Why Old Trunks Fascinate Me

Old storage boxes aren’t just places to keep things. They’re pieces of history. Before plastic tubs filled every house, trunks were the way people travelled. Built solid, heavy duty, art station website sometimes decorated with brass corners or painted lettering.

I can’t forget when the circus came to town once a year. Posters glued to walls promised elephants, fire breathers, shop antique chest acrobats — and always clowns. Looking at the trunk feels like it was there backstage, stuffed with costumes and props, waiting for the show to begin.

The funny thing is, even though this trunk looks distressed, it works in a modern home. Neutral rooms actually make the colours pop. The scratches and paint chips add contrast you can’t buy in a shop.

When I first saw the circus clown trunk, I froze for a moment. The red-nosed clown staring upside down across the front felt like more than decoration. It felt like a fragment of a lost world — a travelling circus.