Posted on December 2nd,
2009
by John Kirchner
Our blogging friends at Home Design Find recently published some helpful tips for the collector in all of us. From the article:
…anyone with a collection of just about anything comes to realize at some point that things can get out of hand. Collections, after a while, can come to feel like clutter. And that’s a real downer.
What steps can you take to organize and highlight your collection rather than have it sit around and collect dust in one big jumble?
Here are a few paraphrased tips from Home Design Find:
- Edit. Edit. Edit. Just because you own 300 snow globes doesn’t mean you have to display them all. Instead, pick, choose and rotate to display just some of your collection to the best effect.
- Use lighting. Dramatically lighting a collection can turn just a humdrum display into something earth-shattering. Use directed spotlights to draw the attention to your collection.
- Beware the window sill and mantle trap. A lot of collections of small things tend to find their ways to window sills and mantlepieces. But this look can often look cluttered and haphazard. If you choose a mantle or window sill as a display area, edit the objects displayed and keep them grouped together for maximum visual impact.
That’s just a taste. For more detail and more tips, be sure to check out their article.
Photo courtesy of Lost Found Art
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