What is a Chifforobe?

A chifforobe is a piece of furniture which incorporates a chest of drawers and a space to hang garments. Superficially, it resembles a wardrobe, as a chifforobe is usually tall and bulky to accommodate the drawers and hanging space. A chifforobe is most commonly found in the bedroom, although some homes use a chifforobe in the hall for coats and other odds and ends that various family members and guests bring into the house with them. The term “chifforobe?is a portmanteau combining a chiffonier with a wardrobe. A chiffonier is a chest of drawers that usually has a tall and narrow configuration with a flat top on which various things can be placed. The first print mention of a chifforobe appears to be the 1908 Sears and Roebuck Catalog, which stated that it was a relatively recently invented piece of furniture, and the term is used today almost exclusively in the American South. A chifforobe can be built from a wide variety of materials: solid wood is the most common, although ...  more

A chifforobe is a piece of furniture which incorporates a chest of drawers and a space to hang garments. Superficially, it resembles a wardrobe, as a chifforobe is usually tall and bulky to accommodate the drawers and hanging space. A chifforobe is most commonly found in the bedroom, although some homes use a chifforobe in the hall for coats and other odds and ends that various family members and guests bring into the house with them. The term “chifforobe” is a portmanteau combining a chiffonier with a wardrobe. A chiffonier is a chest of drawers that usually has a tall and narrow configuration with a flat top on which various things can be placed. The first print mention of a chifforobe appears to be the 1908 Sears and Roebuck Catalog, which stated that it was a relatively recently invented piece of furniture, and the term is used today almost exclusively in the American South. A chifforobe can be built from a wide variety of materials: solid wood is the most common, although ...  more

A chifforobe is a very versatile piece of furniture that combines a wardrobe and a chest of drawers thereby giving much more versatility than either of them has alone. A chifforobe most often features a clothes cabinet with a door built on to a small chest of drawers and will most be topped with a swivel mirror and for those lacking in space a chifforobe might offer a perfect solution. So what did you learn? You learned that there are no major differences amongst the above items and that you should feel free to ask an online seller to describe what he is selling in greater detail. If you live in a confined environment however you might want to seek out a ‘chifforobe’.  more