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I stumbled across your post, and have never been to this site, but had to respond. I'm a guy and I really feel for your delimma. I received an almost identical dresser from my grandmother, and did remove the top drawers and mirror. That was just my personal preference, though. The dresser isn't an issue at all now, because we built a house that uses shelves in the closet and don't use dressers anymore.

These inherited items are emotionally difficult and a double-edged sword. When my aunt passes away (hopefully a long time), I will inherit another dresser just like that, as well as a four poster bed in which my grandmother and father were born. My wife has furniture from here grandparents, which is disassembled because we don't have room for it. I've already told my wife's parents that they can never die, because we don't have room for their beautiful furniture.

At some point, practicality forces you to cast off the albatross from around your neck. Perhaps your husband would consider removing the mirror as an interim solution. If you have more room or change colors later, he can put it back.
Tom