I was joking with my daughter that I was going to make a hope chest for her
and then it occurred to me that it wouldn't be such a bad idea! Albertsons
is currently running one of those deals where you collect stamps and turn
them in for Cuisinart Cookware, which I have no need for but... When things
like this come along, I can put them aside in the chest for my daughter! It
won't be a real old timey chest as she probably would have no use for that.
And it won't have linens in it unless perhaps they are a few kitchen linens.
I do have a big, empty plastic tote that I will use for now. And I will
keep my eye out for some kind of storage type piece of furniture that would
be to her liking that I can put it in later.

I never had an actual hope chest but I did have some under the bed storage
boxes and I had accrued enough kitchen stuff by the time that I moved out
that I could make my own meals. Of course I have added to that over the
years.