The dressers are not off-white, they definitely are in the light gray family. The drawers had a horrible smell. I tried airing them out before putting our clothes in. I eventually put the clothes in, however my husband said he could still smell whatever the smell was on his shirts. I put potpourri packets in the drawers to help the smell. That didn't work. It was horrible. They did send me a replacement dresser as one smelled worse than the other. 3 months later the smell eventually went away. The dressers look good in the room, love the metal legs. They match my nightstand. I don't know what chemical they use. It's not good.