If you’re someone who loves to travel – and who doesn’t when it comes down to it? – chances are you’ve collected travel memories souvenirs from your adventures, which could be photos, postcards, quirky souvenirs, and maybe even a shell or two from a beach you fell in love with.
But once you get home, where do you put it all? Instead of letting those special mementos gather dust in a box, why not create a cozy, stylish corner in your home dedicated to your travels?
With that in mind, here are some travel souvenir collection ideas to help you get started – read on to find out more.
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Travel Memento Display at Home
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Pick The Perfect Spot
Before you can do anything else, you’ve got to choose the right place for your travel corner, and the corner of a room or a small nook is ideal – it could be a sunny spot by a window, an empty corner of your living room, or even a shelf in your bedroom as long as it has its own place and you can enjoy looking at it when you want it.
Every great display needs a good base or foundation, and a lovely side table is the perfect way to do it when it comes to your travel memories.
You’ll want something chic and timeless like elegant marble tables, for example – they’re ideal because although they’ll be covered by your stuff, you’ll still see enough of them to have a touch of sophistication and something special that shows your travel memories off in a great way.
A side table works because it’s just the right size – not too small so you have to choose between memories and not too big so it looks as though you don’t have a lot to put on display, so whether you go for a marble table or not, you’ve really got to think about the size you’re choosing as well.
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Rotate And Refresh
One thing to remember about travel corners is that they’re not static – they grow with you, so the more places you go to, the more stuff you’ll have to show in your special corner, shelf, table, and so on.
As you collect more and more memories, you might find it’s wise to rotate the new items with the older ones and refresh the space with mementoes from your latest trip rather than something a lot older.
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You don’t have to get rid of any of your lovely older souvenirs, but at some point it might be time to pack them away (at least temporarily) so your travel corner is always fresh and exciting.
Plus, when you’re away, you’ll be looking for souvenirs that will look good on the table, and that can help you make some great decisions – after all, souvenir-hunting isn’t always easy when there’s so much to choose from!
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