An armoire is the perfect gift idea for a loved one or someone special, it will help keep sentimental and valuable jewelry safe while itself being a romantic and beautiful piece. There is an armoire available to suit every taste from timeless vintage pieces that play music and ooze timeless style to the more contemporary modern jewelry boxes that is both a thoughtful and elegant gift.


An armoire is a must have for anyone that takes pride in their jewelry or has some sentimental pieces that need to be kept in a safe place that will keep them from any damage by sunlight or wear and tear. An armoire is simply a jewelry box that contains various pockets and draws to separate you precious gems and jewels to prevent fading and corrosion which can happen if you leave jewelry lying beside each other that contain different metals.


An armoire can come in simple and exquisite designs and can range in price from cheap and cheerful to special handcrafted pieces of fine wood or silver with built in compartments and various styles and sizes. The various styles and price ranges will make this a perfect gift for someone special. No girl can resist a romantic hand crafted armoire with a built in music box it is the quintisentcial romantic gift.


They styles and range of armoires are vast the most popular being mahogany or rose wood lined inside with fine silk or velvet to keep your gems from rubbing against each other and scraping. For a more contemporary style you can get armoire made from glass creating that modern edgy look. Silver and bronze are also appealing as they represent the more antique styles dating back to the 19th century when metal crafting was a t its peek.


The Chinese and Japanese style jewelry boxes are usually lacquered and made from dark wood. They are carved with the most beautiful detail and painted with the most detailed hand. In Chinese culture each painting or carving would represent a storey or legend embedded in Chinese culture usually a forlorn love storey or tragedy, this lends to the romance of the armoire making it a perfect gift for a lover.


In the Victorian era porcelain was very popular and there are many beautiful porcelain antique jewelry boxes that are intricately designed and painted, these boxes were a simple box or oval with a top and usually very small designed for just a few items. There are also modern armoires that emulate the Victorian style and can be bought for a fraction of the price online. Today these types are used as ornaments or pill boxes, because they are quite simple and lack various compartments they are more beautiful to look at rather then functional and can look very pretty on the side table in a lounge or as a fancy soap box in a bathroom.


Although these pretty armoires are geared more towards women there are more masculine jewelry boxes for men that provide a safe place to store valuable watches, cuff links, tie clips and any other jewelry that would suit male tastes. These armoires are styled very different and would be larger and more functional then pretty. They come in various price ranges but usually are more expensive as they are more a furniture piece rather then a pretty trinket.


Masculine armoires are usually made from the finest hard woods of mahogany and teak and are large due to the extensive compartments for watch collections as this is popular with men. They will also come with a security lock and key and some even double as a travel case to bring on business trip while keeping our valuables safe.