Ways to Decorate Home with Summer Memories
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Summer Souvenirs Decor Ideas
We spend months planning our vacations, eagerly anticipating magical moments with loved ones. When our dream trip ends, we’re left with cherished memories to treasure forever.
But wouldn’t you want to keep reliving the memories that bring you joy? If so, decorate your house with things that remind you of the place where you made such lovely memories.
The best way to do it is to decorate your home with souvenirs you got from summer vacations.
Photo Collage Wall
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Travel Photo Collage
Don’t let the memories you captured on your travels in your favorite spots remain in the camera or your cellphone.
Make a beautiful collage of your favorite travel photos and get the collage printed in high quality.
You can create a delicate wooden frame in a collage shape. This will consume less space than framing them separately.
Your Favorite Place in a Jar
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Memory Jars
A unique way to bring the parts of your favorite place with you is to arrange them in a jar. But how?
Did you go on a beach vacation? Fill up your jar with the beach soil, seashells, and pebbles, or add mini souvenirs you collected on your trip in the jar.
You can use multiple jars for different places you went to and decorate the area with fairy lights or string lights.
Travel Map
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Travel Map with Polaroid Memories
If you have an empty wall, make use of it creatively. Print the map and use colorful pins to pinpoint the locations you traveled to.
But the creativity doesn’t add here. You can pin up the Polaroid photos of yourself from the relevant places you traveled to. Select the photos of your happiest moments.
DIY Memory Book
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DIY Vacation Memory Book
This one is a simple yet effective way to relive your memories. All you need is a scrapbook, glue, colorful pens, and printed cutouts of vacation and travel photos.
Make sure the photos you select are memorable, and each has a story. You can paste your photos on one page; on the other page, you can write the memory associated with the photo.
You can also paste the cutouts to decorate your book.
Decorative Wreath
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Vacation Memory Wreath
A decorative wreath is an eye-catching item. You can make it even more fascinating by simply turning it into a vacation memory wreath with simple items.
Here’s how you can do it:
- Create a wreath base with a card sheet or cardboard, foam, hot glue gun, or wire to keep the foam in one place.
- Select small and lightweight souvenirs like shells, trinkets, or even postcards and glue them to the base. To enhance the wreath’s look, add ribbons or beads.
- Add a ribbon or thick woolen thread on the top to hang it.
Postcard Display
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Postcard Puzzle
Creating a postcard puzzle is another simple way to display your vacation memories. This is an easy decor idea.
Here’s what you can do:
- Create a layout on your wall and arrange the postcards in a puzzle-like arrangement.
- Pick the ones with vibrant colors and arrange them together strategically.
- You can frame this postcard display.
Unique Flavors of Travels
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Cultured Textile
Whether you explored the rich embroidery of Morocco and Turkey, the colorful pottery of Mexico, or the tropical islands of Bali, you can decorate your home with unique treasures from each place.
Each piece will serve as a beautiful reminder of the adventures and memories you cherish.
Travel Handcraft Art
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Pottery and Ceramics
Pottery and ceramics are beautiful handcrafted decorative pieces that can be used in different places in your house, from your bedroom to your living room.
They can instantly elevate your home decor; you can place them on shelves, center tables, and floors or even use them to serve your guests.
Upcycling Travel Memories
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Vacation Memory Pieces
Did you get T-shirts, scarves, and other types of fabrics that aren’t in use now but you don’t want to throw away?
You can upcycle them and turn them into table mats, quilts, or wall hangings. You can create something aesthetic by combining different patterns, textures, and colors.
Souvenir Shelf
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DIY Souvenir Shelf
You can DIY a beautiful shelf for mini souvenirs using just wooden planks, paint, a hammer, and nails.
This is an easy-to-do task, but you require some accuracy in measuring and placing the shelf.
Wind Chimes
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Vacation Themed Wind Chimes
If you love hanging decorative items, then you can create your own vacation-themed windchimes.
You can create a simple seashell windchime, trinket chandelier, or windchime. All you need is a wooden ring, souvenirs, strong thread, scissors, and a glue gun.
Distinct Travel Art
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Art and Paintings
You must have visited some markets on your travels; you can easily find their local art, paintings, and other decorative wall art.
You can simply hang them on your walls or place them anywhere in your house.
Ideas for Stay-at-Home Summer
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City-Inspired Decor
If you couldn’t travel to your desired place this year, don’t feel upset. Instead, bring your dream destination to your home with some creative decor ideas.
Here are some city-inspired home decor ideas to inspire you.
Photo Ideas for this Summer Vacation
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Ideas to Create a Photo Wall
Are you thinking of creating a photo wall with your summer travel treasures? With a few creative ideas, you can create a photo wall that brings memories and looks aesthetic.
Here are some of the best ideas for creating a photo wall.