Mahogany Chest Of Drawers

Mahogany comes from Brazil in South America and from Mexico. Also known as Amazon gold, mahogany has just about been banned from exported from Brazil. There are small logging areas that still cut and send the mahogany, hence why it is so expensive. Most of the mahogany now comes from Mexico.

A chest of drawers can also be called a dresser or a bureau. It has a lot of horizontal drawers stacked above the other. History says a chest of drawers was and still is used for keeping clothes, especially underwear and socks. Most chests of drawers are found in the bedroom but some can be found in a carpenter’s workshop. Many are made of different woods but the most popular is the mahogany chest of drawers. Some are made with two pieces, sitting on top of each other. Others are a solid piece and have between two and six drawers.

To add a mahogany chest of drawers to a bedroom, especially the master bedroom, really can catch the eye. It is a memorable piece of furniture, if people are allowed in the bedroom to see it. It has an intriguing and mysterious look about it, with its dark reddish brown wood.

A mahogany chest of drawers with an ancient mariner style would remind a person that it might have come from the captain’s quarters on an old ship. They have what are called bun feet, looking like little round buns. This type of mahogany chest drawers usually has a distressed finish.

One of the favorites of a mahogany chest of drawers is the style called the sleigh. Its sleek features are stunning to say the least. It is made of solid mahogany and there are not engineered timbers. It is hand made from excellent mahogany. The joints and drawers have dovetail joints; only a true craftsman could do this type of work. Of course the price shoots up but it is so well worth the money.

Furniture artisan will build mahogany chest of drawers with striking turned legs. These legs can be of different designs, and styles. They could look like the English style or maybe a Roman Catholic style. The lining goes from front to back to provide the best storage of all the clothes that need to be in there. Many mahogany chest of drawers come with a mirror, or two. The mirror will add elegance to the chest of drawers. The mirror can swivel or be stationary. Many different designs are made for so many a different décor.

Sometimes people will put a mahogany chest of drawers in the dining room, holding all the linen that is needed for a dinner party. It is easier to get to this way. Some will actually match the dinning room table and chairs. Is mahogany chest of drawers expensive? Oh yes, if it is solid mahogany. Some chest of drawers is made with a mahogany veneer. One way to tell if it is veneer, check the price. That will be the first give away.