{"id":12460,"date":"2025-12-01T18:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/?p=12460"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:39:22","slug":"the-wwii-escape-trunk-that-became-a-one-of-a-kind-home-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/the-wwii-escape-trunk-that-became-a-one-of-a-kind-home-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"The WWII Escape Trunk That Became a One of a Kind Home Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-default superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #1e73be;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share<\/span><\/button><\/div><p data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"383\"><strong>A Bespoke Smithers Project with Real Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"751\">Every now and then a piece arrives in the studio with a story that stops you in your tracks. A woman contacted us with an old travel trunk that had belonged to her <strong>grandfather<\/strong>. He had used it to escape a <strong>Nazi war camp<\/strong> during the <strong>Second World War<\/strong>. The trunk was battered, stained, fragile and full of history. <strong>You could feel the weight<\/strong> of it just by touching the lid.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12461 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-41.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-41-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-41-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-41-768x1051.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"932\">She didn\u2019t want it polished up for display. She wanted it reborn. A proper heirloom for the family. Something alive again. Something worthy of the man who carried it through hell.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"967\">We took it on with total respect.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"992\">The Transformation<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1261\">Before we touched anything, we studied the trunk inside and out. The lining was water damaged, the structure was tired and the hinges had done a lifetime of work. We kept as much of the character as possible and rebuilt the parts that could not survive another decade.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1520\">The request was clear. She wanted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/home-bars.html\"><strong>home bar inside the trunk<\/strong><\/a>. A centrepiece that could tell the whole story without speaking. So we designed custom shelving, gave the interior serious strength and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/bespoke-furniture-near-me\/\"> created a bespoke layout<\/a> for glasses, spirits and lighting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1802\">One of the standout details was the <strong>faux mercury mirror finish<\/strong> we created at the back. Not real mercury, of course, but a fabricated effect from the <strong>Smithers workshop<\/strong> that gave the interior a smoky, vintage glow. You can see in the pictures how it catches the bottles. Pure magic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1919\">We put the whole piece on castor wheels so her family could move it easily. The entire build took around six weeks.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"1955\">The Moment That Stuck With Us<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"2240\">When she came to collect it, she cried. Real tears. Proper emotion. She told us her grandfather would have loved it. That everything about it felt right. That moment stays with you. It reminds you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/bespoke-furniture-custom-near-me\/\">why bespoke work matters<\/a>. It is not just furniture. It is family history with new life.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2289\">How We Turned a WWII Trunk into a Home Bar<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2535\">The short version<br data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2310\" \/>\u2022 Strengthen the frame<br data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2335\" \/>\u2022 Rebuild the inner structure<br data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2367\" \/>\u2022 Design custom shelving for bottles and glassware<br data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2420\" \/>\u2022 Fabricate a vintage mirror effect<br data-start=\"2455\" data-end=\"2458\" \/>\u2022 Fit lighting to bring it alive<br data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2493\" \/>\u2022 Mount on castor wheels for ease of use<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2857\">The real version<br data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2556\" \/>You need a workshop that knows how to handle antiques, metalwork, carpentry, finishing and design all at once. This is the part Google never tells you. Turning a trunk into a functional bar is simple in theory, but you need the skills to take something fragile and rebuild it without killing the soul.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2857\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12462 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-42.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-42-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-42-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-42-768x1051.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2859\" data-end=\"2891\">That is the Smithers difference.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"2942\">Have Something Precious You Want Reimagined?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2943\" data-end=\"3238\">If you have an old object sitting in your home or family that means the world to you and you want it converted into something special, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/bespoke-furniture\/\">contact Smithers<\/a>. We work on heirlooms, oddities, antiques and personal pieces that deserve a second life. Bring us your stories and we will give them a future<\/p>\n<h2><em><strong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"727\">Smithers Studio \u2013 Shoreditch, London<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"809\">Custom &amp; Bespoke Furniture and Neon Sign Design <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"809\">\u00a089\u201390 Paul Street, <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/smithers-custom-bespoke-furniture-neon-signs-studio-shoreditch-london-89-90-paul-street-ec2a-4ne\/\"><em data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"809\">Shoreditch, London <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"809\">EC2A 4NE\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Call us: <a href=\"tel:0207 8890077\">0207 8890077<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2943\" data-end=\"3238\">\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-default superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #1e73be;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareA Bespoke Smithers Project with Real Heart Every now and then a piece arrives in the studio with a story that stops you in your tracks. 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