Things to Know About Kids’ Dressers

Before you start shopping for kids’ dressers, think about the room you'll be using it in and whether you’ll need a taller and narrower dresser or a vertical two-drawer unit that can fit nicely under a window and be easier for a little one to put things away in. Tall kids’ dressers may tempt children to climb to reach upper drawers and may cause a dresser to topple over on the child. Provide a stool for smaller children to be able to see into a mirror that is over their dresser.

Kids’ dressers are made of wood or metal in traditional, contemporary or innovative styles that are trendy. High-quality dressers have features that can include drawer guides and slides, easy drawer removal to pick up items that have dropped in back, and divider shelves to prevent jamming. Secure joinery improves the dresser’s long-term durability.

Novelty kids’ dressers are decorated with licensed Disney or cartoon characters, and can even be customized with hand-painted scenes.  

Whichever style you decide on, kids’ dressers should be made with strength and durability so that they will last for many years. 

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]Children’s dressers that are crafted by hand from a combination of select hardwood and hardwood veneers will be sturdier and last longer than those made of solid wood. Deep drawers that feature steel glides and dovetail joints will be good for years of daily use. 

Drawer pulls are an easy way to add a personal touch to your child’s dresser. Most kids’ dressers come complete with both wood and metal drawer pulls, which allows you to coordinate the dresser with the rest of the room’s furniture, but you can customize the pulls with a little ingenuity.  Why not glue miniature cars or trains to the metal pulls to add some personality to a boy’s room?  Or glue miniature stuffed animals onto the drawer pulls for a baby nursery.  The ideas are only limited to your imagination.

By choosing a kids’ dresser in classic styles constructed with quality materials and techniques, you are selecting furniture that will be with your child throughout his childhood. The right kids’ dresser could become a family heirloom to be passed on from one generation of your family to the next.