Forgive me for not posting pictures. I haven't had time to drive around Sketchup's learning curve.
I am planning a tall dresser for my daughter's room. I am looking at a design with 8 drawers (4 full width, 4 half width) graduated in depth with two doors at the top and shelves inside the doors (since my daughter isn't tall enough to look inside the top drawers. The drawer fronts will be overlayed, as will the raised panel doors.
I have already built a secretary/bookcase that has a 1 1/2 inch wide face frame on it. This dresser would complement that piece.
My question has to do with whether the dresser should have a similar face frame. I initially looked at a modification of a design for a lingerie chest in the 12/2006 Popular Woodworking. This design had 3/4 inch high drawer dividers that were dovetailed into the sides. But I began to wonder if adding the face frame wouldn't make the piece match the secretary better. That would involve making different drawer slides, of course. I don't plan to dovetail the dividers into the sides if I use the face frame, but will use a mortise and tenon, I think.
Thoughts? Would the dresser look okay with the secretary if the dresser didn't have the face frame?