Wooden boxes have been popular since very early times for the safe keeping of jewelry and other valuables. Before metals became popular it was wood that was commonly used for the purpose of ornaments. Wood was much more durable than glass and ceramic and was the best material to serve as a jewelry box. Today, however, wooden boxes are not as popular as they used to be.

Many jewelry stores now sell their products in paper based containers. Wooden boxes have become a novelty that mostly women use to decorate their dressing tables and sometimes store their jewelry. The wooden boxes are now used mainly for ornamental purposes. However, many people still prefer to maintain the idea of having wooden boxes especially for the purpose of jewelry purpose. Usually these boxes come in sets offering various different sizes and shapes while maintaining a common decorative theme.

Antique wooden boxes have extremely high values and some are even considered art pieces. These wooden boxes most probably belonged to royalty a few hundreds of years back and were valuable even then being studded with precious and semi precious stones. Many such wooden boxes can be found in museums, there value much higher than mere intrinsic value. Manufacturers today replicate antique wooden boxes to cater to people with such tastes. Most of these boxes have many small drawers and sub sections within them to store various types of jewelry. Some manufacturers even make wooden boxes that antique designs and come with hidden compartments to hide invaluable jewelry.

Wooden jewelry boxes are an ideal gift idea for an important woman. Designer wooden boxes are quite fancy and so are the prices. They are, however, made of the finest wood and each compartment is lined with either leather or velvet. These manufacturers guarantee all natural materials and no synthetic substitutes. These wooden boxes are, therefore, priceless as gifts. They will help to conveniently store all the jewelry from previous occasions.

Wooden jewelry boxes are also ideal for long term storage of jewelry, such as a grandmother's pearl necklace that has been in the family for ages. Jewelry such as this is not only valuable in terms of money; no other pearls can have the same significance as grandmother's pearls. Therefore, it is important that they are stored in a case suited to do the job. Manufacturers now custom design wooden boxes for such purposes to store jewelry such as this and prevent any damage.

Unlike jewelry boxes made of glass or metals, wooden jewelry boxes are very durable as they are not affected by humidity and such and they are unbreakable. They can be used for long periods of time and passed on from generation to generation.