We all love gold jewellery, don’t we? After all, we spend hours choosing the design and gold hue to best suit our individual style. Gold jewellery is also considered an ideal investment that every mother wants to hand down to her children. 

However, a lack of proper care can make your precious and beautiful gold jewellery lose its shine faster. Exposure to harmful elements of air, water and harmful chemicals in day-to-day use, can tarnish jewellery. So, in order to maintain the shine and sparkle of gold jewellery, it is important that you take good care of it. When not in use, store your pieces of jewellery carefully. Here are a few ways in which you can store your jewellery smartly and carefully.

    1. Covering in soft cloth: With gold being a soft metal, it can tarnish and scratch easily. So, when not in use, wrap jewellery in a soft cloth. This will ensure that the piece doesn’t scratch against other pieces. When storing smaller pieces of jewellery such as gold chains or earrings, you can also use cotton potli bags. This will help keep your jewellery safe, and more importantly not take up much space.
    2. Storing in a jewellery box: This is an ideal storage space for jewellery, especially if it has plenty of small elements like bells or hanging pearls. Storing these in a clean box ensures that the piece is intact and will not tangle with each other. Jewellery boxes with a velvet and satin base are a great place for storing your jewellery sets. However, do ensure that the set is carefully laid out and you are able to store the box properly in its place.
    3. Compartmentalize pieces separately: Many people also make the mistake of storing all their gold jewellery in a common box or bag. However, this is not a good idea as gold pieces can rub against each other and get scratched, thereby losing their shine. When storing gold pieces, the ideal thing would be to enable no two pieces touch each other. To achieve this, you can purchase jewellery organizers, which will allow you to safely keep your jewellery organized and safe. Using individual small cotton pouches or bags can also help you to separate your jewellery.
    4. Organizing them right: Storage space for gold jewellery is often limited. While you may keep a few of the pieces in your locker, others are usually stored in cupboards at home. Working in limited space makes it even more important that you organize your jewellery the right way. A few tips to organize jewellery correctly is to,
      1. Use organizers: You can use cloth/velvet/satin organizers for each kind of jewellery. Bangle boxes are a great idea to store gold bangles and kadas. These will ensure that the pieces do not rub against each other, yet can all be viewed when you want to wear them.
  • Use transparent covers: Transparent or see-through bags in soft cotton are also a great way to save space and store your jewellery safely. You can organize earrings or small necklace sets in individual pouches and store these all together in one box for easy access.
    1. Numbering the pouches: For those who have collected many pieces over time, it makes sense to number your jewellery bags and maintain a list of where you’ve stored which jewellery. This will enable you to access the bag in a short period of time, without the hassle of having to pull out everything. 
  1. Keep in a cool and dry place: When storing jewellery at home, ensure that the storage area is dry and cool. Moisture can cause your jewellery to tarnish and can lead to dull-looking jewellery, which isn’t great to wear when you want to wear it.

When it comes to heavy gold pieces especially, there may be a large gap of a few years before you use a particular piece of gold jewellery again. While most people make the mistake of packing the pieces in and forgetting about them, it is important to schedule a regular cleaning. You can therefore get jewellery professionally cleaned annually, preferably from the store where you’ve purchased it. You can also self-clean with mildly soapy water and dry with a soft cloth. However, do be careful when you have semi-precious and precious stone settings, and opt for professional cleaning instead. To build your collection of jewellery that lasts long and looks grand, do visit CMR Jewellery.