Today, cedar chests continue to do the job they`ve done best for centuries, which is to protect and store valuable items and delicate clothing. But their design, form and function have undergone ...

Early European dowry or hope chests were handmade and could be extensively decorated with painted or carved designs. But by the beginning of the 20th century, the simple cedar chest was machine ...

Window displays by Carrie Lenard, of Lenard Design Group, rival those you see on Fifth Avenue, Madowitz adds, and have given Cedar Chest an edge, drawing shoppers inside to explore.

Dear Heloise: I have a 92-year-old cedar chest that was my mother’s. My granddaughter would like to have it. It is a beautiful piece of furniture, but the problem is that through the years, the ...

I bought a cedar chest made by The Roos Mfg. Co. at a thrift store in Minneapolis for $100. I am hoping you will give me an idea as to whether it might be worth a little more.