Whether it’s to an exotic, far-off location or to your beloved vacation home each year, vacationing often evokes a sense of peace and relaxation. Who wouldn’t want to surround themselves with that same peaceful, relaxed feeling on a daily basis? One way to relive those wonderful memories of vacations past is by incorporating a little or a lot of that travel destination into your home décor.
Consider incorporating the popular colors from your favorite destination into your décor. Typically, different regions of the world have their own color preferences and trends. Tropical locations usually use bolder patterns or pastels as their main decorating colors. Or you can take a more natural approach and focus on the colors of the ocean or the sky into your décor. You can incorporate the colors of your preferred place into the paint, fabric and accent color selections you make for your home. Or, consider a good quality wallpaper mural or painted mural reminiscent of your favorite spot.
Create a vacation display area in your home: Whether you are a collector of art or sculptures, knick knacks or textiles, a good way to incorporate a little bit of your travels into your décor is by creating a display. If it’s artwork, consider an art collage or designate a room or area (like your hallway) for displaying your artwork from your travels. This same tip can be used with family photos from your vacations. Consider printing the photos at varying sizes and framing them in the same style frame and mat to create visual drama. If its knick-knacks or sculptures, consider designating one bookcase or cabinet display area specifically for your travel collectibles. Collections are much more impactful when displayed together.
Another creative way to make a bold, graphic statement is to use wall decals in the different languages of all the places you have visited. Choose a word, like Hello, or Love, and create wall stickers in different fonts, colors and sizes in the languages of all of the places you’ve visited. Select a spot in your home – again, a hallway or feature wall would work – and creatively display your wall decals. This can act as a great conversation piece when you are entertaining. You can do this as a standalone feature wall or you can incorporate your collectables and knick-knacks tastefully into the display, turning the area into a fun, creative and bold collage.
Some of our clients have asked to help them incorporate their travel adventures and favorite destinations into their interior design. Here are a few of our favorites:
These clients dreamed owning a beach home when we started this bathroom remodel project. While they waited for their perfect beach home to manifest itself (since then it has and its a beauty!) they asked me to design a bathroom that felt like it belonged in a fun, colorful beach home.
This photo (clearly taken from my iPhone) is of my landing to my basement playroom. Here is where I’ve decided to display photos of my children from our travels. My husband and I recently decided to collect wood signs from our favorite beaches. We hope, each year to add one sign to the collection. A few random artifacts and collectables finish off our display of favorite things, which include our travels, and of course, our beautiful children.