Know Everything About Display Furniture: How Curio Cabinets Enhance
Collectible Items
Cabinets are
always a need in any house, mainly a house which welcomes a lot of
visitors or a house which has kids. Curio cabinets are cabinets that
are specially designed to hold curio items (or items of curiosity
from which the word "curio" has been derived) in such a way
that they can be protected from elements but also can be seen and
appreciated easily. Most of them come with glass doors to keep dust
out of the items and allow easy viewing. Curio items are normally
collectibles or objects of interest, so people want to take great
care of them, as well as take pride and happiness in displaying them
to visitors and friends. This feeling of pride adds to the use and
importance of curio cabinets and heirloom
furniture like display cabinets.
Curio cabinets
and display furniture come in many shapes and sizes. Although a curio
cabinet is largely used as a show case to display the interesting
items, display
furniture is available which doubles up as storage space and
display space also. This is a good option for a customer who is
shopping for display furniture as he now has lot of choices.
Curio cabinets
come in different ready made designs and can even be custom made
based on personal interest and specifications. The ready made ones
should be able to satisfy most of the needs and are available in all
price ranges. In a lot of cases, the cabinets are mostly adorned with
thimbles, memorabilia like shot glasses from various places, photos,
key chains, watches or souvenir items. But in certain cases, the
collection might be of very specific and special nature and size (for
e.g. miniature violins, autographed sports items like baseball bats,
cups, awards, plaques etc) in which case a custom
cabinet might be required to hold the items in the specific
order and manner required.
Curio and
display cabinets are mostly wood
furniture. They come in Victorian or classic styles or in modern
and trendy styles. A lot of different options are available with
respect to designs and colors. The shelves can be made of glass or
wood and they can come with a glass door in a wooden frame. These
doors can be either full length or can be half length, leaving the
bottom half to be a closed storage area with wooden doors. Multiple
partitions and shelves are available to separate and arrange the
display items as required. Wall hanging options are also available
which can be hung over the fire place or can replace a photo frame.
Free standing counter top models can be placed on mantle pieces or on
large desks in the living room or family room. Large cabinets might
be required if the number of display items are large. This type of curio
cabinets can be placed in the living room in strategic places or
in the dining room near the dining table. |
