Regent Life Chest

Nineteen and a half inches tall makes this the deepest of the four life chests, and depth is the spec that decides whether a folded flag case or a stack of albums will actually go in. The footprint stays at 24 inches wide, so it takes up no more floor space than the shallower models do.

The lid opens from the top onto a single undivided interior. Because the ashes share that space with everything else, most families leave them in the sealed funeral home bag or set them in a small inner urn, then arrange the rest around it. This is a chest for a room in the house, not for burial or for a niche.

• Deepest of the chests at 19.5 in, on a 24 in wide footprint
• Measure the tallest item you intend to keep in it before you order
• Sits on the floor or a low bench; a standard shelf will not carry a chest this size