What once was a rusted, battered steamer trunk is now a masterpiece of restoration. Over 100 hours of sanding, polishing, and ...

Larry Simon, who's been refinishing furniture since he was a teenager, has turned his lifelong hobby into a part-time business. "I'd work on old trunks and things off and on when I had the time," says ...

The Type Set is a weekly column as part of reporter Keith Sharon's Project 88. The project is named for the 88 characters produced on a Smith-Corona typewriter. He detected something strange about the ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, trunks were the equivalent of suitcases when traveling by stagecoach, buggy, train or ship. But they also served as a convenient household storage container for ...

PETERSBURG — Another old building in Petersburg will get to use its old charm for a new purpose, as the old Rogers & Madison Trunk Lock factory on Commerce street was recently redone as apartments. “I ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, trunks were the equivalent of suitcases when traveling by stagecoach, buggy, train or ship. But they also served as a convenient household storage container for ...

As a former owner of a management agency for rock bands, Apple Valley resident Randall Barbera said he is well-versed in what it takes to run a successful business. These days, his skills have come in ...

Instead of chucking out all those old trunks and suitcases, these designers have turned them into incredible pieces of furniture. We love these weird comfy chairs, desks and drawers that snap closed, ...