Feel like your bedroom is bursting at the seams? If clutter is taking over your space and you’ve run out of storage, finding the right dresser is a stylish solution.
A well-chosen dresser is up there with the best space-saving ideas. A dresser should be a natural extension of your wardrobe, storing shoes, accessories, and all those foldable items that can’t be hung (or simply don't fit).
I'm a firm believer that there’s a dresser to suit every bedroom, no matter its square footage. But with so many styles and size options, and so many retailers to research, it can be difficult and overwhelming to find the best places to buy bedroom furniture.
That’s where I come in. I’m a shopping editor, with years of shopping expertise under my belt (and two home remodels to boot) and I’ve spent hours scouring the sites of the top home furniture brands to bring a guide to the very best places to buy dressers.
The Best Place To Buy A New Dresser
From sleek modern designs to timeless wooden pieces, it is essential to choose a dresser that aligns with your style while offering enough storage to keep your clutter in order. So, whether you’re shopping on a budget or looking to invest in an everlasting piece, these top brands have it all from tallboys to double dressers that will help you declutter and reclaim your space.
1. Wayfair
What to buy: Shop for the biggest, most budget-friendly variety
Wayfair’s range of quality and stylish home furniture is unparalleled, and its bedroom storage is no exception. A simple search for ‘dressers and chests’ yields over 18,000 results. Luckily, there are plenty of specialist filters to narrow the selection. You can shop by color, price, brand, and even number of drawers for dressers of every shape and size. Better yet, your dresser will be dispatched within days – the vast majority of Wayfair dressers ship fewer than 72 hours after sale.
Lark Manor is a popular brand on Wayfair for good reason. This double dresser is built from solid engineered wood with a weathered, French country finish and gold hardware to look like a vintage trunk.
A more compact dresser, this rustic 3-drawer unit rests on little bun feet with a curved silhouette to look oh-so-pretty in your bedroom. I love the polished white marble surface too.
With a really traditional feel, these soft white drawers are timeless and can move with you from home to home. With ten drawers including a jewelry tray at the top, you'll create oodles of new storage.
2. West Elm
What to buy: Quality, timeless wooden furniture
Although their selection is on the smaller side, every one of West Elm’s deep-drawer dressers provides a whole lot of storage space. They’re timeless, too, painted in neutral colors or finished in natural wood which will complement most interiors. Style aside, one of West Elm’s biggest selling points is its home delivery and assembly package. For a small extra fee, your dresser can be delivered to your door, carefully carried to the room of your choice, unpacked, and assembled for you. The delivery team will even remove all the packaging and ensure it’s safely recycled. Each of their dressers is made with FSC-certified wood, supporting healthier forests and ecosystems worldwide.
With 6 deep drawers, this dresser has been made with warm-toned wood that has been kiln-dried for extra durability. In a statement swirly grain, the burl veneer adds a touch of elegance.
I personally am a huge fan of Mango wood and its warm, rustic tones. This dresser is finished with whimsical scallop edging and brass accents, making it pretty enough for a kid's or guest bedroom too.
For something really unique, the Fraser 6-drawer dresser makes a real statement in its dark, moody, truffle brown hue. The clean lines and large handles offer both form and function in a modern, linear silhouette.
3. Anthropologie
What to buy: Unique statement pieces
Unlike lots of contemporary brands, Anthropologie stocks aren’t afraid of a little color and pattern. Several of Anthropologie’s dressers are real statement pieces, painted in rich colors, florals, or featuring unique carvings and handles. While their strength is in style, there’s serious storage on offer if you know where to look. However, you really do have to look for it. Where other dresser retailers allow you to shop by number or depth of drawers, there are no such specialist search filters at Anthropologie. Also, you have to assemble the dressers yourself. But for the real trendsetters, this could be worth a little extra research.
This hand-carved dresser would make a serene focal point in any bedroom, living space, or entryway. Depicting a treetop scene, this piece was inspired by a classic, romantic design, and comes in either three drawers or six.
Perhaps the most special piece of all, this isn't just a dresser but something to pass down to the family. With nine drawers of generous storage and brass hardware, this bold piece is sure to brighten up your bedroom.
This acacia veneer wood dresser is finished in a burnt, black hue to look like something you found in a vintage store. The 3 drawers won't give you loads of storage, but they're wide and deep with sweet little keyhole details.
5. Walmart
What to buy: Affordable storage solutions with style
Walmart is known for its affordable and accessible home furnishing finds, so it’s no surprise that they stock some of the best value dressers on the market. You can search for storage solutions using all the usual filters, but Walmart is the only store I’ve seen that sorts dressers by width meaning it is so much easier to find the dresser that suits your space. Walmart dressers have some of the highest drawer counts around – there’s even a 16-drawer dresser available that could hold an entire wardrobe. While you’ll have to assemble most yourself, each dresser comes with a detailed written instruction manual and video walkthrough.
The best feature of this dresser isn't the price (currently saving $250), nor the Farmhouse style, or even the nine drawers for storage but the built-in charging station with 2 AC outlets, 1 USB port, and 1 Type C port for convenient charging.
For a fuss-free, budget-friendly piece that feels more elevated than plain white, the Homfa with its tongue and groove detailing is a great find. It can be easily assembled in less than 1 hour by 2 adults.
With seven deep and wide drawers, the real selling point of this grey vintage-style dresser is the extra supported bottom drawers that are strong enough to hold jeans and jumpers without collapsing.
6. McGee & Co.
What to buy: Shea McGee's covetable style
If you're a regular H&G reader then McGee & Co. will need little to no introduction. but for those fairly unfamiliar, it is a brand you'll want to get to know. Founded by interior designer Shea McGee, who runs Studio McGee - a rather famous design studio - McGee & Co. creates furnishings in Shea's signature style. There's not a huge offering, just 43 on-site currently, but what they do have is a range of shapes, sizes, styles, and un-rivaled colors to pick from.
Popular as an alternative to a changing table, this soft blue dresser boasts a modern yet classic design. Adding a pop of color in a neutral room or a playful touch to a muted scheme, this is a beautiful piece.
The Mackenna dresser features six really wide drawers made from white oak and with antique brass pulls. Offering a keen attention to detail, the curved front and chamfered legs make it look age-old.
With rounded, fluid edges and zero straight lines, this dresser might be black but it is far from modern. Crafted from acacia with soft-close drawers, this is a relly elegant and elevate piece.
7. Target
What to buy: Classic, simple pieces
Target saves you scrolling by sorting the tall, vertical dressers from the wide, horizontal ones. Specialist filters narrow the search, so you can shop by drawer count or dresser size. Style and color categories are helpful, too, if only to identify what’s missing from this range. With current preferences for neutral color schemes, Target sorts by white, black, gray, and brown dressers. If you’re shopping for a brightly colored dresser, you’re better off searching elsewhere.
Designed for a nursery, this 6 drawer dresser is compact yet provides plenty of storage for your little one's clothes and accessories. It is easy to assemble and comes in 3 finishes.
This rattan dresser brings a warm touch and natural style to a bedroom or living room. Each drawer has a wooden board on the back to prevent outside dust and debris from entering and the smooth painted surface is very easy to clean.
Designed alongside Joanna Gaines for Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia, this minimalist three-drawer has a richly organic vibe. The drawers provide plenty of room for storage while the small profile lets you add this dresser to smaller spaces with ease.
8. IKEA
What to buy: Fuss-free flatpack
IKEA is the home of all things home furnishing. While there isn’t much flair to their 200 distinct dresser designs, there’s serious functionality. Some ready-made IKEA dressers have drawer counts in the double digits. If that’s not enough, you can assemble a modular dresser with as many drawer units as your heart desires. Each dresser offers diverse storage options, with a combination of small and large drawers. These dressers come with an enclosed safety fitting, so they can be easily anchored to the wall. As with all IKEA furniture, though, you’ll have to assemble it yourself.
With its classic look and clean lines - not to mention its eight drawers - it’s no surprise that Hemnes is one of IKEA’s bestselling dressers.
This four-drawer dresser is completely customizable. Wide, long, tall or short: create the perfect storage solution for your space.
This dresser offers both closed and open storage. Precious items can be stored safely, while everyday essentials can be displayed for easy access.
Where to buy dressers FAQs
How should I choose the best dresser for my bedroom?
First, consider the shape and size of your bedroom. Larger rooms with more wall space can accommodate wider dressers. So a stylish double dresser might suit your main bedroom design, while a more compact vertical dresser could help with organizing a small bedroom.
Then, consider your bedroom furniture ideas, favored styles and color palettes. An ornate European-style dresser will work well with your traditional bedroom ideas. Natural-colored wood dressers will blend beautifully into neutral bedroom ideas, but don’t be afraid to go against the grain. Decorating with primary colors in a neutral space could brighten your bedroom and boost your mood, so don’t dismiss a more colorful dresser.
A stylish double dresser is best for couples, with space for two closets in one.
Where should a dresser be placed in a bedroom?
Every bedroom is different, and so is every dresser. There are no hard and fast decoration rules. With that said, a dresser is commonly placed against the center of a wall. This placement elevates your dresser from a simple storage solution to a style feature in its own right, while leaving you plenty of space to walk around.
Can a dresser be used in a living room?
Absolutely. The right dresser can be a stylish storage solution for any space. Adding a dresser may well make the most of the space in a small living room. You could use your living room dresser to store those everyday essentials you grab before you go. Fill up your dresser with your favorite books and movies, or use it as a TV stand.
The best dressers maximize your storage space. That’s why organizing a dresser is so important – so you can keep track of your clothes and store them wrinkle free. Organizing your dresser helps with organizing a bedroom. It’ll save you space, and declutter your mind.
If, for whatever reason, a dresser just isn’t for you, you can still keep your space neat and tidy. Here are our top tips to organize clothes without a dresser.
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