Furniture and Furnishings - Leaning Dresser Help

Hello,
My dresser leans forward away from the wall a lot and I'm afraid one day it may tip over. The front posts or legs are digging into the very thickly padded carpet. What could I use to balance out the dresser so that it's not leaning so much into the carpet? I've tried these little fuzzy disk things as well as door stops but they just get pushed into the carpet as well. Any ideas? Thank you!

The dresser leans because the back legs are sitting (at least partially) on the 'tack strip' under the carpet that was used in installing the carpet.

The easiest solution (if acceptable) would be to move the dresser away from the wall about 6 inches.

And if you can't move it away from the wall?

They're not as common as they once were but many hardware stores sell leveling devices that attach to the bottom of appliances.

Some styles can be used with other furniture - these have to have a hole drilled into the bottom of the leg into which the leveler is inserted. A screw thread in the insert allows you to raise or lower the corner of the piece until it is level.

If you remove the drawers, you should be able to move the dresser away from the wall. Pick up on one end and lift and move forward. Do the same to the other end. Then, all legs should settle into carpet evenly. Double check attachment of mirror to base cabinet to assure that mirror is not leaning forward.

If you remove the drawers, you should be able to move the dresser away from the wall. Pick up on one end and lift and move forward. Do the same to the other end. Then, all legs should settle into carpet evenly. Double check attachment of mirror to base cabinet to assure that mirror is not leaning forward.

Haha, no not that I couldn't physically move the dresser, I just don't have six inches to spare really infront of the dresser. :)

George - I will look into those leveling things, that sounds very handy! Also, what do you think of nail glides? I know they are glides but they will add a solid inch to the bottom. What do you think? Thanks for your help

6" is likely a bit far into the room. The point is to get the the back legs away from the wall and off the tack strip. I seem to recall tack strip is about 7/8" wide and about 1/4" thick. A fourth of an inch can make a difference in the levelness of a dresser. So, if you just scooch the dresser a smidge out from the wall, you just might solve your problem.

I never put furniture up against the wall. I like to stick my dusting wand behind to get the baseboards, even if I am too old to muster the strength to move furniture from walls and clean like I used to.

If you move the dresser out an inch or so so you can get the dusting wand behind it, you should be in better shape.

Now, the issue of the levelness of the floor. If you live in an older home where floors may sag toward the middle of the room, then that's another issue. Your suggestion of the nail glides sounds good. But, knowing how much out of level and how far to drive the nail glides in and to insert them at same depth is another challenge. And, dismantling and flipping the dresser over to install is another challenge.

Another issue could be that the wall is out of plumb and actually leaning away from the dresser. This could be easily determined with a level or plumb bob. A level just might be a good thought to determine levelness of floors.

I always keep 2 or 3 wine corks on hand to slice to desired thickness to slip under furniture legs for leveling. Years ago I decided folded cardboard and match books bordered on the tacky, but they will do in a pinch if there leveling is a slight problem and the matchbook can be slipped under a leg and be invisible.

Please keep us updated as you continue to do your detective work to determine why the dresser is leaning. I do not think that you would find an appliance leveling device very attractive beneath your dresser.