Tallboys
Tallboy drawers are a vertical style of chest of drawers designed with multiple stacked compartments to maximise storage in a compact footprint. Also known as tall boy drawers or tallboy dressers, this category includes a range of narrow, tall drawer units commonly used in New Zealand bedrooms and apartments. At Treasurebox, our tallboy drawers collection includes a variety of finishes such as white, oak, and charcoal, with different drawer configurations available across the range.
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A tallboy is a chest of drawers — just a specific style of one. The term describes a unit that is taller than it is wide, typically with five or more stacked drawers. "Chest of drawers" is the broader category; "tallboy" describes the narrow, vertical form within it. In New Zealand, tall boy drawers and tallboy dressers are also used for the same thing.
Tallboy drawers can be considered a type of dresser, but not all dressers are tallboys. A tallboy refers specifically to a taller, narrower drawer unit within the broader dresser category.
For folded clothing — t-shirts, jeans, knitwear, underwear — a six-drawer tallboy handles a full adult wardrobe without overflow. It won't take hanging garments, but paired with a rail or wardrobe for long items, a tallboy covers the rest. This setup is common in NZ rentals and apartments where built-in storage is limited.
A tallboy's height makes tip-over a real risk if a child climbs or pulls on open drawers. Wall-anchoring is the standard precaution — most tallboy units include pre-drilled anchor points in the back panel, and brackets are available at any NZ hardware store. We recommend anchoring any tall furniture in homes with children under 10, regardless of brand.
About Tallboy Drawers
Tallboy drawers are a vertical form of chest of drawers designed to maximise storage within a compact footprint. Also referred to as tall boy drawers or tallboy dressers, this category includes narrow, upright drawer units commonly used in New Zealand bedrooms and apartments where floor space is limited. Within the wider drawers category, tallboy drawers sit alongside lowboy drawers, dressers, and other storage drawers, each differing in proportion and layout. Tallboy drawers are distinguished by their stacked drawer configuration and vertical structure.
Finishes & Variations
Tallboy drawers are available in a range of finishes including white, wood-look, and darker tones such as charcoal. Variations in drawer count, dimensions, and overall proportions exist across the category, representing a distinct and consistent category within the wider chest of drawers range.
Tallboy Drawers across New Zealand
Across New Zealand, tallboy drawers turn up in a lot of the same situations — the spare room that doubles as a guest room, the apartment bedroom where a wardrobe takes up the only full wall, the kids' room that needs to hold more than it looks like it can. The search terms shift — tall boy drawers NZ, tallboy NZ, slim tallboy NZ — but the underlying need is consistent: storage that works vertically when the floor won't give you any more room.
