Le French Maid and Le Assistant Or- Easy Black and White Dresser and Nightstand! I bought these pieces a few months ago from a Craig's list add. I got such a deal on all of it! I dub these pieces Le French Maid and her assistant. This is the lovely dresser before, the finish is circa 1978 Lovey nightstand, that is not real wood on the top, it actually peels off...... After rummaging through my brain for a while, the dresser looked to me as if it were wearing a skirt. Since both piece are oh so French looking, I decided to take a "French Maid" point of view. (The real thing people, not the costumes you may have seen at your local Halloween Super Store ...