Jewelry Boxes & Chests

Frequently Asked Questions about Jewelry Boxes and Chests

1. How to declutter a jewelry chest?

Pick out the scratched and discolored ones from your jewelry chest. Are you ever gonna wear them? Even you know the answer is a definite no. chuck them or use them in DIY décor items but don’t heap them in the storage. Choose a jewelry box or a jewelry chest with drawers and compartments and separate space for necklace storage. Keep your rings, earrings in the particular spaces allotted for them (especially after you come back from your outing or party). This will keep clutter away a lot.

2. Where do you put your jewelry chest?

Well, where do you want to? You can keep it on your dresser top if it is lightweight and made of materials that won’t put pressure on the dresser. You can also keep it at one corner of your dressing room or Master bedroom if you choose a standing jewelry chest. Just don’t keep it in your bathroom as the moisture and humid environment may damage the material and the contents as well.

3. What should I look for in a jewelry box?

That is exactly what we have pointed out for you at the beginning of this article. Could you just scroll up and give it a look? Just not to disappoint you, you should look for the size, shape, the number of drawers and compartments available, the material used, presence of protective lining on the inside, presence of mirror etc before buying a jewelry box. Why and how? Just scroll up!

4. How to make jewelry box inserts?

Cut pieces of fiberboard or piece board according to the size of the box and stick one on another with double-sided tape to make it more durable. Now cut felt as per the size of the boards and wrap them with felt using all-purpose glue. This will give an extra protective layer. If you plan to keep earrings on the inserts and make holes on small pieces of feeling with a punch machine. Now stick them on the felt-covered board with double-sided tape or glue. Hang earrings from there. You have your jewelry box insert!

5. How to clean a velvet jewelry box?

Roll a lint roller on the velvet line and remove the dust, lint or any other foreign particles. Now add soft soap or detergent in water and take a toothbrush. Dip the brush into the soap-water and brush the velvet softly. After you are done washing with soap, grab a dry and soft cloth to dab the velvet so that the water is soaked and the velvet dries off.

6. Where can I buy jewelry boxes?

You can get them in any leading store dealing in home décor items or specializing in storage items like this. Online shopping sites are also abounding in myriad options of jewelry boxes. You can choose from a long list of jewelry storage units from the display as you find suitable for your stock and home décor.

7. Can jewelry boxes be assembled and disassembled?

That would depend entirely upon the manufacturer. But generally, they do not come in separate pieces that you can assemble or disassemble at your wish. The drawers can be pulled out but that does not really count as assembling. If you want something like that, you have to get customize one for yourself. Make sure you use good materials as too much disassembling might loosen the entire structure.

8. What is the best material for a jewelry box?

Jewelry boxes and chests can be of various materials such as veneer, wood, fiberboard, etc. Each has its own advantages. They cannot really be marked as the best or worst. But in terms of elegance and adding a touch of antique yet contemporary air to the interior, nothing can ever beat wood-finish on furniture; and jewelry boxes or jewelry chests are no exception. They look antique and add an old world charm to your vanity table.

9. Can I get a jewelry box for kids?

Of course, you can! Little jewelry boxes with mirrors fitted in, cute figurines of ballerina popping up when the lid is lifted off- a great many options and designs are there for the tiny tots. Every little girl is a princess, right? And how can a princess not have her own jewelry box! Your little one can even keep some of her fake jewels and playing items in here.

10. How do I keep long necklaces in a jewelry chest?

You can certainly customize a necklace storage unit. Long necklaces, if not kept hanging up, can tangle in a way that is next to impossible to untangle (especially at the time of rush, right?). Most jewelry boxes come with dedicated space for hanging necklaces. If you are a proud owner of a number of them, make sure your jewelry storage has the hooks and strings.