A Natural Home

I personally like the look of dovetail, both the full on option and the half option.

The full on option is where both sides are interlocking and they show thru either side of the drawer. It is a strong hinge and you need very little if any glue.

This style is particularly lovely when you have two types of wood, so that each can show thru, we have done this with a cabinet that was done in walnut, ash, and cherry, it was quite striking.

The half option is where only 1/2 of the drawer has the dovetailing thru it, so that you can see the joinery on the side of the drawer but not the front of the piece.  It is strong, but not as strong. The advantage to this however is if you are using say poplar for the drawer sides and back and have another species in the front.  You want to avoid adding on an extra front to the drawer adding more weight and having to buy special screws.

Of course in our simply affordable dresser, we use screws as we want to keep this piece as low as possible in price.

If I had my druthers I would have all of our stuff done in dovetail, but sometimes time and money are hindrances to any project.