For a cottage look and abundant storage, choose the American Woodcrafters Cottage Traditions 8 Drawer Gentlemans Chest. This mahogany gentleman's chest features a sliding louver door and bun feet, and it's dressed in a two-tone finish with a warm brown top and distressed, crackled white base. For storage, it offers fixed and adjustable shelving plus eight English dovetail drawers.

A note about wood composite or engineered wood: Often referred to as MDF, which stands for medium-density fiberboard, this type of wood composite is made of compressed wood fibers and has several benefits, including affordability, consistency, and resistance to warping or rotting over time.