Are you wondering how to make the most of your dresser top?
A bedroom is incomplete without a properly styled dresser, and the dresser top is just as important as the other parts of the dresser.
It’s not just about what’s in the dresser; the items that are on display at the top of the dresser also play an important role.
Dressers are a piece of furniture that have an important function in a bedroom, but they also double down as a decorative piece that adds style to a bedroom space.
The top of a dresser easily becomes a dropping zone for some people.
While dropping items is how some use the dresser top, many others make it a place to display essential items, because this gives them very easy access to the items, and that can come in handy when you’re in a hurry or too stressed to go through the dresser drawers for an item.
Here, we’ll provide you with a list to inspire your dresser top setup.
How I Decorate a Dresser Top Without Clutter
Before we get started with the ideas, here are 8 tips I think you should know about styling dresser tops:
When I style a dresser top, I do not aim for decoration.
I aim for order.
A dresser is part of daily life, so the top needs to stay clear, useful, and easy to clean.
Too many items make it feel messy fast.
This is the "Rule of Thumb" I follow before I started adding anything:
1. Daily Use and Clear Purpose
I start by asking how the dresser gets used each day.I need space to set things down and move my hands freely.
If an item blocks that, it does not belong here.
Function comes first every time.
2. Edit Before Styling
I take everything off the dresser.I only put back items
I use or items that add balance.
If something has no job, it stays off.
Empty space is not a mistake.
It helps the dresser feel calm.
3. One Anchor Piece
I place one large item at the back, like a mirror or framed art.This anchors the dresser and gives the eye a place to rest.
I avoid many small frames because they feel busy.
4. One Container Or Tray
I add one tray or box for small daily items.This keeps things together and stops visual clutter.
Loose items always look messy, even when there are only a few.
5. Vertical Height
I include one tall piece like a lamp or vase.Height balances the dresser and breaks the flat line.
I only use one to avoid crowding.
6. Soft Element
I add one soft element, such as a fabric box or lamp shade.This keeps the setup from feeling hard.
I skip extra textiles that collect dust.
7. Tight Color Range
I limit the colors to two or three tones.This helps the dresser feel planned.
Too many colors create noise.
8. Every Item Must Serve A Purpose
I reset my dresser once a week.
If it feels full, something goes.
All these keeps the dresser top clean, useful, and easy to live with.
Dresser Top Decor and Styling Ideas
1. Marble Tray Dresser Top
Give your dresser top a clean makeover with a white marble tray.
The marble tray is used to hold essential items that you’ll want on display and have easy access to.
Beside it sits a bouquet in a clear glass jar, a small white table organizer with two drawers is used to store other items, and lastly, a scented candle adds warmth and a nice scent to the space.
2. Modern Large Dresser Top Décor
A modern style, large seven-drawer dresser with gold handles is topped with a clean and stylish setup.
A gold round tray is used to hold essential items like perfumes, among other things, with a stylish potted flower décor on the side.
The other side has a gold jewelry stand used to hang jewelry like chains, bangles, earrings, and so on.
3. Simple Wooden Dresser Top Décor
A six-drawer dresser with a natural wood finish, with no paint, creates a natural look in the bedroom.
The top of the dresser has very simple decoration with a white table lamp with a linen shade, beside it sits a white marble ruffle bowl.
Next, a stylish candlestick holder, which sits beside a faux botanical branch in a light-colored ceramic vase.
4. Simple & Chic Dresser Top
A white six-drawer dresser with a simple and chic décor styling the top of the dresser.
A white LED light marquee letter “R” sign, next to a stylish gold-framed picture, a white textured vase with faux pink tulips, next to a perfume.
A heart-shaped pink-framed small mirror sits next to a jewelry stand.
Above the dresser, a TV is hung, which creates a unique style to a normal dresser setup.
5. Open Shelves Dresser Top Décor
Create a unique dresser setup with a white dresser with an open shelving system rather than drawers.
Everything you put in a regular dresser drawer compartment can be put here as well, but this gives easier access to the items than a drawer.
At the top of the dresser sits a clear vase with a bouquet, alongside a white tray holding different types of perfume, and a gold jewelry stand holding lots of jewelry.
6. Clear & Cozy Modern Dresser Top Décor
While this modern glossy-finish dresser has a clear, simple, and cozy top decoration, the dresser itself has a unique style.
A white dresser with five long drawers that have no drawer handles.
To open up a drawer, you just press it, and it opens up a bit, then you can pull the drawer.
At the top sits an Apple iPad in a case that’s a stand, an iceflow flip straw tumbler, and a white vase with pink tulips, one stack of two books.
7. Soft Pink Chic Dresser Top
A six-drawer white dresser with gold handles that is focused on proper clean organization with a soft color scheme.
A white wooden shelving system that holds creams and makeup items, next to a light pink vase with plants, and a smaller, deeper vase with pink flowers.
Next to a small blush kit, an organizer with perfume, and a pink shade lamp with a gold handle, a pink-framed art sits on the wall above the dresser.
8. Boho Crochet Dresser Top Décor
Wooden modern style dresser with no handle drawers.
The dresser top is decorated with a white boho crochet table runner, and placed on it is a table lamp with a white stylish shade, a framed text picture, a scented candle in front of a small flower in a vase.
Next to a small arch vintage gold-framed mirror resting on the wall, another scented candle with a tray holding different types of perfume, and a plastic bow-styled vase with a bouquet.
9. Pink, White & Gold Dresser Top Décor
This white dresser has a six-drawer system with gold-toned handles.
At the top sits a pink and gold lamp with a white shade, alongside a pink musical jewelry box, and two golden framed pictures, one with pink butterfly art, and the other with a write-up in pink.
Lastly, a woven rattan scalloped basket, on the wall above a stylishly shaped gold-framed mirror, decorates the wall.
10. White Stain 8-Drawer Dresser Top Décor
An 8-drawer dresser with black handles that has a white stain finish has a soft top decoration.
A white ceramic donut vase with flowers, next to a black framed picture, then a nude framed picture with text, and a rustic flower pot on a book.
A nude framed picture sits close to two black vintage candle holders with white candles, and on the wall, a classic round gold framed mirror sits.
11. Simple Dresser Top Décor
If you have a small dresser with two drawers and little space at the top of the dresser, then this decoration might just be what you need.
A white, stylish ceramic tray holds a white barn vanilla bean candle, alongside a clear glass ribbed vase holding a white dahlia flower.
Rings and glasses are also placed in the tray, and lastly, a gold stick table lamp with a white textured shade.
12. I Can’t Even Dresser Top Décor
Another six-drawer dresser with glossy-finish.
The top of the dresser is decorated with a small white vase with pink flowers, a small black face mirror, and a framed sign that reads “I CAN’T EVEN”.
A wooden tray organizer holds a thumbs up hand décor, a white decorative world globe, a mug, a scented candle, a ceramic vase, another framed sign that reads “PRADA”, a black mini pearl cross bag, and a light honeycomb style white cylinder planter.
And on the wall hangs a modern gilded iron sunburst framed mirror.
13. Personalized Dresser Top
Add a personal touch to your dresser top while decorating it.
A golden two-stick table lamp with a nude shade, a white ceramic tray with a wristwatch, a scented candle, perfumes, and a cufflinks box.
Next to it sits a gold-framed glass box with different types of eyeglasses in it, and the personal touch décor is a framed art of the owner of the dresser sitting on the dresser top behind the tray.
14. Simple Vintage Style Dresser Top
A mix of simple and modern style with a vintage touch.
The white dresser with no handle drawers has a simple decoration at the top, a gold-colored candle lid sits beside the scented candle in a cup-like holder.
A white antique-style ceramic vase with handles that hold a bouquet, a small vintage-style golden-framed mirror, and on the wall, a vintage framed large golden art.
15. Black Marble & Metal Sculpture Dresser Top
Stylish six-drawer dresser with quartz finish that holds stylish décor that has nothing to do with the regular functional dresser setup.
This dresser top is mostly used to decorate the room; it has a stylish black stick table lamp with a white shade, and a small potted plant beside it.
Two black marble and metal sculptures also decorate the top, and a large, round, large black framed mirror sits on the wall.
16. Modern Light Oakwood Rattan Dresser Top Décor
Modern style Oakwood dresser with a stylish rattan six-drawer that has black handles.
The top is decorated with simple items that are mainly for decoration only: a soft striped vase, a brown ceramic sculpture, and a scented candle.
In the middle of the dresser top sits an arch mirror resting on the wall, next to it is a rose gold framed art, and a white ribbed ceramic plant pot holding an air plant.
Conclusion
When a dresser top becomes a dropping zone, it becomes cluttered very fast, and before you know it, you’ll have a messy dresser top, so it’s important to know how to properly arrange the dresser, both the top and the other parts of it.
However, with a couple of thoughtful ideas, a little effort, and some clever decoration ideas, you can arrange your dresser and the top to look great while transforming not just the dress but the space around it into a stylish feature in your bedroom.
