Dreaming of cities you have never visited? When you see a card, you find yourself counting off the places you've been, and looking with envy those you not? Wanderlust is difficult to shake, and unfortunately, many of us have the time or budget to satisfy fully. Fortunately, you can bring the spirit of exploration right in your living room with these decorating apartment fresh ideas:
1. Maps and Globes
cartographers are favorite kind of an artist's traveler. Decorate your apartment with maps and globes is a sure way to make the subject of your travel location. If you want to visit all the US States, you can use a map to keep track of your movements so far. Globes are apartment decor ultimate traveler, because they offer a quick and easy way to watch all the cities and countries you might want to visit. Beware when decorating with maps and globes, however, as the color schemes and fonts on these can easily look garish. The last thing you want is to decorate your apartment with images that seem well suited to third grade classroom. Unless that's your thing, of course, in this case, go for contrasts of bright colors and large print.
2. Postcards
Whether you travel regularly or not, you can easily use postcards to give some of your worldly flair apartment. Each time you go to a new place, pick a card that suits your sense of style. Bring it with you to hang on a wall. If you have friends or family who are traveling, ask them to choose postcards for you. This way, you can find images of places you have not even been. If you get too many cards to fit on your wall, pick your favorites to display. Instead of storing the rest in a shoe box or closet, get a photo album and turn them into a cool coffee table book. This way, your guests will be able to enjoy postcards that not everything on the wall. Alternatively, you can turn devote more wall space for your postcards: Stick them in frames to transform them into a wall of the significant and interesting gallery.
3. Suitcases
Faced with an antique shop or thrift shop to find cool, old suitcases and trunks. These make great decorations for your apartment, because they are visually appealing and serve as storage spaces sneaky. Stack multiple suitcases on top of each other to make an end table or a coffee table. You can also make a nifty display on an old suitcase: Remove half of the bag to the hinge, and install simple wooden shelves in the interior. Just like that, you have a tablet, you can hang on the wall and use it to show your favorite memories of past trips.
4. Photo Poster
Most travelers take tons of photos when they are traveling. These images are impressive because they give you an easy way to relive your experience. Having said that, often, these images are printed, looked at once and quickly forgotten. Instead of putting these pictures in a box or even a photo album, use them to decorate your place. Fill your favorite images with the photos of your adventures, and hang them on your walls. Not only these images stand as a fun reminder of all the good times you had, but they will also be a conversation starter when you have guests.
5. Clocks
Time is relative, and that this sentence does not talk about time zones, it applies. Decorate a part of your apartment with clocks of various shapes and sizes, all set to the time zone of your favorite destinations, or the most anticipated. Certainly, chances are good it will not be a particularly useful display. Every time you look, however, you will be reminded of your jet-set goals.
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