Antique Trunks

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Not only are antique trunks an ideal piece to follow you around from home to home as you journey through life, they also make for amazing storage units to keep extra blankets and everyday home items. Antique trunks are often designed with charm and personality as they can bring warmth to a space as well. Our experts have selected the best antique chests and trunks that will add a sense of purpose as well as classic appeal to any room.

Turquoise green reclaimed salvaged

Turquoise green reclaimed salvaged

This trunk coffee table makes inspires with its inimitable style and storage space. Made from reclaimed salvaged wood, painted in turquoise green, shall delight all rustic fans. The fact that it's a trunk creates considerable storage possibilities.

Victorian trunks

Get more storage into your home with these amazing antique trunks. Made from wood, the pieces are stained with a distressed light brown shade and accentuated with metallic touches, including two sturdy locks and hinges. They are ideal for the bedroom or outdoor shed.

Antique Wooden Trunk

Antique Wooden Trunk

Unique trunk with antique finish. It is made of wood and reinforced with metal supports. Great for stroing beddings and others needed items. Provides space saving in all kinds of interiors.

Plutus Brands Timeless Designed Wood Leather Trunk, Set of 3

Enjoy the nice, warm look these three trunks give to your interior with their timeless design and the high quality wood construction, making sure they stay with your for years to come, complementing any traditional and modern decor.

Chest type coffee tables

Antique Steamer Trunk Turned Coffee Table :: Hometalk Great place to store extra blankets, pillows and sheets for company.

Antique trunk 253

Antique Trunk #253

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Victorian trunks 1

Limited edition reproduction. This trunk was designed after a trunk in the late 1870’s that supposedly took its name from a ship called “The Monitor” If you turned it upside down and looked at the hull, the rounded front and rear corners formed

Flat top low profile foot locker antique steamer trunk 275

Flat Top Low Profile "Foot Locker" Antique Steamer Trunk - #275

Victorian trunks 2

I want an old trunk like this.

Vintage Antique Upholstered Trunk (Set of 3)

Vintage Antique Upholstered Trunk (Set of 3)

This set includes three vintage antique upholstered trunks with wood frame and ivory finish. The set includes one large, medium and small decorative trunk. It is a very good choice for your home.

Antique storage trunk

An antique steamer trunk makes interesting storage for all sorts of things, particularly bedding or special collectibles. The tough material, intended for traveling, makes a protective shell around your fine fabrics or other sorts of items that need protection.

Antique Trunks

Buying Guide

The easiest way to tell if a trunk is antique is to check when it was made: in fact, antique trunks must be at least a hundred years old and, if we want to get technical, they shouldn’t have been restored. Check with the seller the trunk’s origin and look for labels inside the trunk for its authenticity.

However, well-restored antique trunks are still a prestigious and valuable choice.

When it comes to lining antique trunks, you've got two options. The first uses wallpaper, which is a common choice but needs to be replaced sooner than the second option, which is fabric.

Fabric is recommended as it looks good and is also more durable than paper and easy to clean. When it comes to choosing a type of fabric, you can either opt for upholstery fabric that is stiff and prevents sagging and wrinkling over time or use cotton fabric with sheets of poster board attached to give the lining a crisp look around the edges.

The best way to maintain an antique trunk is by cleaning it regularly. You can start by vacuuming the inside and outside of the trunk and using a brush attachment to vacuum along the inner walls and corners of the trunk.

Vacuuming the exterior of the trunk is also recommended to get rid of hair, dust, and loose dirt. Before washing the inside of the trunk, use saddle soap in a bucket and warm water. However, if the inside of the trunk is lined with paper or other paper decorations, avoid using the warm water and saddle soap solution on it.

If you have an antique metal trunk, clean it using a mixture of one part water and one part vinegar in a spray bottle. If the interior of the trunk is lined with paper, gently clean it by spraying the water and vinegar solution on a clean cloth and wipe down gently.

Once you've cleaned, allow it to air dry completely to combat musty odors, and as the last step, leave a bowl of baking soda inside the truck trunk once it has dried and close the lid. The baking soda will sit inside the antique trunk overnight and eliminate any unpleasant odors.

The last step is optional, but you may choose to oil the wooden parts of the antique trunk with lemon oil.