Tips for displaying a collection
I am a collector of various things, but my passion lies in collecting toys and artwork especially my brother's (check out JohDel by clicking here). My toy collection includes Star Wars villains, a magnificent TARDIS, a sad little WALL-E and many more little creature that bring me joy to look at. It is always so much fun to display them and have people take notice and smile.
5 Tips on Displaying Collectables
1. Group ColoursTo display collectables effectively you can group items in terms of colours. White vases, red vintage toys or a pencil collection arranged by colour.
2. Variety within collection
Use items that are similar, but still different. A variety of shapes, fabric textures, odd sized vases, themed toys, key designs all add some variety within the collection. A collection of identical items is boring, so make sure the items differ in some way.
3. Display collectables systematically
Make sure not to have too many items as this can look too busy and you lose the essence of the display. For something more unique and more substantial, like globes, hats or vintage cameras, you only need three or four or the collection may start to look boring and overdone. Display bigger items systematically; lined, “framed” or grouped is always a good starting point.
4. Display what you Love
Do not just buy bottles or vases just to fill up a collectables display. Make sure you love each bottle, vase, toy, or piece memorabilia.
5. Play and enjoy
Create scenes, artworks or even let the collectables interact. If you like collecting toys, let some of them interact in fun, creative ways.
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