers itself.

On the modern furniture market, there is a wide range of dressers that can satisfy different preferences of buyers. Among them, a special place is occupied by companies from Portugal and Italian manufacturers.

The rating of quality products includes:

• Vental;
• "Pyramid";
• Hoff;
• "Alternative"
• Ariva;
• "TriYa";
• "Aquaton"
• Idea;
• "Master".

Each manufacturer, if desired, can find an option worthy of placement in the interior of the living room. The buyers taking part in the voting note the convenience and durability of the models of these companies. At the same time, there are some remarks: in some cases, users note that, along with an attractive appearance, some models do not have adequate reliability.This applies to products made of boards (LSDP): there are no complaints about dressers made of solid wood.

• A compact curved chest of drawers with an original facade made with a floral print looks especially stylish: it harmoniously matches the white color of the wall decoration, does not interrupt the interior, and has a support in the form of a vase of an unusual shape with flowers.
• A white chest of drawers with a mirror and glass showcases, drawers and gilded side doors is an excellent room mini-bar, decorated with fresh flowers and a table lamp with a floor lamp in the same style.

• A stylish wooden chest of drawers with an additional open bottom shelf, carved legs and floral carvings is a decoration of the living room: by complementing it with two suitcases, a table lamp, books and an original clock, you can create a special atmosphere.

• The dresser-sideboard decorated with carved and gilded decor, consisting of a classic rectangle and a hanging structure in the form of an open shelf, can support the style of the dining area in a hospitable living room: it is made in the shade of the dining area furniture and harmoniously fits into the design of a bright room.
• A dresser with a mirrored front and metal decor of the edges will become a decoration of modern design: it looks stylish and adds spaciousness to the interior.

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