A wood chest of drawers is worth buying when both the drawers and the case are solid, because tall storage fails at the carcass: packed drawers bow a particleboard case, drawer runners rack, and the veneer chips at every edge. A solid American black walnut chest holds its shape under a full load, its dovetailed drawer boxes keep sliding true, and the whole piece can be refinished instead of replaced.
Tall chests should always be anchored — every Walnutry chest includes an anti-tip kit — and graduated drawers put small things up top and bulky folds below. Each chest is made to order in solid walnut and backed by 90-day returns.