TY - BOOK AU - Griffiths,Simon TI - THE KITCHEN DRESSER : : IN PRAISE OF A FURNITURE ICON SN - 9781760761035 U1 - 747.797 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Port Melbourne, Victoria : PB - Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd. KW - Kitchens Decoration KW - Interior decoration KW - Furniture KW - Dining room furniture KW - Cupboards KW - Antiques KW - Illustrated works N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - The kitchen dresser is having a renaissance. These beautiful pieces are overtaking clean-lined kitchens to create more original spaces, alive with personality and rich in history. Made from Welsh oak or elm, Tasmanian Huon pine or reclaimed timber, the humble dresser -- originally built for food preparation and storage -- has become the treasured centrepiece of many a home. The art of the dresser is often in the collection it holds: vintage china, Staffordshire figures, majolica, pewter, blue-and-white transfer ware, breadboards, family treasures, the old and the everyday. In this book, photographer Simon Griffiths captures the beauty and the charm of this iconic piece of furniture that is at once functional, ornamental and deeply heartwarming ER -