chifferobe

Drawers plus closet

A chifferobe is a piece of furniture combining a chest of drawers with a wardrobe or cabinet for hanging clothes—a portmanteau of chiffonier and wardrobe.

Common in American homes before built-in closets became standard, it appears memorably in *To Kill a Mockingbird*: He busted up a chifferobe.

furniture

armoire

Tall freestanding clothes cabinet

highboy · lowboy · credenza · hutch · sideboard · bookcase · cupboard · console · escritoire · etagere

wooden

oak

Quercus genus member

  • mahoganyReddish-brown tropical lumber
  • pineCone-bearing evergreen
  • walnutEdible hard-shelled seed

cedar · cherry · veneer · grain · dovetail · joinery · carpentry · handcrafted · carved · inlay

vintage

antique

Old valued collectible

refinished · restored · estate-sale · thrift · secondhand · collectible · appraisal · provenance

storage

drawers

Sliding furniture compartments

hangers · mothballs · sachets · dividers · bins · boxes · trunk · chest · coffer

bedroom

nightstand

Small table beside bed

linens · blankets · quilts · sleepwear · trousseau

Opposites
furniture function/storage type

chifferobedresser

Bedroom storage furniture

chest of drawers · bureau · open shelving · shelf unit · bookcase

furniture complexity/integration

chifferobemodular storage

Reconfigurable container system

furniture specialization

chifferobedresser

Bedroom storage furniture

chest of drawers · wardrobe · armoire · bureau · highboy

Family

chiffonier, robe, robes, robed, robing, disrobe, wardrobe

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G