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A furniture component includes a base having a back wall with a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge. A pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each have a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge. The first and se

A furniture component includes a base having a back wall with a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge. A pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each have a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge. The first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar. An outer top includes a bottom surface spaced above the first and second upper edges and defines a visible gap therebetween. The outer top has a rear edge and a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges. The rear edge and the first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar, and the side edges and second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar. A method of assembling and using the furniture component are also provided.

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1. A furniture component comprising: a base comprising a back wall comprising a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each comprising a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper

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A furniture component comprising: a base comprising a back wall comprising a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each comprising a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge, and a front wall comprising a third outer vertical face and an third upper edge, wherein at least said first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar;an inner support connected to said back wall and said side walls, wherein said inner support comprises an upper surface vertically spaced above said first and second upper edges and wherein said inner support comprises an inner top spanning an entirety of a distance between said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls respectively, wherein said inner top comprises vertical side edges facing and disposed adjacent to said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls; andan outer top supported by said inner support and comprising a bottom surface spaced above said first and second upper edges and defining a visible gap between said bottom surface and said first and second upper edges, said outer top comprising a rear edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges and a front edge, wherein said rear edge and said first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar and said side edges and corresponding ones of said second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar. 2. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said inner top has a lower surface vertically spaced below said first and second upper edges. 3. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said outer top is thinner than said inner top. 4. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said inner support and said outer top are integrally formed as a single piece of material. 5. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said third upper edge is substantially coplanar with said first and second upper edges. 6. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said third outer vertical face is substantially coplanar with said front edge. 7. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said front wall comprises at least one drawer front. 8. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said front wall comprises at least one door. 9. The furniture component of claim 1 wherein said gap is less than or equal to about an ⅛ inch. 10. A furniture component comprising: a base comprising a back wall comprising a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each comprising a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge, and a front wall comprising a third outer vertical face and an third upper edge, wherein at least said first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar, wherein said back, side and front walls each have a uniform thickness;an inner support connected to said back wall and said side walls, wherein said inner support comprises an upper surface vertically spaced above said first and second upper edges and wherein said inner support comprises an inner top spanning an entirety of a distance between said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls respectively; andan outer top supported by said inner support and comprising a bottom surface spaced above said first and second upper edges and defining a visible gap between said bottom surface and said first and second upper edges, said outer top comprising a rear edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges and a front edge, wherein said rear edge and said first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar and said side edges and corresponding ones of said second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar, wherein said outer top is thinner than said front wall. 11. The furniture component of claim 10 wherein said outer top is thinner than said side walls. 12. The furniture component of claim 10 wherein said outer top is thinner than said back wall. 13. The furniture component of claim 10 wherein said outer top is about ½ a thickness of at least one of said front wall, said side walls and said rear wall. 14. A furniture component comprising: a base comprising a back wall comprising a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each comprising a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge, and a front wall comprising a third outer vertical face and an third upper edge, wherein at least said first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar;a support connected to said back wall and said side walls, wherein said support comprises an upper surface vertically spaced above said first and second upper edges and wherein said support comprises an inner top spanning an entirety of a distance between said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls respectively, wherein said inner top comprises vertical side edges facing and disposed adjacent to said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls; andan outer top supported by said support and comprising a bottom surface spaced above said first, second and third upper edges and defining a visible gap between said bottom surface and said first, second and third upper edges, said outer top comprising a rear edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges and a front edge, wherein said rear edge and said first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar, said side edges and corresponding ones of said second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar and said front edge and said third outer vertical face are substantially coplanar. 15. A method of assembling a furniture component comprising: connecting a back wall to a pair of horizontally spaced side walls, wherein said back wall comprises a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge, wherein each of said side walls comprises a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge, wherein said first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar;disposing an inner top between said side walls and said back wall, wherein said inner top spans an entirety of a distance between said side walls and said back wall, and wherein said inner top has vertical side edges facing and disposed adjacent to said first and second inner vertical faces;connecting an inner top to said back wall and said side walls such that an upper surface of said inner top is vertically spaced above said first and second upper edges; andsupporting an outer top on said inner top wherein a bottom surface of said outer top is spaced above said first and second upper edges and defines a visible gap therebetween, wherein a rear edge of said outer top is substantially coplanar with said first outer vertical face and wherein a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges of said outer top are substantially coplanar with said second outer vertical faces. 16. The method of claim 15 further comprising horizontally spacing a front wall from said back wall, wherein said front wall has a third upper edge substantially coplanar with said first and second upper edges and wherein said front wall has a third outer vertical face substantially coplanar with a front edge of said outer top. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein said front wall comprises at least one of a drawer front or a door. 18. The method of claim 16 wherein said outer top is thinner than said front wall. 19. The method of claim 15 wherein said outer top is thinner than at least one of said back wall and said side walls. 20. The method of claim 15 wherein said gap is less than or equal to about an ⅛ inch.