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How To Choose Your Jewelry Armoire
By Flor Buenaventura, Mon Dec 26th
Do you often misplace the strands of pearls you wore at lastnight's dinner at the opera with friends? Can you never findyour favorite piece of when you need it most for thatvery important date? Well, worry no more. Get a armoireto store your jewels in the most elegant and efficient way. A armoire may not be as huge as the special room beneathBuckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth keeps her jewelrycollection, but it certainly can store more of your beads,stones aand bangles than the musical box that you'vekept since high school for sentimental reasons. Armoires
The French word armoire originally meant an arms cabinet or gunstorage, but not anymore. In these modern times, an armoire isdefined as a tall cabinet, usually with drawers, shelves anddoors. Armoires nowadays can be wardrobe armoires, jewelryarmoires, entertainment armoires and just recently even computerarmoires. Even family-friendly Wal-mart stocks faux burl wood jewelryarmoires for less than $200 ordered online, so there's really noexcuse for not getting out there and choosing your jewelryarmoire. How to choose your armoire 1. The first thing you need to know is your woods or non-woodsand including your pretend woods. And then decide which suit youmost. Do you like your armoire to gain more character andcharm even with wear? Then a real solid wood armoire isfor you. Most real wood armoires are made from oak,maple or pine, so you can choose from the classic yellow brownoaks, regal cherry red maples or mission brown practical pines. Do you not mind the look of an engineered MDF teamed withlaminates or wood veneers for your first armoire? Thenyou can hop on to the internet and shop for hand-carved,hand-painted armoire beauties which look like wood andcost less. 2. The next thing to decide is where you are going to put yourjewelry armoire. Will it stand next to the Victorian mahoganychest of drawers in your bedroom? How much space do you have forit? Do you want it to match with the other furniture in theroom? Or do you want it to be a centerpiece? Depending on your answers,
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you may want to consider the homelyFrench country style with its handcrafted doors, the elegantQueen Anne dark cherry heirloom style or the chunkier missionbrown chest box style. 3. How will you use your armoire? Will it be mainly a storage space for your jewelry? Then you maywant a tall chest of six to eight drawers with sides that swingopen to hang your pearls and necklaces. Or will it be a place where you can sit down, try on thatflaming red ruby necklace after you've put on your makeup? Thenyou might consider having a shorter vanity armoire with mirror,vanity and a soft-cushioned bench. 4. Are there any fengshui (or child proofing) considerations foryour armoire? Does it have to have round edges so as not to shoot sharp dartsof energy while you are trying to relax before an importantparty? Are you afraid your toddler might bang her head on thesharp rectangular edges your armoire as sheuncontrollably waddles to you while you're putting on a pair ofruby earrings? Then the half-round armoire with roundedlegs might be the one for you. 5. Are there any other security considerations for your jewelryarmoire? Do you have home contents insurance but would still feel saferif your jewels are locked? Then you may want to get a jewelryarmoire that can be locked. 6. And last but not least - how much are you willing to pay forit? Does your budget fall around the $300 mark? Then you can buypopular, best selling brands in real oak with mirror, eightdrawers and side swing doors to hang all your pearls and goldennecklaces. Do you have around $400 to spare? Then you can get yourself anelegant dark cherry red maple Queen Anne armoireaccented with detail rice carved posts on its doorface. How about if you just have $59.95? Then the excitement of thehunt for good and used armoires is for you. Last time Ichecked there was a cherry Queen Anne armoire chest boxbeing auctioned on ebay for a mere $59.95. But you better hurry. About the author:Flor Buenaventura is a writer who has a great interest injewelry. To see a fantastic collection of resources related tojewelry and armoires, please visit her My Armoirewebsite.
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