# What's the name for that piece of furniture that sits at the foot of the bed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020 "2010-01-30T13:04:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spezza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Spezza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spezza)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/21 "2010-01-31T16:01:12Z")
No one has said it yet, so, **blanket box**. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/22 "2010-02-01T13:32:54Z")
Voting for either hope chest or cedar chest. ---
**Author:** ![Bloody\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bloody\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloody_L)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/23 "2010-02-01T14:40:02Z")
Hope chests or blanket chests. They’re the same thing, different names. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/24 "2010-02-01T14:49:57Z")
Ours is a hand-made cedar chest. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/25 "2010-02-01T15:46:10Z")
Well I was going to say scotch chest, but a quick google told me I was WRONG. You can try SEA CHEST if you like…with a sample here [http://www.castlehill.co.nz/finishing.html](http://www.castlehill.co.nz/finishing.html) ---
**Author:** ![Benn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@Benn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Benn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/26 "2015-02-21T19:30:50Z")
I googled this question and it jogged my memory as I myself couldn’t remember the name. You have probably already got your answer, this thread is 5 years(+/- some months). But I believe you were looking for banquette(ban•ket). Yes? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/27 "2015-02-22T19:15:08Z")
> [@Sal\_Ammoniac](#): > > I was just saying the other day that when someone says “Ottoman,” you can have no idea what piece of furniture they’re actually talking about. I recently had some potential tenants discussing where they would put the Ottoman, and it seemed to be a thing with drawers. To me an Ottoman is a hassock. “Pouf” or “pouffe.” Fun word. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/28 "2015-02-22T23:00:56Z")
We have a Lane’s cedar chest at the foot of our bed. This one has a padded top, but my mother’s didn’t and I haven’t seen too many padded ones. It’s made of cedar, of course ( which is why it’s a cedar chest). If I were to hear hope chest I would think of the same thing, only in oak or mahogany. I keep sweaters and throws in it. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/29 "2015-02-22T23:03:07Z")
I always said blanket chest and that’s basically what I use it for. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/30 "2015-02-22T23:08:08Z")
A chest with a padded lid is an ottoman. A round, or sometimes square stuffed footstool is a pouffe. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/31 "2015-02-22T23:38:38Z")
zombie or no blanket chest or hope chest (regional) for those that have the Lane brand. you should not have a self locking one (not a danger to kids). if you don’t have one with a safer lock you can get a replacement lock from them. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/32 "2015-02-23T01:13:40Z")
Huh… I posted on this almost 5 years ago… Seeing the title made me suddenly flash on Glory Box, which is what my Mother called hers…(and please, no dirty jokes) ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/33 "2015-02-23T01:48:38Z")
Blanket chest. Ours is from IKEA like the rest of our furniture. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020/34 "2015-02-23T15:05:24Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > A chest with a padded lid is an ottoman. A round, or sometimes square stuffed footstool is a pouffe. Rule number 5 – no pouffes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-piece-of-furniture-that-sits-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/527020.md?page=1)