Aneeqa Wooden Chest of Drawers

Practical things, handmade, age better than most. The Aneeqa Wooden Chest of Drawers is built from solid teak in a soft, weathered brown, with dovetail joints running across the base and a flat, low silhouette more reminiscent of a sideboard than a tall dresser. Heavy-duty cast-iron castors on the bottom let it roll where you need it, while chunky horizontal wood pulls give it a workshop-honest feel. The mineral streaks in the grain, the faint marks across the top and a finish that has clearly been put to good use all suggest a piece that wasn't made to look perfect, just to last.

This bedroom chest of drawers divides its storage into three roomy drawers, two side by side on top and one wide one running the full width below, with panelled sides and dovetailing on show. The wooden drawers slide out smoothly to hold sweaters, bedding, kids' clothes or whatever a household ends up accumulating, while the long flat top doubles as a low surface for a record player, a folded throw or a row of plants. It works as a drawer wooden cabinet at the foot of a bed, and as a small storage cabinet it fits easily in a hallway, a workspace or behind a sofa.

A quiet workhorse for anyone after a genuine heavyweight at home, with a little industrial spirit and the patina of something lived-in. Use it where the day calls for it, stack books and a lamp on top, or slide it under a window and catch the morning light. Each one is handmade by skilled artisans, so subtle variations in tone, grain and texture are part of the deal, proof that a human, not a machine, made it.