So when I went to renovate the kitchen, we were moving it from one room in the house to another, we were faced with the prospect of demolishing the old one. Rather than simply rip and tear and destroy, we decided it would be a better idea if we went a little more carefully and salvage some of the furniture for resale.

Removing the kitchen doors, for example, were in pretty good nick although they wouldn’t be appropriate for our new kitchen they would surely look fine for someone else. So we took a bit of care in removing the doors and put them aside to sell, it was going to help us stay under our budget for the project which was a nice little bonus.

It pays to be just a little circumspect when it comes to doing the demolition part of a renovation, check what you may be able to use again or, failing that, sell to someone else.

Give some thought to buying an antique trunk for the house. Not only do they look great but their storage capabilities are huge.

The trunks that are used as decorative storage units in bathrooms and bedrooms used to be essential pieces of luggage on long journeys. The trunks were built to last, built to withstand the unavoidable knocks and bumps that occur during loading and unloading and whilst in transit.

Because the upper class were the ones who were more often able to afford the cost of travel, many trunks were beautifully adorned with detailed carving or engravings. Some were covered with rich leather finishes or were painted, sometimes by a noted artist.

Finding an antique trunk for sale, such as a dresser trunk or dome top trunks, will enable you to decorate a room in your house with a valuable piece of history as well as a means of gaining more storage space. A lot of vintage trunks and chests have rich stories behind them and it would be fascinating to find out the details about those who owned the trunk before you.