Many people have collections of items that they would like to show off in their home. Whether the items are gathered as souvenirs on memorable trips or picked up along the way simply because they liked them, collections usually mean something to the collector. And that personal touch is exactly what makes a home!
Similar individual items can make an interesting and bold visual impact when displayed together instead of spread throughout the house. And I love when people have creative, fun and colorful ways to display their treasures! Here are a few displays that I’ve come across, and I’d would love to recreate some of these in my own home.
image via Pinterest, source Purl Bee
image via Pinterest, source unkown
image via FanPop.com
image via Pinterest, source BluePoolRoad
image via Pinterest, source Chic and Cheap Nursery
image via Pinterest, source WeHeartIt
image via Under the Sycamore, featured on Apartment Therapy
Do you have a unique collection or one that means a lot to you? Leave us a comment about it. We’d love to know what you collect!
DawnT
Dawn is a commercial interior designer who has worked on the East Coast before recently returning to her home state of Oklahoma. She is also growing as a photographer who loves to capture family moments, and is learning to sew and craft accoutrements to incorporate into photo shoots and celebrations for her friends. A volunteer for the youth at her church, an avid reader and Oreo dunker, Dawn believes a home should be artistic, personal and functional for the owners. She has recently purchased her first home and is looking forward to working on a Before and After process of her own!
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Um, this is a dangerous post for me…makes me want to start collecting everything above and we ALL know the one thing I don’t need is something else to collect!
ha! B- don’t want my hubs to see either. he has a pez collection dying to be artfully displayed
but these are some clever ideas. great post!
Leah it’s not so bad. I have a wall for my pez collection in my office and when done nicely it really adds bright colors and fun to a room. I got my wife’s 2 thumbs up when it was done. Great for dinner conversations too. Tell your husband I have his back, lol
We would love to see pics of our readers collections! You can post links here in the comments section, or on our Facebook page!
love the old lunch boxes, great find dawn!
Very cool collections! The camera collection with the chalkboard behind it is SOOO clever!
Loving the embroidery hoops…. so pretty.
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Im obliged for the article.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.