TRUNKS

Trunks make a great alternative to a table.

Don't junk your trunk. Decorating with trunks is a hot trend right now. Trunks have always been popular at the foot of the bed. However, trunks are making a comeback and they are reappearing in all rooms throughout the house. The can be useful in almost every room and offer a touch of history, unique charm and even a hope of travel.

A trunk flipped on its end
makes a creative  pedestal
for a lamp.

Trunks serve as a nice way to bring a touch of history into your modern living room. Use an old trunk as a coffee table. I personally like the idea of flipping a trunk on its end and using it as a pedestal. When on its side, place a lamp on the trunk to utilize behind a reading chair. 

Trunks are also nice additions to a family room (store games), a kitchen (store pans, baking supplies or crock pots), in the playroom (hide the kids toys) or even a bathroom (think of how many towels or how much make-up you could fit inside a trunk). Regardless of which room you decide to display a trunk, they serve as a wonderful storage.

If you are one of the lucky few, you have your great grandmothers hope chest collecting dust in the attic. If that is the case, make the rest of us jealous - bring it down from the attic, clean it up and put it on display for the rest of the world to admire. If you are the majority of the population, and you don't have an heirloom trunk begin the search now.

You can even decorate the outside too.

Many antique and vintage stores sell trunks. If your favorite store doesn't have one in stock, let them know you are looking for one. They may have one in storage or have a contact interested in selling one. Its funny how that happens. Lola's, actually has four different antique trunks in stock currently.  You can also check Craigslist, Estate Sales and Auctions, even post it on Facebook. You may discover that finding a trunk could be easier than you think.