My kids both have large enough walk-in closets that I recently decided to move their dressers into their closets to have all their clothes in one place. It makes getting dressed so much easier and gives them more space in their rooms. For my primary bedroom my husband and I each have a dresser in the bedroom but I wish all my clothes were in my closet so reconfiguring/reorganizing is on the list.

I live in NYC and frankly the majority of us apt-dwellers need dressers. I would prefer not to need it, but it’s impossible to store clothing and linens otherwise. I think you made a great choice removing it if you have the closet space to absorb it’s contents. If the space you are referencing really feels empty consider filling it up with a narrower, flatter piece or maybe artwork if it fits the mood of the room.

We live in an older home, where closets are the size of a wardrobe. So, I designed a built in dresser with floor to ceiling cubbies (cubbies behind closed doors) and a new wardrobe. So, without a walk in closet or on suite, we need a dresser. ;)

The reason that I thought this would be an interesting read is because I am currently in the process of cleaning out several dressers in my room and another bedroom. When people say you can’t have too many junk drawers I say oh yes you can and I have way too many. I am older and my husband passed away a couple of years ago and I am just now getting to this chore since he always thought he would need his junk one day I always told him he wouldn’t and that I would be cleaning his dressers after he was gone. I can lsught about it now but we really did joke about the junk drawers. I can definitely see me chucking a few dressers out. I said to my friends that there is only one thing that could be considered good when your spouse dies…you gain closet space

In Germany we don’t typically have closets. Everyone uses wardrobes. We have one wardrobe with bottom drawers for my husband’s clothes, and a double wide shelving unit with built-in dresser for my clothes, our baby’s clothes, and his changing table. From wall to wall this means we have only about two feet of space to walk (since the baby’s crib is also in this room). There is a small dresser in there too, but it houses office supplies since we don’t have a dedicated room for a home office.

I currently need the dresser space for clothes-I wish they all fit in my closet. In a prior situation (where all my everyday clothes did fit in the closet), I used it for hats, bathing suits, off season clothes, extra purses – things I don’t access as often.

Personally I have a closet that could fit a dresser if I chose to, but I’d prefer it in my actual room as I think they’re beautiful and can finish a space. We recently moved from 800 square ft where there was no room for a dresser so despite now having the space and desire for it I’m waiting until my budget allows for it. It can be hard to prioritize when to spend on renos and projects and when to get a piece of furniture.

In my last house I had a small reach-in closet with no space for a dresser. My room was small and I chose to prioritize a reading chair over a dresser. Instead I opted for a bed with storage drawers which I used for seasonal items like sweaters. Worked perfectly for my needs.

We have dressers but we also don’t currently have walk in closets. That will change soon when our 1100 sq ft master suite has a new walk in closet. I definitely do not have plans to add a dresser to the bedroom once that is done. The closet will be plenty big. But I love the look of a vintage dresser as a show piece and maybe storage for bedroom nick nacks like candles, pillow cases, books, reading glasses, etc. Really it’s the perfect way to have an accessible junk drawer in your own bedroom!! And who can have too many junk drawers.

Like other people in the comments, I’ve always had to decide if I was keeping a dresser in the bedroom or wherever based on space! I live in New York City and am now dresser-less as we have two decent-sized closets–one of which is in the bedroom. My husband took the other one. I’d love to have space for a dresser in the bedroom too instead of making use of closet carts and storage things for socks and whatnot, but not in the cards for me in this apartment.

You must be making the assumption that all main bedroom closets are either big enough for a dresser or are walk in closets. Neither is the case in our bungalow. A dresser in the room isn’t a decorative piece, it serves an essential function. The bedroom is 10 x 11. Would I prefer the floor space? Yes. But the closet is 18 inches deep and 3 feet wide and 5 feet fall. We opted for built in open shelves across the end of each side (we share this closet) with a small section in the middle for hanging items. Small spaces make a person really evaluate NEEDS vs WANTS. We prefer to live on the “need” side of things for items owned, spending money on experiences instead. Not quite tiny house living. But close.

We have two dressers (well, one is more of a console/chest) in our room. The console is under the tv and also holds bed linens. The second is completely empty and it’s only there because our bedroom is enormous, it looks nice and we don’t know what else to do! (It already has an entire sitting room – currently our nursery – so seating doesn’t make sense, we have two office spaces already…what else do you need in your room?!)

We have a dresser in our bedroom. While our walk in closet is sizable, there’s not enough room in there for drawers for both my husband and me. So he stores his foldable things in the closet. And I use the bedroom dresser to store PJ, socks, intimates. It also grounds a long wall and our TV.