Sunday, April 6, 2014

What Antique Trunks Can Benefit From You

By Juana Buchanan


If you are one who likes classic designs or materials, or you just want to have things that will last long, then you might have the likes for antiques. Having materials from the past is a good thing. It will be of much use to you. Aside from being decorative elements they also function as very helpful furniture and apparatus in the house.

Now if you are searching for a hardy cabinet where you can store your clothes or personal belongings, you can rest easy. An Antique Trunks would be good. Although most people would think of buying a new furniture for their things, doing the other way would also be a good choice. Not just that, having a vintage in your home adds to the artfulness of the surrounding.

During the old times, these trunks are used as a storage or as a luggage. It is because their firm material and their standard construction is best suited for storing clothes and other pesonal items. However, this time they can already serve multiple purposes. Aside from that, they also give a touch of classic to your home.

If you watch movies with the classic genre, you will often see this structure. They are those you usually see loaded with gold and other treasures like pearl and jewelries in a pirate ship. You will also see them in different sizes and shapes. But the most common is a rectangle or square with a dome top or a flat top. Most of them are also heavily ornamented with outer designs.

But there are some qualifications for antique materials. One is that they must have at least existed for a hundred years or so. Also, a true vintage chest should have accompanied a traveler at sea or during a carriage ride and has witnessed history unfold in every place it was delivered. To have endured for such a long time only proves its worth.

Buying or having antiques in your home also means that you are in for a good inventory. There are quite a number of good reasons why. Now here are some. First and foremost is that they tell a story. These materials are actually relics from the old times. They remind you of the long gone customs, traditions, and story of the past. Also, if you inherited them from your ancestors, they serve as a link to your heritage.

Antiques are also eco friendly and excellently well made. Most of them especially these trunks are actually made from wood which is from nature. Unlike the materials we are having now which are made from chemicals. Also, as they have endured worthy utilization for centuries, then it only means they are really well constructed. You do not need to worry about scratches, they are worth being there because they are proof of history.

Although an old wooden box may not be trendy, it could actually induce a good harmony with modern objects. Having a touch of the classic in a modern room would make it more lively and bright. Vintages actually create a monochromatic harmony when combined with modern objects or designs.

Another thing is that vintages do not decrease their value. It is only either maintained it or increased from time to time. This is why they are said to be a good investment.




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