No matter what you collect, your fabulous finds deserve to be displayed. A pleasing arrangement allows you to enjoy your curated menagerie and gives the audience the opportunity to fall in love with it too. Plus, it’s fun to share your acquisitions and earn the admiration (and envy) of your audience. But how should you showcase your findings to their best advantage? Here are some creative ways to make your unique collection shine.
pile it up
The items you collect will depend on how they are best displayed. By their nature, dishes are capable of stacking themselves. Beautiful Pyrex milk glasses, glow-in-the-dark uranium glass (aka Vaseline glass), and other popular items collectors can place on sideboards and shelves for spectacular effect. Take, for example. Stunning stacked combination by Tanya Hughes. In addition to maintaining the amazing mrs hughes Vintage fashion blog and offers vintage patterns for sale therein Etsy Store, Tanya is a master at showcasing her amazing Pyrex collection. Follow Pyrex Maven on Instagram (tanyamaile) to get a steady dose of his talent.
 Tanya Mel’s wonderful “dish-splay” (her own appropriate language) is a master class in stacking (and collecting, of course). Note the elegant placement of the old statues.
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 Mrs. Hughes’ spot-on stack of Dot Pyrex is a shelf-worthy smile fest. Still thirsty for a glass of milk?
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put it on the shelf
A sturdy shelf can be home to a lot of things. FStatues, photographs, ceramics and other similar objects pack a visual punch when collected on a mantle, ledge or shelf.
You can see the influence of the multitude of similar pieces in Susannah Carson’s exquisite and ethereal performances.. Carson has a real “eye” for artistry. Her ophthalmic designs elevate ceramic plates, canvases and other substrates. These museum-quality painted plates housed in simple plate stands are a sight to behold. Start your own collection her online shop and follow him Instagram,
 Who wouldn’t be surprised by this stunning arrangement of stunning plates from Susannah Carson?
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 With a cleverly displayed set of Susanna Carson plates on your shelf, all eyes will be on you!
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Take a lesson from Tina’s charmingly unique world strange pullip For creative shelf displays.. This collector of Pullip dolls had the brilliant idea of using a dollhouse to “house” her collection. A cabinet shelf works too, as her overflowing army of big-eyed dolls will tell you. For more information about these delightful creatures, read Tina Weird Pullip Blog On WordPress.
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Blenko glass is much beloved by collectors around the world. Since 1921, the West Virginia company has produced hand-blown glasses in a rainbow of colors and a multitude of shapes. Our friend Chris Martin is a major collector, the proud owner of dozens of rare and desirable items. Chris was so kind as to share some photos of him displaying his extraordinary collection in his home to inspire other glass owners.
Chris Martin gives his Blenko glasses perfect justice with color-coordinated groupings on the shelves that benefit from natural backlighting.
The window-facing cabinets provide a spectacular sunset view of Chris Martin’s impressive blanco glass collection.
Grouping similar things on a shelf is fun and interesting for families. We were thrilled to acquire this group of Happy Children for just this purpose.
Siegfried Hefner Our little family of eerie happy children enjoys a place of honor at the top of the shelf that houses our vinyl collection. Yes, that’s an original serigraph of Robert Indiana’s iconic Love design on the wall behind them.
You don’t need to be a librarian to maintain a library of books. toms Shelves do more than just decorate your space – they have mysterious properties.Enrich the mind and improve the mood. so keep yourself in pProximity to RThe real and imaginary world of writers and thinkers with artfully arranged shelves of books,, Don’t forget to flick through and read them!
 We love to look at the fancy and well-worn leather bindings of old editions in our library. An old book further adds to the aura of his bygone days.
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 This beautiful stack of priceless pop-up books, easily readable from their place of honor on our living room book shelf, makes a sweet sight.
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stuck
Themed artwork is especially attractive when displayed collectively. Consider hanging your like-minded paintings, drawings, photographs or other works of art together on one wall. “Cluster art” is nothing new, but when done right it is timelessly charming.
 Like the talented Susanna Carson’s pair of Whippets, groupings of themed art look great together. Of course, having an amazing background doesn’t hurt.
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 Whimsical hand-painted illustrations by none other than Susannah Carson really make this wall pop.
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wing it
There are many ways to display your treasures. Hey, that rhymes! The point is to forget the rules, just be guided by what works and looks good.
Tina from Bizarre Pullip is full of creative ideas. A repurposed vintage printer’s letterpress tray holds her small rock and crystal collection, while larger pieces are happily displayed on a teardrop shelf.
share it now already
Show us your best ideas! You are invited to share how you have showcased your collectibles in our gallery and inspired collectors everywhere.