Are they hard to move upstairs?

Moving an antique tall chest of drawers is easier than it looks. The piece separates into two distinct halves at the waist. Carry the top section first, then the base. Always take the drawers out before lifting to reduce the weight and stop them sliding out on the stairs.

I have a bedroom with quite a low ceiling and uneven historic floorboards, will one of these tall chests lean forward and be a hazard?

Uneven floors cause any tall furniture to lean. You must pack the front feet with discreet wedges until the carcase sits plumb. Gravity does the rest of the work. Because the lower section is deeper and holds the heaviest items, a properly levelled chest is stable.

How do you clean the brass handles?

Dust them with a dry cloth. A cotton swab lifts surface grime. Never spray polish directly onto the handle. It will stain the wood.

We really want to use one in the main bedroom for our everyday folded clothes, do the old wooden drawers tend to stick in the winter months?

Wood swells when humidity rises. A chest that runs smoothly in a dry house might become stiff if the room is damp. Rubbing a simple wax candle along the bottom edges of the drawer sides helps them glide. If they still bind, the wooden runners inside the carcase might need minor adjustment by a restorer.

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Antique Tall Chest of Drawers in North East & Yorks

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An antique tall chest of drawers, sometimes called a tallboy or chest-on-chest, is a vertical storage piece built to hold folded clothing while taking up minimal floor space.