Author: Arlene J. Clark

A dresser is wide and low with multiple drawers and often a mirror, a chest of drawers is tall and narrow with one column of drawers, and a bureau means either term depending on region — a dresser in the US, a writing desk in the UK. Picking the wrong one means a bedroom eats…

Cover the gap between a dresser and wall with caulk for a quick fix: clean the seam, cut the tube tip, load the caulking gun, and run a smooth bead along the gap before it dries. Leave the gap open and it becomes a magnet for dust, dropped items, and pests, worse than the small…