Types of Hanging Jewelry Organizers

July 13, 2010

If you want efficient storage flexibility that would fulfill your spatial requirements in your room – then try purchasing a hanging jewelry organizer.  Widely considered as an essential organizer for those jewelry enthusiasts who hold a wide range of jewelry collections, this type of organizer is so-called because they are hung or mounted on a wall or a cabinet or bedroom door – to maximize space and for easy display.

Pocket hanging organizers are designed like pockets or pouches from non-woven fabric to keep your jewelry items safe and complete.  They are usually made of cloth or lined with a soft fabric to prevent jewelry items from being scratched or broken.  Because it’s made up entirely of cloth, it can be folded for easy transfer or for convenient travel.  They are also referred to as folded hanging organizers and they are also good organizers for other items as well such as watches or keys.  They are ideal for small living spaces.  Some are designed with clear vinyl front to easily locate your item kept.  It ranges from 30 – 80 pockets, depending on your collection capacity requirements.

Another type of hanging organizer is the keyhole design earring organizer.  This type is limited for earrings only.  It can hold more or less 30 earrings.  This type of organizer has rooms for various types of earrings, whether pierced or dangling ones.  It will help you organize your earrings and you are guaranteed that you will never lose them again.  Its design would make it easy for you to slip and slide down your earrings in their respective keyholes.  You can hang it virtually anywhere – at your door, wall, closet or mirror.  It can also be useful for travel too.

Another type of hanging organizer is wall mount jewelry organizer.  This is the most popular among hanging organizers because it can basically accommodate all types of jewelry – from rings to earrings and from bracelets to necklaces.  It has specially designed hooks, slots and keyholes for all jewelry items, and there are variations of this type where they come with built-in miniature jewelry armoires and boxes.  If you want a multi-purpose jewelry organizer wall mount, then this is the excellent choice to buy.  Some mounted jewelry organizers can be easily hung while others come with mounting hardware and materials for a do-it-yourself fashion.  It can accommodate an astonishing 40 – 100 range of jewelry items and some manufacturers and workshops are even open for further customizations.

Whatever type of hanging jewelry organizer you feel like buying in the future, always consider your own jewelry collection to mix and match your organizing needs in terms of type, capacity and fashion requirements.  One thing is for sure – hanging organizers are meant to save space and function as a decoration, so this is definitely a win-win situation for you.

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Significance of Jewelry Kiosks

May 6, 2010

If you have been to a mall in a major city lately you would have noticed one or two jewelry kiosks throughout the corridor areas. There is a reason behind vendors setting up kiosks as opposed to leasing a storefront. The first reason is obviously cost. There are so many start-up costs that go into leasing a storefront in a mall or a strip retail shopping center. The second reason is committment. A typical lease will require you to committ to a timeframe of three to five years. It is possible to sign a short term lease, but the landlord may not consider it worth the time and money if you are not willing to commit for longer.

Kiosks can provide a short term home for the business owner. Moreover, you are able to get excellent traffic from people walking around the mall. Most importantly, the start-up costs for a kiosk are much less than a typical storefront. One of the detriments of a kiosk, however, is that shoplifting is more prevalent because you generally do not have an alarm system or security cameras.

Most jewelry kiosks sell costume jewelry instead of fine jewelry due in large part to the shoplifting factor. But you can still find very fashionable costume gold jewelry, silver jewelry, ruby necklaces, and pearl necklaces. Unlike the ordinary store in the mall, you can often negotiate the price with the vendor.

Other places you might find a jewelry kiosk is Costco. At Costco, these kiosks are known as jewelry “road shows” in which the vendor will come for a 10-day period and sell jewelry. Instead of paying rent for the space during the 10-day period, Costco simply requires a commission from the sales of the jewelry. Similar to the shopping mall, you can find gold jewelry, silver jewelry, necklaces, and bracelets to name a few.

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How To Pick A Good Jewelry Armoire

January 11, 2010

Jewelry Armoires


Whenever you go and buy something that costs a lot of money, you would more than likely hopefully want it to be of a pretty good quality standard. In order to do this, you have to have some simple skills of observation. In this case we will be going over jewelry armoires. Sight, touch, and sometimes smell are going to be your best friends when it comes to picking out a quality piece.

The first one of these the sight is probably going to be one of your biggest assets. It will allow you to find more of the imperfections than anything else. Sight is especially important in purchasing an antique jewelry armoire. Before you buy an armoire look at the hinges and see if they are in good condition and not rusted. You will be able to tell if they are rusted by if there is a dark or light brown craterous look in the metal. This does not mean that you have to not buy the piece it just means that this would probably be something that should come up in price negotiation time.

After the hinges move your eyes to the legs and doors. You are going to want your wooden armoire to have sturdy doors and legs, if possible kind of give the armoire a LITTLE nudge. This will give you an idea of how it sound it was built, while doing this look down to make sure that the legs are attacked well and not splintered or cracked. Also with the overall piece of furniture try and see if you can find any holes or pieces of wood falling off as this might be a sign of termites. Also with the doors make sure they are securely attached to the hinges and that the knobs on the doors are secured as well. Oak jewelry armoires for example usually for the most part will have no problems with their legs and doors because of the sound cellular structure of the oak wood. Stay away from soft or imitation wood armoires if you want quality and long lasting conditions.

Another thing that you will want to look over when buying a painted jewelry armoire is the quality of the paint. Is it cracking or peeling, are there runs in the paint? Is the paint chipping? Is the color fading? This is especially important if it is a hand painted jewelry armoire. These should have some kind of protective covering such as acrylic or enamel. On older armoires there is a good chance that there will be a lacquer coating instead of paint. This can mean that the piece is relatively old and should be considered to be looked at by an appraiser for further detail. This is not always the case though so be warned of a high antique price without it first being looked at by a professional.

The next thing that needs to be looked at is the interior of the armoire. This matters just as much as the rest of the criteria for a quality purchase. One of the main things that you will want to look for in the interior of an armoire is going to be fading. Fading is more of an issue when buying used armoires. Cheap jewelry armoires and discount jewelry armoires are more prone to fading faster than those say a cherry jewelry armoire with a silk interior.

As you can see by now that sight is going to be by far the most prevalent sense to use when it comes to picking out a quality jewelry armoire. The next sense however can be just as effective as picking up on flaws when looking to purchase a wood jewelry armoire. Touch is going to be the next sense that we talk about.

The first thing to feel is going to be the outside of the wood. The wood should feel smooth and natural, and by natural I mean the smoothness should go with the grain.  Feel all around the armoire for knots or nicks or imperfections in the wood. The pine jewelry armoire is notorious for having many knots and divots. This is ok if it is naturally found in the wood. Also look for nail or screw marks, or in older models look for pegs that have come out a little. These imperfections can also be looked at when discussing a price.

The next thing that needs to be felt or rub your hand over is the interior of the armoire. Feel for rough spots, high and low spots and areas where there might be missing material. Look especially in high traffic areas and corners.

Let us take a minute to talk especially about the antique type. One of the main things to look out for when buying one of the antiques is. How good of condition is the wood in? What kind of quality is the interior in? Is it torn? Is the wood cracked or splintered? Are the hinges in good condition? Does the top or doors move freely? Does it smell musty or moldy?  These questions might seem simple but one must look to double check the quality before they spend a lot of money on something that is going to just fall apart a couple of months down the road. If you must have the piece no matter the condition of it, then you will more than likely want to take it to a restoration facility where they specialize in restoring antiques and jewelry boxes.

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