10 Dresser Decor Ideas

As with all elements of interior design, when styling your dresser, it is better to err on the side of minimalism. Try to resist the urge to display on your dresser surface every trinket, knick-knack or souvenir you can find – no matter how pretty it may be! Choosing, instead, just two or three of your favorite bedroom accents will create an easy center of focus – and clean, refreshed style.

Keeping your dresser surface tidy and simple does not have to mean ‘boring.’ Add unique style to your bedroom by incorporating onto your dresser unexpected designs, textures and colors.

The pieces you choose to put on your dresser will mean nothing if they are easy to miss because of a dull or harsh wall; look for attention-grabbing paintings to balance out your dresser with added height and create a crisp backdrop for your décor.

The darker the furniture, the warmer the space. This rule applies to all areas of the home – including the bedroom and dresser.

The role of warmth in the bedroom is pivotal for a good night’s sleep. When drifting off to slumber, the last colors you’ll see before your eyelids close should feel soothing, comforting and familiar – exactly what you get with browns, greys, and yellow-tinted whites. Try a brown dresser with off-white decor on top or vice versa. When you choose the right color palette and stick to it, a dreamy, restful ambiance awaits!

Liven up a dresser with plants. Houseplants or faux plants give any bedroom’s style a reason to sing.

White Dresser Decor Ideas

Plants aren’t the only types of life you can incorporate into a dresser aesthetic and neither are things that are only currently alive. Look to things once alive – an oyster’s shells, sea star or coral preserved as artifacts of the past to bring a quiet, peaceful edge to a bedroom. It's the perfect pairing for a white, beachy color palette.

Geometric sculptures aren’t just for modern art museums. Place a shape on a dresser or boudoir for a chic aesthetic – bonus points if it’s in the form of a bowl, box, vase or other practical item! In terms of color, neutrals will allow the shape to take, well, shape!

Don’t be a square – be a square, rectangle, hexagon and every other geometric shape!

While we do love them, we’ll also admit that home decor items like vases and wall art can only say so much. To really bring your interests on display, choose items from your past or passed down to you from your ancestors as bedroom/dresser decor.

Try unique items like vintage record players or genre records. Let your nerd flag fly – a dresser is yours to play with, after all!

There’s a time and place for monochrome, and as we see it, the bedroom isn’t one of them. Bolden up a dresser with contrasting object colors.

Dresser decor isn’t just about what’s on top. Pay attention to knobs, handles and pulls, as these can change the entire look of a dresser’s aesthetic in a bedroom.

How to Decorate a Dresser

Turn a new leaf in your dresser decor – and while you’re turning the leaf, go for the whole branch . . . and trunk. Wood offers warmth, comfort and rustic vibes, perfect for a bedroom space. Look for wooden books, art and vases to place atop a wood dresser, and to make a bedroom feel like a woodworker's shop (quaint, quiet and authentic)!