Trunk: From Traveling to Storing
In early period, trunk consider as traveling bag when most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school, or long trips abroad. If you are fans of The Adventures of Tin Tin you will notice that he usually had it when he was traveling around the world. Trunk load lots of items on it even though it is difficult to carry, as it requires more than one person. They were made in many shapes and sizes and from various materials. Trunks were generally constructed with a base trunk box made of pine, which was then covered with protective and decorative materials. Some of the earliest trunks are covered with studded hide or leather and look much like the furniture of the same period. In the past, even some wealthier people made them in luxurious material and distinctive design, which sometimes it look like as treasure box as it appearance.
Which slight change until today, most trunks are used as either furniture such as glass-covered coffee tables or decorative storage for everything from blankets and linens to memorabilia and military paraphernalia. In modern furniture design, trunk is part of bedroom furniture, which is usually place at the end of the bed. Some of it also completed with drawers and side door. It is as well made similar to bench with upholstery on it thus could be used as seating stool. What a great idea to place it in a place beside bedroom that gives a new impression on the room.