| Whether you are looking for authentic antique | | | | delicates, in addition to their jewelry. Other women |
| furniture chests or chests designed to look like | | | | will keep their jewelry in the top drawer of their |
| antiques, here are some characteristics to consider in | | | | “lingerie” chest. In fact, many chests come |
| three different types of chests: lingerie chests, | | | | with a special tray or drawer specifically designed for |
| jewelry chests, and toy chests. Plus, I’ll briefly | | | | jewelry, sometimes a “secret,” hidden |
| explain the difference between these types of | | | | jewelry tray. |
| antique furniture chests. | | | | One thing to beware of with toy chests is the lid |
| Lingerie chests are tall and narrow chests that stand | | | | support. There can be a real danger to your child |
| around five feet high. They are not as wide as | | | | with toy chests, especially with a heavy lid. I recently |
| regular chests of drawers. They typically have five to | | | | read that a furniture company recently recalled some |
| seven drawers in a single column. Lingerie chests | | | | 400 toy chests they had made due to a question of |
| usually have an elegant look to them, with curved | | | | safety. Their oak toy chests have a lid support that |
| lines and a delicate finish. Jewelry chests are narrower | | | | can hold the lid up and is adjustable. Apparently, it\'s |
| and a bit shorter than lingerie chests. This makes | | | | a kind of brace that could be more complicated than |
| sense; after all, jewelry is small and doesn\'t take as | | | | a child can understand. Therefore, there\'s a |
| much space. Jewelry chests likewise tend to be | | | | possibility the heavy lid could fall on the child\'s head |
| made of beautiful wood and have pleasing curves. | | | | or neck. Interestingly, it was an undercover |
| Chances are, however, that most women don’t | | | | investigator conducting "retail surveillance" for |
| have so much jewelry that they can fill up six | | | | consumer product safety who discovered the risk. |
| drawers’ worth of space. And most likely | | | | That\'s a good thing, because it means a child didn\'t |
| don’t have so much lingerie that they | | | | have to get hurt from it in order for the recall to |
| couldn’t spare one drawer for jewelry. You can, | | | | occur. |
| of course, use your chest of drawers for whatever | | | | To conclude, if you are in the market for any of |
| you want. Just because it is called “jewelry” | | | | these types of antique furniture chests, hopefully |
| or “lingerie” doesn’t mean you must only | | | | now you are better prepared to save both money |
| put such items in it. Many women will use a larger | | | | and potential danger. Use these tips as you evaluate |
| “jewelry” chest to store lingerie and other | | | | the many varieties of furniture chests. |