Metal Trunks Old Journeys And A Lifetime In London

Chests aren’t just containers. They’re pieces of history. Before suitcases rolled through airports, trunks were the way people travelled. Built solid, heavy duty, sometimes decorated with brass corners or painted lettering. The funny thing is, even though this trunk looks distressed, it works in a modern home. Minimal interiors actually make the colours pop. The scratches and paint chips add contrast you can’t buy in a shop. When I first stumbled across the circus clown trunk, I just stared.

The red-nosed clown staring upside down across the front felt like more than decoration. It felt like a memory of a lost world — a travelling circus. I still think about when the circus came to town once a year. Posters glued to walls promised elephants, fire breathers, acrobats — and always clowns. Looking at the best storage trunk feels like it was there backstage, stuffed with costumes and props, large storage trunk waiting for the show to begin.