Blanket Trunk, Light Elm w50 Our version has plenty of

Our version has plenty of space for storage and is made from solid wood

is made of fir wood

They were often made from camphor wood as the smell acts as a natural insect repellent but elm was also favoured

were used throughout the colder Northern and Western Chinese provinces where they would be placed on the heated 'kang' - the raised platform which formed the main living space in a Chinese home

Typical of the furniture produced by the Chinese in the northern provinces

Blanket Trunk, Light Elm w50 Our version has plenty ofThe light finish on this particular blanket trunk is simply stunning. Used for storing everything from bedding and clothes to toys and games, our wooden trunks hark back to the traditional chests which were extremely common in Chinese homes. They were often stacked in twos or threes in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets for storing winter clothes or bedding. Most popular was camphor wood as it acts as a natural insect repellent but elm was also