Best Ways to Store Necklaces
Necklaces are precious jewelry pieces with deeply sentimental and aesthetic value. They are simple yet exquisite items that come in more than enough styles to match just about any preference. Their fine and thin construction, however, makes them easy to misplace or tangle when stored at home. So what are some of the best ways to store necklaces?
What is the Best Way to Store Necklaces?
Organize and Categorize Your Necklaces
Many necklaces, such as sterling or gold chains, are also intrinsically valuable and may draw unwanted attention from prying eyes. They are also prone to damage in some very surprising ways.
First, it’s important to organize your necklaces in a logical manner that makes sense to you. To do that, set your necklaces next to each other while stretched over a flat surface. Compare them and determine whether it would be best to organize them by size, shape, color, style, or intended use.
It takes time, but organizing your necklaces ensures that you never lose them. You will always know where a particular piece is based on how you chose to store it. Just remember to return each necklace to its proper place at the end of the day.
Organizing your silver and gold necklaces, especially finer chains that tend to tangle, like cable or gold box chains, also ensures that they are stored in the safest way possible so that they will not become tangled. The more time and care you put into organizing your necklaces in advance, the less time you’ll have to spend finding, untangling, or replacing them later.
Never Store Necklaces in the Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the most common places to store necklaces. It seems to make sense at first: they typically have a countertop that serves as a great placement for vanities. We also usually give our overall appearance one last look in the mirror after putting on our necklaces. The bathroom seems like a convenient place for both storage and aesthetics.
While this is less of an issue with gold chains vs. silver chains, unfortunately, bathrooms tend to have more humidity than other parts of the home, including the bedrooms they are attached to. Showers, running hot water in the sink, and toilet flushes increase these humidity levels. Cleaners, soaps, and shampoos also blend with water vapor in the air when you’re using hot water. These chemicals may also splash when washing your hands or brushing your teeth.
Over time, this ongoing exposure to higher humidity levels and chemical residue can tarnish necklaces and other types of jewelry. It may also fade their colors or even damage them beyond repair. Remember, water vapor can spread anywhere, even inside of a closed jewelry box. Location is an important consideration when determining the best ways to store necklaces.
Avoid Tangling Your Necklaces Together
Necklaces, such as silver or gold cable chains, are easy to tangle accidentally. Unfortunately, it can be very difficult and time consuming to untangle necklaces, and doing so often damages them. A simple mistake can be costly when it comes to tangled necklaces.
It really is best to prevent necklaces from becoming tangled in the first place. We actually wrote a previous blog post that offers several tips for storing necklaces without tangling. Here’s a quick summary of the advice offered in that post:
- Hang necklaces on plastic hangers.
- Store necklaces using toilet paper rolls.
- Use Ziplock bags as storage
- Secure them with keyholders
- Build your own hobby box
- Wrap necklaces in plastic
If you find that your silver and gold necklaces are getting tangled frequently, we highly recommend reading the above post. It offers excellent advice to help you care for your necklaces and store them more conveniently in your home. You’ll also find several methods that fit a variety of preferences and lifestyles.
Keeping Necklaces Safe
Many vanity boxes and stands are designed to showcase your gold chains necklaces. These are often preferred because the wearers can easily admire their collection and compare various pieces together to determine which best suits an upcoming occasion.
However, they also put your valuable necklaces on display for others to see. That may include your teenager’s friend or loved ones who are experiencing hardships in their lives. Remember, in many cases, victims already knew the thief who stole from them prior to the incident occurring.
That’s why we recommend choosing a jewelry box or vanity that keeps valuable necklaces, earrings, rings, and other pieces hidden from view. You’ll find them in all shapes, sizes, colors, and styles. They can easily match the decor of your home or room without revealing your most precious, valuable necklaces. Just ensure the storage box or vanity you choose allows you to easily organize your jewelry by category and helps prevent necklaces from tangling with each other.
Matching Necklaces with Pendants
Necklace chains are sometimes sold independently from gold pendants. Some chains offer so much beauty that they really can stand on their own without a pendant. However, pendants are the piece that really personalize the style just for you while carrying that deeper meaning. For example, Apples of Gold Jewelry’s gold crosses serve as a constant reminder of our relationship with Jesus Christ wherever we go.
One of the best ways to store necklaces is to match them with your pendants! That’s why we recommend matching your necklace chains with your pendants when storing them. Pendants are easy to lose when stored carelessly, and many jewelry boxes are designed to hold both. Plus, storing them together allows you to easily compare the style of the chain with that of the pendant to see which ones fit best.
Apples of Gold Jewelry carries a variety of chains, pendants and necklaces. They come in many different colors, styles, and shapes. Feel free to browse our vast selection for the piece that best fits your style!