Design Trends: White Chest of Drawers

If you are looking to maintain a standard design theme or ‘look’ in your house rather than mixing and matching all of the seconds that you have been given over the years, then the best way is first to determine what type of furniture you have most of, or what you can get away with re-vamping. In order to keep your interior theme working it is imperative that you have some consistencies somewhere in the design. By having a few key pieces of furniture that match each other, it will help to marry the rooms together. Interestingly, this works almost everywhere in any sort of design, for example, you can use this theory out in your garden by placing many of the same plant or shrub in different positions around your design. By doing this, you will successfully be able to fill in the ‘gaps’ with different styles in order to add in your own personality.

Bearing this in mind, look around your house and determine what similar design trends you have. It is fine to have a myriad but it is good to have consistency to bind these together. If you live in a little and quaint country type cottage you may want to achieve a country type feel inside. By keeping the inside airy and fresh we would suggest white or pine furniture. These two types are ideal for a house in the country.

You may be decorating a bedroom for a new arrival and white furniture would be ideal for you to keep the room looking neutral. It is so difficult to design a room for a baby, especially if you do not know the sex. You can help yourself by sticking to neutral furniture and them you can make the room more personalized at a later date.

When looking for the right chest of drawers for your home, you will want to know if it has ample storage space for your needs as well looking aesthetically pleasing too. Deciding on the right type or style of furniture is important so we have compiled a list of different ideas that you may want to use to help you in your search for the right style for you. We have concentrated on white chest of drawers so that you can begin somewhere with your search.

How about going shabby chic?

Shabby chic is the new design trend. This style of furniture can be a more suitable less costly solution. You could either purchase white chests of drawers, or alternatively, if you are feeling a little more adventurous then you can give this style a go with an existing set of drawers that you may have. It is a great way of re-vamping some old furniture in order to make it match plus you can get creative too!

Shabby chic is generally a paint effect that is applied to wood and sanded back to reveal the layers. It is, as the name suggests a contemporary way of adding a bit of personality into an otherwise boring piece of furniture by making it look worn and shabby. If you decide to do it yourself you may want to keep your eyes open at your local sale rooms for any antique drawers so that you can make them into an antique white chest of drawers yourself. This style looks great if executed correctly and you may want to check out another article on LiveIn|LiveOut to help you achieve this effect successfully.

In theory you can use any period styled piece of furniture for this or you can purchase a piece already with this effect.

White wicker chest of drawers

If you are on the look out for a wicker set to complete your conservatory then you may also want to consider rattan styles too. Wicker and rattan styles give a very oriental feel to any room and there are some really beautiful designs out there to give you inspiration.  This style is both affordable and stylish and would look great in any oriental styled home. Again, Amazon do some great inexpensive drawers – Their woven fiber rattan style chest of drawers either comes with 4 or 5 drawers plus they come in a choice of colours too.

White gloss chest of drawers

We have also found sets of drawers that have more of a designer feel to them if you are looking for a more modern approach of design whilst keeping the light and airy feel of a white set of furniture. White gloss effects give the impression of more space. The surface helps to reflect light around the room bouncing off the surfaces. White gloss is also a very contemporary finish, you can see this through massive furniture companies recent lines. Tema do a beautiful, sleek and simple design through Amazon in a high gloss finish – A float high gloss five drawer chest. Be sure to check this one out if you are looking for sophistication rather than a country feel.