Well I want to thank everyone for the design ideas for my wood box. I ended up putting one together out of an old dresser I was sending to the dump. I hate throwing anything away so feels good to save it from the scrap heap. I took all the guts out of it and reinforced walls with cheap pine boards put a hinge on the top and hinged front. Then I painted it with something called Milk Paint really great product. it soaks in like a stain and wont crack or peal gives it an old fashioned look my wife really likes. whole thing cost about $15 dollars to make. It is 39 inch x 20 inch and about 27 inch deep so I should be able to get a good amount of wood in it. Just thought I would post a few pics of it. Thanks again to the members of this forum for the design ideas.