The kitchen dresser or kitchen cabinet has traditionally been the best solution when you need extra kitchen storage, and it has evolved through the years to conform to modern requirements. Kitchen dressers can offer you practicality and style. If you purchase a stylish dresser, it may well become the focal point of your kitchen. They can be designed to whatever requirements you have, and most are freestanding, so they can move when you do. Even if you introduce a dresser to a modern kitchen, it may continue to be a centerpiece. You can paint kitchen dressers with an endless variety of color options, and you may select glazed or solid doors. There are many variations in cupboard and drawer storage.
In kitchens today, dressers perform the role that they have taken over from the walk-in larder. The top of the dresser may have cupboard doors that will open on spice racks and shelves. A slate or granite surface will give you a stylish look and a place to store perishables in the short term, and below that you will find more drawers or cupboards.
Kitchen dressers have adapted to modern kitchen styles. There are some models that look traditional on the outside, but inside you can find a freezer and refrigerator built into the lower section. This is one way to use traditional styling with modern requirements.
You can have a kitchen dresser built to fit whatever space you have. It can match the cupboards and drawers in your kitchen, or you can add a touch of variety by using a different finish or color. The dresser retains its basic form, but you can make it look either modern or traditional, whichever you desire. Chunky handles, natural wood surfaces and skirtings or cornices will compliment a period home and add a more traditional feel to the kitchen. If you want your kitchen to look more modern, select glazed doors and a painted finish, with brushed steel or chrome handles. Your dresser may be set up to show off photos of your family, or used to store cookery books and glassware. It's also a great place to keep pens, keys and other clutter out of sight.
As long as you have the space, a dresser can add a lot to the design of your kitchen. No other kitchen furniture can offer the same types of storage versatility, and it adds a character to your kitchen, as well. Designers work closely with their clients to develop kitchen furniture that helps to meet their needs, in aesthetics and functionality. Some firms have even designed dressers with a wooden drain board and a Belfast sink. A plate rack on top can also dress up your dresser. In this way, you can marry all the elements in your kitchen, to give you a consistent look in whatever period you have your kitchen decorated in. A kitchen dresser adds warmth, style and traditional beauty to the most often used room in your home, and gives you valuable extra storage space as well.