How to Pick Wood for Dresser Drawers

Decide on a budget. If you pick a plainer wood, like pine, for the case of the dresser, then you can put more money into more expensive wood, like bird's eye maple, curly maple, cherry, walnut and more for the dresser drawers.

Keep the overall design of the dresser in mind when you pick wood for the dresser drawers. If the dresser is very plain, then you should probably consider wood with a more subtle grain. If the design is more elaborate, then the grain of the wood for the dresser drawers can be elaborate also.

Pick a finish for the dresser. This is important, because if you are going to paint the dresser so you won't see the grain of the wood, you can use plywood for the drawers and nobody will be the wiser.

Take a piece of dresser case wood with you to the store to select the right wood for the dresser drawers. This is especially handy if you are going to be mixing types of wood as well as contrasting grains.