Double-Sided Chest of Drawers

That is really nice. I would be proud to have it in my closet although I doubt it would fit. Great Work. What are the dimensions?

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Thanks toxicoval56. It’s 34” x 57” and is 35” tall. The drawers are only about a foot deep because of it being double-sided.

Sweet looking piece. A walk around island, does this mean that the draws are push pull?

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Relic – no, they are not push/pull. When closed they are back to back, if that makes sense. In other words, there are 12 individual drawers. They are each only about 14” deep because of the depth limitation of back to back drawers.

Absolutely gorgeous!

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This is a really nice piece. You had me scratching my head, before I read the comments, since I could only see 3 drawers on each side of the island. Now I understand where the other 6 are. This is a project that addresses two of my personal favorites in woodworking- cherry is my favorite wood and I enjoy the look of arts and craft style furniture.

And you have a nice bit of personal history with the oak that went into the drawer construction as well. Thanks for the post. I enjoyed seeing this piece.

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That is a differnt comcept. I live it!

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I just added another picture to try and clarify why it is “double-sided”. hope this helps.

This is really very very nice looking kitchen island.
Frankly speaking, when I saw the first picture, I thought The drawers were inserted in the face frame construction and the walnut beading is the border of the chest. I like the drawer design.
Great work !

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woodworm – thanks so much for the kind words. Please note that it is a closet island, not a kitchen island.

FuzzyDove -

Excellent! I like the concept . . . a double sided closet island. Lots of easily accessible storage. I also like the idea that the wood was harvested from your property . . . very cool. I like your work and attention to detail.

David

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Beautiful chest, congratulations on such a fine job.

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Nice chest of drawers.

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Hi Hairy Pigeon,

Love the piece: the style, the wood and the workmanship. Have added it to my favorites in the hopes that some day I have a walkin closet large enough to handle it. From the looks of your pics, your closet is larger than my kitchen. Nice work, thanks for sharing.

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Sorry FuzzyDove. I did read you wrote “Closet Island” but didn’t know why I mentioned kitchen island though my kitchen is too small to have an island.

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That is a fantastic looking chest! Nice lines, design and fits in the space well. Excellent work.

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Great looking job!

Excellent solution and selection for a closet.

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Looks very nice, You did a very good build,

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well done! Nice piece! it should serve you well for a long time to come. well constructed. :) I like it. My wife would dig it too… all those drawers to put her 18 hundred pairs of shoes in….

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