Our Story

Thank you. I am grateful that you have found our site where we showcase our stunning hope chests. If you have a few moments, I would like to tell you something about what we do and then who we are. 

My name is Link Lindquist, my wife is Dianna. This is our business and our passion. I have been a cabinet and furniture maker for over forty years building and designing some of the finest woodwork that graces people's cherished homes. I am following in the tradition of my great, great grandfather, Nils Aaron Lindquist, who came from his home country of Sweden to America in the mid 1800's. He brought with him an impeccable set of woodworking skills that found him in great demand in the young Utah valley. The passion for his work continued to push him to excel at his beloved craft throughout his life. Eventually he found his skills as a woodworker being used frequently as a fine coffin maker. It was just a matter of time until N.A. Lindquist and Sons - Furniture and Undertaking, became simply Lindquist Mortuaries.  They are known throughout the mountains and valleys of Utah to this day by that same name. His skills have been passed onto me through life's DNA.

I love fine woodworking. I believe that in the making of beautiful furniture and cabinets for someone's home there is a sacred trust given to the craftsman. He, or she, is given the privilege of placing a small part of themselves and the skills of generations before them into someone's home. If they have done their job properly, what they make can bring a feeling of joy and harmony into that home. These are not just idle words for me, I have lived them with my wife for many decades. 

My sweet wife Dianna is the inspiration and talent behind the colors and finishes. She is nothing short of remarkable when it comes to developing stunning finishes. Her finishes are complex and absolutely brilliant in her choice and combination of colors and glazes. In our furniture business she has created some of the most beautiful furniture over the years from old worn out pieces that others thought were destined for the trash heap. Without her, there would be no Silkwood hope chests.

Twenty five years ago I had a desire to make something special for our two daughters for Christmas. My thoughts immediately turned to creating each of them a hope chest.  My first instinct was to search for a dynamic design that I could build. I searched for a very long time in every venue I could think of. What I found was incredibly disappointing! No such dynamic hope chests existed. They were drab, dreary and woefully wrong for someone I loved so much. 

I was left with no alternative but to begin the design process in my own mind. A few months later it was Christmas and we delivered to both daughters a hope chest that they continue to cherish. Many years later one of their own daughters asked if I would make her one as well. I recommended that she find a design she liked and we would build and finish it for her. To help her find something, we once again went searching for a beautiful hope chest. There was nothing comparable to what I had come up with all of those years earlier. From that search came the idea that if we could not find anything worthy of those we loved so much, there must be others in the same dilemma. And so began Silkwood; Heirloom Hope & Treasure Chests. The chest you see here, which we call “Forget me Not”, is the same design that our own daughters have with a few details changed as needed to make these chests even more stunning in their beauty. We hope you love them as much as we love building them.  Thank you so much for finding us, and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or comments. 

Till then, Link and Dianna Lindquist

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