Your travel adventures aren’t simply vacations; they’re precious memories filled with stories and experiences that should be treasured. Instead of storing them on your phone or in a box, transform those cherished memories into eye-catching artworks to display in your home.
Life is richer and more fulfilling when reflecting on positive, diverse, and memorable experiences. So why not celebrate those memories by turning them into beautiful displays in your home?
When you travel, you create an exciting and unpredictable experience, whether you’re exploring a new place or just trying something new every day. The fleeting moments spent on the road are short and deserve to be remembered and cherished.
Here are creative ideas that will help you turn those experiences into memories you can enjoy daily.
Don’t leave your vacation photos on your phone. Create home decor to remind yourself of your travels every day. Photo by AlexPhotoStock via iStock by Getty Images
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Build a Shadowbox
A shadowbox is an excellent way to showcase photographs alongside special keepsakes. Decorate each one to become a tangible reminder of your favourite adventures. Put in pictures, maps, and anything else you found interesting during your travels.
Create shadowboxes that you can update with keepsakes from your travels. Photo by SteveeAllenPhoto via iStock by Getty Images
Spread out your shadowboxes around your house to serve as visual cues of all your cherished locations. Make a small hole in the top of your shadowbox so you can add additional mementoes and keepsakes to it when you return to the same spots. Over time, you’ll build a rich tapestry of memories, from maps to tickets and everything in between.
Showcase on Your Walls
Printing a photo on canvas is an excellent alternative to doing the creative work yourself if you want to hang a picture from a memorable holiday in a place where you’ll see it every day and remember the experience. Nowadays, it’s easy to print photos online and deliver them straight to your door, ready to frame or mount.
Use your own photos from your travels to decorate your home’s walls. Photo by Liudmila Chernetska via iStock by Getty Images
An alternative to framing artwork is to use a wide-format laminator to exhibit it. Since it doesn’t include any glass, it’s safe for kids to play with and easy to hang on the wall because it’s not heavy.
Design a Photo Calendar
Creating a calendar helps keep your vacation memories alive for a year after your trip. In this manner, you can switch to a new picture every month. You can also choose the month from which your calendar begins, so you can make it and use it whenever you return from your trip, regardless of the time of year.
A photo calendar you create using your travel photos is a great way to keep your travels close at hand for the coming year. Photo by Janice Chen via iStock by Getty Images
Before creating the calendar, consider the space in your house where you want to display it. The kitchen is a great place. For optimal family organization, you can use an A4, A3, or square design. For your workspace, a year planner might be more practical. Alternatively, you can choose a calendar that doesn’t limit you to just twelve pictures or put up many calendars in different areas.
Make a 3D Scrapbook
When you travel, you usually have a bag full of tickets, brochures, and receipts. Keep them for a memory book instead of tossing them out. Upon your return home, purchase a large, blank book. In it, you can glue photographs, airline tickets, restaurant receipts, and cut-outs of maps from brochures. This will add more depth to your story and evoke more emotions than just using pictures.
Creating a 3D scrapbook is a great way to keep items from your travels, such as entry tickets, wrist bands, and photos. Photo by Jorge Aguado Martin via iStock by Getty Images
Choose a book format that suits your style. You might prefer a large blank journal you can keep adding to after each trip, or a collection of smaller scrapbooks—one for every adventure. As a fun extra, use the last page to create a checklist of places you hope to visit, and don’t forget to tick them off as you go.
Candle Prints
Bring back the atmosphere or romanticism of a special memory by printing your holiday photos on a label for fragrant candles. Smell has a strong memory-invoking capacity. For example, a beach photo on an ocean-scented candle will remind you of sunlit shores. On the other hand, a rose-scented candle will evoke the romantic walks you had, while a tropical garden scent can remind you of shared laughter in paradise. If you’re looking for an interactive approach to showcase your memories, this is up there with a personalised puzzle.
Final Thoughts
Sharing your vacation images on social media isn’t the only way to preserve them. Ensure your holiday experiences are well-documented and will endure a lifetime with these creative methods to immortalise them. Get imaginative and bring your unforgettable holiday memories to life the next time you return from a trip.
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