Kitchen dressers aren't the sort of thing that get handed down – they're simply too useful. And while they're not a necessity early in adulthood – you'll never fit it into your flat in Fulham, even if ...

A dresser is ‘a requirement, is it? More important than central heating?’ asked Kirsty Young of Emma Bridgewater when she was on Desert Island Discs last year. ‘Oh yes,’ she replied emphatically.

Maybe it’s a scratched-up old sideboard found at a yard sale and turned into a snazzy media console. Or a couple of well-traveled vintage trunks given a new home as bedside tables. Designers and ...