Most clothing valets on the market are intended for men’s suits, however there are a few designed for women, and even some for children! A clothing valet can be particularly handy in an office setting or for the individual who wears a suit day in and day out; or for someone who likes to choose clothing the night before and have it ready to go. They range in style and function from the most basic “one legged”suit valet that holds jacket and pants, to furniture-quality pieces that are not only functional for clothing but enhance the room where they’re located.
Generally made of solid wood with cherry, mahogany, walnut and natural finishes, a clothes valet stand is compatible with most any décor, but if you’re looking for a particular style, such as Mission or Japanese, they are available also.
Prices range from under $100 to around $200 and within that range, features evolve from the basic simple solid wood standing valet to valets that offer additional useful features such as coin trays or drawers, tie and belt rod, electronics charging station with surge protector, shoe racks, and chairseat with storage (also known as a chair valet). Look for a pants bar that is PVC covered so that pants are held securely in place and don’t slip off.
Some simple assembly may be involved.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Reed and Barton
Quality defines Reed & Barton in everything they manufacture and offer. Another defining characteristic is longevity as Reed & Barton has been in business for 186 years, beginning in 1824 in Taunton, MA as a silversmith manufacturer. The company is internationally acclaimed for its sterling silver and silverplate flatware and its products are considered to be of such a high standard that they are used at the White House. Reed & Barton also designed and produced the official medals for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Reed & Barton has not limited itself to flatware. Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests is the world's largest manufacturer of handmade chests, cigar humidors, pen chests, and hardwood flatware chests. The company offers around 70 different jewelry containers ranging in price from $45 for simple travel folders to $360 for a large Reed Barton jewelry chest. Elegant and classic designs with lovely simple lines in a variety of high quality materials, including hardwoods and some exotics such as burled cherry and bird's eye maple, leathers and suedes make up the Reed Barton Jewelry Box collection. Children's boxes, travel containers, dresser top jewelry boxes and chests are all available.
Reed & Barton has not limited itself to flatware. Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests is the world's largest manufacturer of handmade chests, cigar humidors, pen chests, and hardwood flatware chests. The company offers around 70 different jewelry containers ranging in price from $45 for simple travel folders to $360 for a large Reed Barton jewelry chest. Elegant and classic designs with lovely simple lines in a variety of high quality materials, including hardwoods and some exotics such as burled cherry and bird's eye maple, leathers and suedes make up the Reed Barton Jewelry Box collection. Children's boxes, travel containers, dresser top jewelry boxes and chests are all available.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
RaGar Company, Inc.
Highest quality materials, original designs crafted to perfection, and meticulous attention to detail have established the RaGar company as a leader in the manufacture of luxury jewelry boxes. Beautiful hardwoods with high gloss finishes, exquisite subtle leathers, luxurious textiles and refined papers are part of the RaGar look.
Fifteen years in business and located in New Jersey, RaGar's goal is to continue to offer the best customer relationships, product development and exceptional service at the best possible prices. The collection of RaGar jewelry boxes, chests and travel cases numbers around 100 and ranges in price from around $50 to $1,050.
RaGar also carries Eilux Watch Winders, considered by many to be the best value in watch winding available. Eilux International LTD is based in Hong Kong and originally manufactured its automatic watch winders for the demanding Japanese market but they are now also available in the United States. Some of the outstanding qualities of the RaGar/Eilux Watch Winders are: super quiet operation, unbeatable reliability, ultra-long twelve-month battery life, universal spring-loaded soft-grip watch holder mechanism, stylish design, and the lowest price available for a truly quality watch holder/winder.
Fifteen years in business and located in New Jersey, RaGar's goal is to continue to offer the best customer relationships, product development and exceptional service at the best possible prices. The collection of RaGar jewelry boxes, chests and travel cases numbers around 100 and ranges in price from around $50 to $1,050.
RaGar also carries Eilux Watch Winders, considered by many to be the best value in watch winding available. Eilux International LTD is based in Hong Kong and originally manufactured its automatic watch winders for the demanding Japanese market but they are now also available in the United States. Some of the outstanding qualities of the RaGar/Eilux Watch Winders are: super quiet operation, unbeatable reliability, ultra-long twelve-month battery life, universal spring-loaded soft-grip watch holder mechanism, stylish design, and the lowest price available for a truly quality watch holder/winder.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
LongoLines
If you tend toward the artistic, or want highly functional storage in gorgeous yet simple and truly unique designs, or just love natural woods, you should take a look at the LongoLines collection of jewelry boxes, watch boxes, armoires, jewelry chests, remote control and glasses holders, and girls and teens jewelry boxes and cases.
Headquartered in New Jersey, LongoLines jewelry box designer Stef Longo is inspired by the great architects and furniture designers throughout history and approaches each new design with the same goals: the piece must serve a purpose, it must be of superior quality, and it must be unique. The LongoLines company takes pride in bringing to market jewelry boxes and home decor pieces that meet those requirements without killing the pocketbook. Prices range from $30 to $400. Their pieces are crafted from beautiful hardwoods, exotic veneers and colorful leatherettes and are built by craftsmen who have been developing truly exceptional woodwork for years. Their pieces are built to last and to look great in any setting.
Their "Milano Jewelry Armoire" was voted best large jewelry box by readers of "Real Simple" magazine in October 2006. Those same readers voted the LongoLines "Store-All Stackables" as the best small jewelry box. And LongoLines reports that their products "are being requested for inclusion into the gift baskets given to celebrities at the music, television and film industry's nationally televised awards shows."
While not a large collection, each LongoLines piece is unique, beautifully designed - and well worth a look!
If you tend toward the artistic, or want highly functional storage in gorgeous yet simple and truly unique designs, or just love natural woods, you should take a look at the LongoLines collection of jewelry boxes, watch boxes, armoires, jewelry chests, remote control and glasses holders, and girls and teens jewelry boxes and cases.
Headquartered in New Jersey, LongoLines jewelry box designer Stef Longo is inspired by the great architects and furniture designers throughout history and approaches each new design with the same goals: the piece must serve a purpose, it must be of superior quality, and it must be unique. The LongoLines company takes pride in bringing to market jewelry boxes and home decor pieces that meet those requirements without killing the pocketbook. Prices range from $30 to $400. Their pieces are crafted from beautiful hardwoods, exotic veneers and colorful leatherettes and are built by craftsmen who have been developing truly exceptional woodwork for years. Their pieces are built to last and to look great in any setting.
Their "Milano Jewelry Armoire" was voted best large jewelry box by readers of "Real Simple" magazine in October 2006. Those same readers voted the LongoLines "Store-All Stackables" as the best small jewelry box. And LongoLines reports that their products "are being requested for inclusion into the gift baskets given to celebrities at the music, television and film industry's nationally televised awards shows."
While not a large collection, each LongoLines piece is unique, beautifully designed - and well worth a look!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Rowallan of Scotland
Rowallan of Scotland is known for "style that doesn't quit, modern day functionality, quality craftsmanship and materials, and price points that won't break the bank." Company founders honed their craft in the hallowed halls of the Glasgow School of Art where the operating philosophy was that beauty and utility are not mutually exclusive and should be intelligently incorporated into every design. That continues to be the philosophy of Rowallan of Scotland.
If you're looking for colorful jewelry boxes, Rowallan is a great place to start. Also, if your need is for travel jewelry containers, many Rowallan jewelry keeps or boxes are designed for just that purpose and carefully separate and protect your jewelry from harm in the process of travel, and yet when home, can serve equally well as dresser top jewelry boxes.
Quality materials such as leather, bonded leather, wood, and polished lacquer make up the various jewelry boxes. Like the little black dress, a Rowallan jewelry box is imbued with a quiet sense of chic that's always in style and always highly functional.
Various Rowallan products have been recently featured in "Paula Deen" magazine, "Martha Stewart Living" and "Travel Goods Showcase". An informal survey of on-line reviews of Rowallan jewelry boxes or "keeps" as they are quaintly known, shows extremely high marks for satisfaction with quality, design and price.
Rowallan is designed and distributed by Checker Leather Ltd., of Kilmaurs, in Ayrshire, Scotland and continues the generations of leather craftsmen dating back to 1946 with L.W. Pattison. Checker Leather is also the proud recipient of the one of the UK's biggest awards; The Queens Award for Enterprise in the Category "International Trade" of 2005.
Quoting the Rowallan company: "The beauty of our designs is more than skin deep — with our Scottish heritage we wouldn't have it any other way — all have clean, classic lines and organizational features designed to help make our on-the-go, modern lifestyle a little bit easier."
If you're looking for colorful jewelry boxes, Rowallan is a great place to start. Also, if your need is for travel jewelry containers, many Rowallan jewelry keeps or boxes are designed for just that purpose and carefully separate and protect your jewelry from harm in the process of travel, and yet when home, can serve equally well as dresser top jewelry boxes.
Quality materials such as leather, bonded leather, wood, and polished lacquer make up the various jewelry boxes. Like the little black dress, a Rowallan jewelry box is imbued with a quiet sense of chic that's always in style and always highly functional.
Various Rowallan products have been recently featured in "Paula Deen" magazine, "Martha Stewart Living" and "Travel Goods Showcase". An informal survey of on-line reviews of Rowallan jewelry boxes or "keeps" as they are quaintly known, shows extremely high marks for satisfaction with quality, design and price.
Rowallan is designed and distributed by Checker Leather Ltd., of Kilmaurs, in Ayrshire, Scotland and continues the generations of leather craftsmen dating back to 1946 with L.W. Pattison. Checker Leather is also the proud recipient of the one of the UK's biggest awards; The Queens Award for Enterprise in the Category "International Trade" of 2005.
Quoting the Rowallan company: "The beauty of our designs is more than skin deep — with our Scottish heritage we wouldn't have it any other way — all have clean, classic lines and organizational features designed to help make our on-the-go, modern lifestyle a little bit easier."
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Mele & Co.
Mele & Co. is a family-run business that started in 1912 with Emidio Mele, an Italian immigrant and the grandfather of the current owners. He trained as a jewelry display case maker but evolved into a home jewelry box designer and craftsman. With his attention to detail and design, he quickly began to attract high-end customers from New York's historic Fifth Avenue. The Mele jewelry box company has maintained the high standards of its founder and is one of the best known jewelry box manufacturers and providers in the United States.
Now based in Utica, NY, Mele & Co. currently offers over 120 quality jewelry containers. Prices run from $20 to around $440, with most falling in the $150 range and below. The company prides itself on its "innovative and timeless designs" and adds new items to its line in the spring and fall. A variety of quality woods, leather and faux leather make up their offerings of jewelry cases, boxes, chests, armoires, travel jewelry containers, clutches and more. A sampling of internet ratings of their products shows consistently high marks for quality, value for price, and style. The entire collection of Mele jewelry boxes is one to be proud of.
Now based in Utica, NY, Mele & Co. currently offers over 120 quality jewelry containers. Prices run from $20 to around $440, with most falling in the $150 range and below. The company prides itself on its "innovative and timeless designs" and adds new items to its line in the spring and fall. A variety of quality woods, leather and faux leather make up their offerings of jewelry cases, boxes, chests, armoires, travel jewelry containers, clutches and more. A sampling of internet ratings of their products shows consistently high marks for quality, value for price, and style. The entire collection of Mele jewelry boxes is one to be proud of.
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