by Toma Haines
Rotate your
collections with the season. If you're a
collector, it's easy for your house to become overwhelmed with clutter. Any good Interior Designer will advise you to
"edit each room carefully, and then edit again". By showing only one collection at a time, you
allow visitors in your home to truly see and appreciate the beauty of your
possessions.
When guests return to your home months later they are delighted by the new
visual treat rather than the same staid scenes people often have for years on
end. Before long, as you rotate your
collections, you will get a reputation for your novel dcor. With the change of season friends will ring
up asking to come by to see your latest display!
The secret to successfully implementing this is securing a space in your home
to store your collections when not in use.
A closet lined with shelves (or a fancy armoire) becomes Alibaba's Cave
when decked out with multitudes of collections. Having the collections in a central spot
gives a spot for you to find inspiration and contains the clutter away from
prying eyes.
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