Ways to Utilize Steamer Trunks in Your Decorating

When it coms to adventurous decorating, there’s no piece better suited to imbue your home with exploratory vibes than a vintage steamer trunk. These days, antique steamer trunks are kissing intercontinental voyages goodbye and making living rooms, bedrooms, and even bathrooms, their permanent places of residence. Curious to see the ways in which a steam trunk can be utilized in interior decorating? Whether you’ve scored a battered a Victorian trunk on the cheap or sunk thousands of dollars into a Goyard trunk or Louis Vuitton trunk, here are some ingenious ways to style them!

Use a Steamer Trunk as a Coffee Table

While not exactly revolutionary, fashioning a steamer trunk as a coffee table is an undeniably good use for one. Especially if you’ve dropped big bucks on designer luggage, you might consider going this route. While some designers plunk a piece of tempered glass atop a steamer trunk, there’s no need to do that unless you prefer the look. A few tips? Make sure your steamer trunk is big enough in size in relation to your sofa. If your steamer trunk has ridges or straps, create an even surface with a large tray. You can also lay a flat foundation of coffee table books.

Use a Steamer Trunk as a Bench

Drop a steamer trunk at the foot of a bed or nestle one in a recessed nook an entry to transform it into a one-of-a-kind bench. Fill the interior with items that relate to the room at hand. For instance, extra blankets in a bedroom, or mittens and dog leashes in an entry. If you’re concerned your steamer trunk won’t effectively read as a bench, try styling it with a pillow. (You can even use a whole passel of pillows, if you like.) Of course, the less you place atop your trunk, the easier it is to access it as storage.

Use a Steamer Trunk as a Nightstand

If you have a floor-skimming bed, a vintage steamer trunk can make an inspired nightstand. Play up the global wayfaring vibes by opting for a bed covered in an abundance of artisan textiles. Drape one over the headboard for a haute bohemian vibe that feels perfectly in line with a vintage seamer trunk. If you do have a higher bed, you can consider attaching a base to your seamer trunk. Old furniture feet (think bun feet) can be drilled in. Alternatively, you might consider taking it to a professional who can build a frame-like base from scratch.