I’ve always been a fan of airplanes (hence my stint working for an airline and my obsession with airplane boneyards). Thus, for those that know me, it should come as no surprise that I’ve been trying to come up with a creative way to decorate my bedroom using airplanes I made out of origami (yep,… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Paper Plane Art
After stumbling upon on an Apartment Therapy post about how to decorate using ABC flashcards, I had an idea to do something similar using postcards and photos from my travels. I’ve been wanting to find something to do with my postcard collection (other than framing or scrapbooking them) but I didn’t want to spend a… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Postcard Wall Hanging
I’m in the process of redecorating my bedroom and in addition to hanging up vintage travel posters, I want to find a way to incorporate my map collection (what, are you seriously surprised I have a map collection? Have you read this post?) After doing a little digging through the Internet, I think I’ve figured… Read More Decorating Idea for Travel Addicts: DIY Map Art
If you’re like most first-time visitors to this blog, you stumbled onto it by google-searching one of the following search terms: 3. “Western women are spoiled” 2. “Virgin-Atlantic Uniform” Or 1. “Travel Tattoos” Yep, those are my blog’s three most popular search terms (Pretty eclectic readership I’ve got going, huh?) Well, dear readers, I figured it was… Read More 6 MORE of the Best Travel-Themed Tattoos
I love this idea of turning old passport stamps into framed pieces of art. The blog, A Brooklyn Limestone in Progress, posted a ‘how-to’ guide which makes the whole project seem both easy for amateur artists like myself and cheap (supplies totaled just five bucks). Here are the steps: 1. Scan a few of… Read More Decorating Idea for Travel Addicts: DIY Passport Stamp Art
These photos come from the Boston Public Library’s collection of vintage travel posters. All of them date back to the “The Golden Age of Travel” (1920s through the 1940s). Here’s an exert taken from the description on their Flicker page. “Travel agents and ticket offices during this period were festooned with vivid, eye-catching posters, all… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Vintage Travel Posters