Day 91 #100DaysOfOldDays
The kitchen dresser has been around for hundreds of years and is one of the most iconic pieces of kitchen furniture.
The styles have changed a little over the years, with some dressers built into fitted kitchens, some are large and robust, but all still charming and practical.
There’s something about the old style dresser that gives a feeling of nostalgia and comfort – like this red one from one of the houses in the Kerry Bog Village in Glenbeigh, Co Kerry. I think the mismatched crockery makes it even more appealing.
This photo (below) is of an old pine dresser I owned years ago. I painted it duck egg blue – along with half the furniture in my house. I later gave it to a family friend, Bonnie, who painted it a different shade of blue.
This dresser (below) belongs to my mam. Another case of duck egg blue mania. I think it was Mexican pine before this.
Here’s Lucy’s drawing of an old dresser.
These ‘freestanding kitchens’ were similar to the dresser, although not as decorative. They were used more as a larder and a little worktop. I remember seeing a lot of these when I was a child.
I had to share this next one I found on Pinterest. It’s gorgeous! Some people have such creative imaginations.
This makes me want to buy an old dresser and dust off my paint brushes!
Gloria McBreen 