Dimensions / Furniture / Dressers / 3-drawer
A three-drawer dresser is about 75–96 cm tall: IKEA’s MALM is 80 × 48 × 78 cm and its HEMNES 108 × 50 × 96 cm (42 1/2 × 19 5/8 × 37 3/4 in). Most stand just over the 27 in (69 cm) line of the US tip-over rule, and IKEA recalled 820,000 KULLEN 3-drawer chests in 2020 because they could tip if not anchored. To use one as a changing table, Babyletto’s tray needs a top of at least 86 × 45 cm (33.75 × 17.75 in).
| Height | IKEA MALM 3-drawer, W × D × H | Top for a changing tray, min. |
|---|---|---|
| 75–96cm | 80 × 48 × 78cm | 86 × 45cm33.75 × 17.75 in |
Sources: IKEA (STORKLINTA 3), IKEA (MALM 3), Babyletto (tray manual). Checked October 2026.
Enter the dresser, your window sill and the floor in front. Each check uses the numbers in the tables on this page.
All in centimetres. 1 in = 2.54 cm.
It is 96 cm tall and your window sill is at 100 cm, 4 cm above it.
Keep a bedroom’s escape window clear: US codes put its opening no more than 44 in above the floor.
You have 95 cm in front of it, and 91 cm lets the drawers open fully with room to stand.
Coleman’s figure, to open the drawers fully and walk past. A cot, door or chair in front counts.
The top is 108 × 50 cm, and the tray needs a surface of at least 86 × 45 cm.
Babyletto’s figure for its tray; secure the pad with the hardware provided and use the size it is made for.
Setting up a nursery or a small bedroom for a client? Photograph it, mark the window and the walls in SizeMarker and check the dresser before you order.
Mark a photo| Dresser | W × D × H | Inside a drawer |
|---|---|---|
| IKEA MALM | 80 × 48 × 78 cm | 72 × 43 cm |
| IKEA HEMNESPulls out 25 cm | 108 × 50 × 96 cm42 1/2 × 19 5/8 × 37 3/4 in | 40 cm deep15 3/4 in |
| IKEA STORKLINTA | 70 × 48 × 75 cm27 1/2 × 18 7/8 × 29 1/2 in | 61 × 40 cm24 × 15 3/4 in |
| IKEA SMÅSTAD / UPPFÖRAChildren’s range | 60 × 65 × 76 cm23 5/8 × 25 5/8 × 29 7/8 in | — |
| Babyletto Hudson changer dresserTray takes a 31 × 16 in pad; 62 kg (135.8 lb) | 100 × 49 × 93 cm39.5 × 19.25 × 36.75 in | — |
| Delta Children Spencer with changing top51 kg (112 lb) | 88 × 52 × 96 cm34.5 × 20.5 × 37.75 in | 77 × 34 cm, 15 cm high30.5 × 13.5 × 5.75 in |
Sources: IKEA (MALM 3) · IKEA (HEMNES 3) · IKEA (STORKLINTA 3) · IKEA (SMÅSTAD) · Babyletto (Hudson) · Delta Children
| Rule | Size |
|---|---|
| Babyletto tray: smallest top it fits onLevel, stable and sound | 86 × 45 cm33.75 × 17.75 in |
| Its changing pad | 79–81 × 41 × 10 cm31–32 × 16 × 4 in |
| Heaviest baby on the tray | 13.6 kg30 lb |
| Babyletto | Always secure the pad with the hardware provided |
| US changing tables that are also dressersASTM F2388 | Must also meet the dresser stability standard, ASTM F2057 |
| IKEA SMÅSTAD changing table, for children up toPad no thicker than 3/4 in (1.9 cm) | 15 kg33 lb |
Sources: Babyletto (tray manual) · Federal Register (2018) · IKEA (SMÅSTAD changing table)
| Rule | Size |
|---|---|
| Bedroom escape window, bottom of the openingUS IRC R310, no higher than | 112 cm44 in |
| Window guard needed when the sill is lower thanAnd more than 72 in above the ground outside | 61 cm24 in |
| US tip-over rule starts atWith 30 lb and 3.2 ft³ of storage | 69 cm tall27 in |
| IKEA KULLEN 3-drawer, recalled 2020Unstable if not anchored | 72 cm tall, about 20 kg28 3/8 in, 45 lb |
| KULLEN chests recalled in the US | About 820,000 |
| In front, to open the drawersColeman | 91 cm36 in |
Sources: IRC R310 (City of Galveston) · MyBuildingPermit · CPSC · CPSC (KULLEN recall) · Coleman Furniture
About 60–108 cm wide and 75–96 cm tall. IKEA’s STORKLINTA is 70 × 48 × 75 cm, its MALM 80 × 48 × 78 cm and its HEMNES 108 × 50 × 96 cm (42 1/2 × 19 5/8 × 37 3/4 in).
Yes, with a changing tray made for it. Under ASTM F2388 changing tables may convert from a dresser, and a changing table that is also a dresser must meet the dresser stability standard too.
At least 86 × 45 cm (33.75 × 17.75 in) for Babyletto’s universal tray, which holds a 79–81 × 41 cm (31–32 × 16 in) pad. IKEA’s 80 cm MALM is too narrow for it; the 108 cm HEMNES is wide enough.
Yes. Three-drawer chests usually stand just over the 27 in (69 cm) line of the US rule, and IKEA recalled about 820,000 KULLEN 3-drawer chests, 72 cm (28 3/8 in) tall, in 2020 because they were unstable if not anchored to the wall.
If it is lower than the sill and leaves an escape window clear: US codes put the bottom of a bedroom escape opening no more than 112 cm (44 in) above the floor. Where a sill is lower than 61 cm (24 in), the window needs a guard.
About the height of a standard three-drawer: Babyletto’s Hudson is 93 cm (36.75 in) and Delta Children’s Spencer 96 cm (37.75 in), each with a tray or top on it.
Three-drawer dressers are bought for nurseries and small rooms, so buyers ask the height, whether a changing tray fits on top, the drawer sizes and whether the anti-tip kit is in the box. Mark the real sizes on your own product photo in SizeMarker, as in the picture at the top, and send one product card for WhatsApp or WeChat.
