I saved for my Lane Hope Chest with my babysitting money and bought it when I was a young teenager. My only daughter, 21, while she doesn't want mine, wants an updated version to store her "treasures" in for "one day" when she gets married. When she was a teen and up, each Christmas I would get her something for her hope chest (which as a plastic tote). Things like bakeware, glass ware-things that don't break down with age. For our sons, we would buy basic tools. When they moved out-they had a complete toolbox filled! To me, a "hope chest" is just that, the special place where we tuck the treasures of our heart away - for the future - and from the past. I offered my girl my chest and I could have it refinished and her response was "but where will you put all your treasures?" Good question-so---we are on the look out for her special treasure chest!