Cedar chests have been used for generations to keep off-season clothing, precious family heirlooms, and intricately stitched linens far away from the damage of moths. You'll find them in attics ...

Traditionally, a cedar chest (or “hope chest”) was used to store linens that made up part of a bride’s dowry, because the fragrance of cedar discouraged moths. A cedar chest still makes a spectacular ...

n an era when little girls are no longer being brought up to believe that the arrival of their Prince Charming on his great white steed will guarantee a “happily ever after” life, a hope chest is an ...

Cedar chest at the foot of a bed - Pamela Brick/Shutterstock Whether you were gifted it to put your hopes and dreams into or stumbled across it at an estate auction, a Lane cedar chest offers an ...

The purpose of a hope chest was to collect small, useful items for the bride-to-be Historically, these chests were referred to as a dowry chest You don’t hear or see much these days in the U.S. about ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued recalls in the past, warning consumers about the potential dangers of hope chests.Watch ReportTwo young siblings found unresponsive in Franklin after ...

When Nora Lenehan was 19 her farming parents took her to a small department store in Ohio to pick out her hope chest.The one she chose is mahogany lined with cedar. Like the one her mother had ...

Which hope chest is best? For some, a hope chest represents the idea of a future: a life fully lived and realized. For others, hope chests are beautiful pieces of furniture that accent a room and ...

It’s lined with cedar wood, to protect the fabrics placed inside. And there are those. Some embroidered linens, which I sent from Europe many years ago. There’s also a battered ceramic statue of Saint ...

This is the first time I think I have bought something I think is an antique. I bought a cedar chest made by The Roos Mfg. Co. at a thrift store in Minneapolis for $100. I am hoping you will give me ...