‘The Black Swan’ is one example in which actress Natalie Portman gave an Oscar-winning performance. Each night when she went to bed with her toys in the movie, she would dream of a ballet dancer in a musical jewelry box.

In the 1970s, a South Korean movie titled ‘When A Woman Breaks Her Jewelry Box’ told the story of how a woman breaks her jewelry box to learn the truth about her mother. When the box was broken, the lady realized that her mother was still alive and not dead as she had thought. It won an award at the Blue Dragon Film Award ceremony and was adjudged the best film.

Yet another scary movie involving jewelry boxes was ‘What Lies beneath’ starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford. Michelle stumbles upon a jewelry box behind their lake home and it turns out to be a clue that helps solve a murder mystery. She is constantly disturbed by a ghostly presence and the film is a must-watch for its brilliant climax. Thrillers like the ‘Pirates of the Carribean’ series have also used treasure chests and jewelry boxes a lot.

Dalton Moore, an administrator at the Swindon High School penned a play called ‘The Missing Bride’ in the eighties. The students were so convincing with their performances that they won an inter-school competition. The play was about a bride who went missing from her own wedding reception. All the guests were worried about the missing bride.

They searched all over the house till they came across an old jewelry chest and struggled to open it. Inside they found only the bride’s dress and not her. Though her body was missing, her beautiful wedding gown was there. There was pin drop silence in the audience as they were dumbstruck. In the end it turned out that the home the groom and bride bought was actually haunted.

Greek mythology speaks of Pandora’s box, one that was given to a beautiful girl by the Gods, with explicit instructions that it should not be opened. But she was curious and opened the box unleashing illness and disease all around the world.

Fairy tales have their share of jewelry boxes too. ‘The Emperor’s Clothes’ is a story where the garments and riches of the king were stored in highly decorated treasure chests. In J K Rowling’s famous Harry Potter series, the first book talks of his wizardry and his inheritance from his parents. All his gold was kept in jewelry chests at the Gringotts Wizarding Bank. This movie was called ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’. Children and adults alike love the idea of movie stories that revolve around jewelry boxes.

Irrespective of whether it is a movie, a book, or a play, the whole family is bound to love it.

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There is a variety of veneers used in the creation of marquetry. They are classified according to the type of wood used and they are priced accordingly as well. Depending on the wood, veneers are cut and designed with different and exclusive patterns.

Materials like bone, ivory, turtle shells, brass, colored straw, and mother of pearl are used on top of the veneers. They are used to create amazing inlay and wonderful designs in marquetry. Beautiful inlay work is quite intricate that it takes time and effort to finish them.

Shades of veneers vary – light wood veneers, medium wood veneers, dark wood veneers, soft wood veneers, and hard wood veneers. The wood that they use is being classified as less valuable and valuable and they are priced accordingly. Marquetarians are quite particular about the type of wood they use in their products and some have special preferences.

Mahogany, rose, burl walnut, fire side walnut, and circassian walnut are considered valuable types of wood. Since each of these types of wood has varying grains, they are sawed in different manners. The marquetry work done on these woods are very exotic making them very expensive.

Categorized as less valuable include elm, pine, oak, and spruce. Hard and soft wood veneers are being used in products more often. If a wood has straight grains, it is referred to as soft wood. Examples include pine and the pale knotted wood.

The hard type of wood has grains which are closer and the wood itself is usually dense. Examples are rose wood and maple wood. Hard wood also has coarser grains. Hard wood is mostly used in making furniture.

Marquetarians used a variety of tools in marquetry – fret saw, knives, scalpels, blades, and more modern ones use laser tools. Techniques have advanced and more modern tools and machines are now common to making marquetry art. Many traditional tools used before have also undergone major improvements.

Today, they use the double bevel marquetry technique. With a scroll saw, the table is tilted at a particular angle in order to achieve this technique. Another art, parquetry, uses straight lines and geometrical patterns. The Boulle technique is done by cutting all the elements of the pattern while the background is done simultaneously.

The classic method, however, involves creating the patterns separately without the background. The wood used in creating these designs are specially chosen. Burl wood is the common type used for this purpose.

In the past, the hammering veneering method was used to cut veneers. The same tools were used for different types of wood but the way they are handled vary according to the desired designs.

Today, there is a technique called braided wood veneering. The veneer used can either be matt finished or laminated. Marquetry work done with these types of veneers can be very expensive.

If you love marquetry, there are lots of guides that can teach you how to create your designs. Tools can be purchased and you can take a look at some books for great ideas. There are museums that showcase amazing marquetry work.

You can go ahead and embellish your wooden box with marquetry designs or you can purchase one that’s been handcrafted.

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The veneers are then fashioned into varying shapes and sizes. Original designs created on the surface of wooden objects are then filled in with these veneer slices. Jewelry boxes, wall paintings, curios and the like are the items largely done in Marquetry.

Marquetry is labor-intensive, yet the final product is well worth waiting for. There are various tools used in Marquetry and they depend on the kind of wood you are using, the techniques and the size of the veneers you are utilizing. Tools of ancient times have evolved a great deal to make way for those that are more accurate.

First making its appearance in French workshops is the ‘Chevalet de Marqueterie’ or the Marquetry Donkey. Woodcraftsmen who worked with this tool could do some real fine precision cutting with it. This tool was a saw frame that could be operated by hand and could give lines as delicate as a 10th of a millimeter wide.

Ecole Boulle in Paris still uses this Marquetry Donkey. Students are taught the French method of Marquetry with this. The most important plus point with this tool is that you can work long hours on it comfortably.

The Ecole Boulle also uses the overhead jigsaw to teach its students. This has a leather belt that can cut up to a 180 strokes a minute. This is great for large projects going up to 5 ft and more.

It is perfect for accurate work on heavy veneer packets and metals. Marquetry made by hand is still quite the preference in present times. The basic tools used are knives and you can choose yours depending on the kind of project you are working on.

With a pencil like look, the X-acto knife is a good one and comes with a knurled sleeve. You can build up your collection of knives with time and depending on the projects you work on.

A collection of blades is essential for beginners in Marquetry. You will need blade #11 as the most basic of them for when you get started. Sharpening stones will help you get them ready again when they go blunt.

Another option is to buy packets of blades in bulk and replace them as you use them. You will also need cutting boards made of plywood. The most preferred option is beach plywood.

Pine and oak are, according to most artisans, too hard to be used. If you are working on pictorial Marquetry, a particle board is essential. Of late, the medium dense fiber (MDF) board is opted for.

For some advanced Marquetry, tools like the green board are needed on which to cut long slivers of veneer. Hand rollers are also needed to press down veneers after they have been glued to a surface. A few woodworkers opt for a rotary palm held sander that will help smoothen the surface of an image.

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Armoires came into being from what were originally a series of shelves that were built into the wall and closed with wings or doors. As they evolved they became standalone pieces that looked like a series of chests placed on top of each other with some doors to close them. It was only by the 17th century that more attention came to be paid to their detailing.

In the beginning, these armoires were used in churches and monastries for religious purposes. The nuns used them for books and the priests used them in the sacristy for religious items like oil, vessels, and incense. A few of these are still around like the 13th century oak piece in the Bayeux Cathedral in France

The Cathedral of Noyon also has another well preserved armoire from this period. The Vestry of York has a great example of the perpendicular style of armoires. The way these armoires were decorated too began to evolve with time. There was a serious move from painting these surfaces to carving on them.

Some good samples can be found at Louvre but the best ones are at museums and exhibits in Cluny. A very popular designing element for the 16th century armoire was the linen-fold. England and America soon saw the arrival of the armoire. In its classic version, the armoire is an independent piece of furniture and has double doors that are beautifully carved.

Today, they are designed for a variety of storage purposes. There is the children’s armoire that is used as a toy cabinet. You also have the entertainment armoire that is big enough to hold a TV and all its associated paraphrenalia.

These individual armoires are also used as crockery cabinets, linen cupboards, as book shelves and more. Jewelry armoires are perhaps the prettiest of them all. These can stand on their own or can be wall mounted as well. These wooden structures can be carved ornately and give you a great way to store and show of your collection.

There are several styles that you can look into. The legs of the cottage style armoire are turned out and the design inspired from the colonial era. Finished in semi-gloss, the wood of this armoire is simple yet elegant. Pieces inspired from antique armoires have turned out legs as well. The carving and the style of decor is hand crafted and beautiful.

Present day armoires do have the basic shape of the classic version but with a modern look. Queen Anne style is popular for its hand renditions of scenery with roses and vines. Armoires enhance your decor with a wonderfully classic touch and give your jewelry a great setting.

So why wait any longer? Get out there and find the armoire that suits you best.

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For centuries now, the art of Marquetry has been used to beautify wooden furniture and ornamental objects made of wood. This was a popular art form in Europe since the 17th century. It is this that inspired the American tradition of Marquetry.

In the 19th century German immigrants brought Marquetry to America. The mechanized wood industry stood in complete contrast to the art form. Beautiful pieces of art were created from simple hand tools and some glue.

Americans began to take to Marquetry closer to the time of the Civil War. The obsession with Marquetry then lasted for close to a century. On closer examination of the pieces created then, it is clear that locally available woods like cherry and maple were opted for.

Woods like Mahogany and other exotic versions were imported for use. Americans took to enhancing pieces of Marquetry by staining wood for added color. The number of patterns that thus became possible were quite limitless.

There was a huge range available that included simple geometric patterns and the more complex ones that resembled paintings. Steam powered saw mills came to America in 1830. An inch of wood could now be cut into as fine as 15 to 20 layers each.

Wood workers however opted to continue doing things with their hands despite such developments. When Marquetry debuted in America it was inspired mainly by European styles. However, the elaborateness of the work was not something the Americans assimilated.

American Marquetry in the early days was propagated mainly by the cabinet makers of Boston and some other artisans who assisted them. Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance as well as Louis the XV were some of the styles in vogue till the end of the World Wars. By the time the World Wars ended, Art Deco became a popular style.

Remy Vriz, in the 1980s created a technique known as piercing. Veneers were layered and then the topmost one sanded down to the level of its fiber being transparent. American Marquetry specialist Patrice Lejeune further developed this technique.

As a side form of art, Lejeune developed what is called “sprinkling”. Sawdust and shavings that lay waste from other projects were collected and used to given pigments or colors to veneers making them more dynamic. American Marquetry has developed quite a bit since its debut.

A few organizations dedicate themselves to innovating and promoting classical as well as contemporary forms of Marquetry in the nation. If this has caught your interest, then you should head to such places, which will give you the best training in Marquetry possible.

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Artwork has many elements. It could be made from paper, glass, ceramics, clay, wooden and metal. Many people are now bringing the element of steel into their home decoration. Because of the unique texture of the steel and the distinct beauty this project, metals today are being recognize as one of the versatile component used for art.

You can include metal arts into the interior design of your houses since it blends well with whatever existing home décor you’ve. Metals to day aren’t limited as furniture alone. In fact you can make many innovative pieces out of metals. You are able to personalize it to create a unified design for the entire room.

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