How To Use Maps In Your Home Decor
Giving each room in your home a unique, distinctive feel is a modern interior decorating challenge. With the current state of the economy, more people are decorating on a budget. Finding something creative on a budget might seem like mission impossible, but it’s not. Quite often a room can be transformed by just one eye-catching signature piece. Finding just the right object to establish the room’s character is the key.
Getting creative with map shades
To liven up a library or a children’s playroom, consider using new or old wall maps as creative window coverings. Not only will your map shades be a distinctive focal point in the room, making use of the windows saves space on your walls for additional bookshelves or other maps, art and decorations. For kids, this can be a great way to foster an understanding and love for geography.
Wall maps for worldly cultures and exotic places
Wall maps are perfect for polishing off a room that celebrates a specific culture or geographic region. Here are some suggestions based on common décor themes:
Region-specific: Whether it’s Asia, Europe or any region of the world you drew inspiration from to decorate your room, call attention to the choice with a wall map of the area. To further play up the selection choose a frame that embodies the region. For example, bamboo frames work well to represent both Asia and island regions.
City Themes: To display your city pride, a skyline or antique map will give an artistic perspective of the city you love. Digital satellite maps, on the other hand, compliment a more contemporary or modern look.
Native American: Whether the feel you’re working to achieve is earthy, rustic or brimming with history, National Geographic’s Native American Heritage wall map will complete it.
Globetrotter: If your home is decorated with tokens from your travels around the world, distinctively showcase your overall passion for travel with a map of the world. For a more subtle statement, a high-quality World Atlas on your coffee table will look great and serve as an interesting conversation starter.
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