Create a display corner
If you are passionate about things and like to collect them or simply own things handed over to you, you can create a display corner inside your house

By Shubhdarshani Mitra
An aunt of mine roams around the globe on official visits; her passion lies in collecting interesting-looking watches from around the world. Her side table in the living room exhibits a crystal-studded watch in the form of a high-heeled sandal and a canon, among others, which keep the guests involved even if the hosts are not at home. Similarly, my friend’s elder brother possesses this almost tattered-to-pieces dictionary (could be called legendary now), which belonged to his great-great grandfather. Both treasure their possessions. It’s just that my aunt has properly displayed her belongings while my friend’s brother has not done so with his unique possession.

While many of us have this habit of collecting specific things, creating a kind of display corner inside the quarters of your home and regularly updating it could be an exciting hobby.

For one, the idea to display will not only be appreciated by your family members and visitors at home, the items would also get the required attention in terms of their maintenance. Locked inside your cupboard or shelved, the items would definitely get spoilt over a period of time. Once exhibited in a place where visitors can view, you’ll have to take care of your belongings.

The display corner could be a cabinet or glass-doored shelves or a table top, depending upon the nature of the items. Delicate items could be kept away from the hands of children or fiddling visitors.

Another interesting idea could be to attach a note to your possessions and giving some information about the item may be as to the date of purchase, city, country, etc. Like a candle shade bought from the streets of Paris could have a note, which could provide some worthwhile information about it. It will not only help you to remember the details but also provide information for the outsiders. For example, a wine bottle (even if it has been emptied) from France could tell people about how old was the wine, a watch from St Petersburg in Russia could provide information about the name of the street from where it was bought, year, reason for the visit etc.

The collections could be a part of your fond memories and thus safeguarding the cherished memories in the form of displaying the items where they would be in front of your eyes everyday would also mean refreshing good times over and over again.

So, whether you have a kettle pot or a trinket or a tattered piece of literary work which can be refurbished, it’s time to bring them out of the closets and give them their due recognition.

Why hide your collection, just show it off!