Fashion Fierce Jewel Boxes
The decorative jewelry box is subject to trends just like any other item in the fashion or home décor industry and in recent years we have seen these personal treasure chests take a departure from the usual dark wood cases that have dominated the market for decades. This style of decorative jewelry box will probably never go out of style as it is classic but still in recent years we have seen a departure from the almost funereal look of the traditional jewelry box.
There is another style of decorative jewelry box that will probably never go out of style and that is the floral shabby chic style. These boxes are usually white and hand painted on top with floral designs. The motif is usually roses. The Victorian look is coming back in furniture because it is also associated with seventies look type furniture. Think Stanley Kubrick and the half modernist, half contemporary look of the living quarters in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Yet another cliché but popular style of jewelry box is the Chinese lacquered jewelry box. This type of box is usually black and painted with red or gold details. There is usually a fold out tiered shelf, a small diamond shaped mirrors and red tassels on the lids and drawers of the interior compartments.
Yet another collectible that is fashionable again is the little girl’s jewelry box with the spinning ballerina inside. Although many of these were made from chipboard and fabric you can still find wooden ones that are painted white and have the little ballerina spinning around inside.
Faux marquetry is also a big trend in jewelry boxes and so is wood that has been painted to look like it is marble. Inlaid decorative jewelry boxes also seem to never go out of style.
Wooden trinket boxes are found in almost every culture. Perhaps this is because they have always been so easy to construct and because it is a conceit of mankind that there must always be a place to store things that are tiny and precious.
One of the most basic styles of wooden trinket boxes is the simple hatbox style. These boxes are often octagonal, triangular, oval or square shaped and simply have a lid that can be removed. The lids can be hand painted, carved or inlaid with gems, shells or other kinds of woods.
Yet another common style is the case style of box. This type of box looks like a matchbox but instead the lid slides off of the top to display the contents inside. This type of box is often unlined so that the top of the lid slides back and forth smoothly.
In precious wood boxes the most fashionable ones are burnished so that the burl of the wood is apparent. These boxes are sleek, highly varnished and have no visible lock or clasp. They are considered to be the ultimate synergy of post modernism and nature.