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Creative Ways to Display Your Special Treasures

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Creative Ways to Display Your Special Treasures

 

In the past, I’ve written about rotating your collections so they don’t overwhelm your home. Here are some creative ways to showcase them.

 

A friend’s husband grew up in Texas and spent much of his childhood at their family ranch. He’s saved his childhood chaps…dirt and some blood still on them. Instead of letting them sit covered in a box, she had them framed!  Everyone who visited loved seeing them on the wall.




Our good friend in FL was nicknamed Curly. One day, he presented Larry with a T-shirt with Larry (of the 3 Stooges) on it. He’d purchased a Curly T-shirt for himself. Larry loved the T-shirt and wore it all the time. It was almost on its last legs, so I had it framed.

 



Another friend’s son was ecstatic when he was given the game-winning baseball of a game he’d pitched. He’s all about baseball, so she had the baseball placed in an acrylic cube. 

 

 

Perhaps these will give you some ideas on how you can display some of your special treasures. 



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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Author, Golfer, Traveler, Retired, Wenatchee, WA

Good morning, Kathy.
I think the best treasures aren't necessarily the things worth the most money, but the things with the best stories. I especially love the framed chaps... dirt, blood and all! Cleaning them up would have cleaned away part of the story.

Aug 11, 2026 04:27 AM
Kathy Streib

I agree Carol Williams they were much more interesting than a painting!  

Aug 11, 2026 06:21 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I love the chaps also! That would definitely be a conversation starter. These are good ideas!

Aug 11, 2026 04:59 AM
Kathy Streib

Kat Palmiotti For Larry's 50th birthday I had everyone sign a large picture of him as a baby, then had it framed. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:21 PM
Gwen Fowler SC Lakes & Mountains 864-710-4518
Gwen Fowler Real Estate, Inc - Walhalla, SC
Gwen Fowler Real Estate, Inc.
Good morning, Kathy. Framing special items like childhood chaps is such a creative and personal way to preserve memories while adding a great conversation piece to your home decor!
Aug 11, 2026 05:00 AM
Kathy Streib

Hi Gwen Fowler SC Lakes & Mountains 864-710-4518 hope you'll try again next week to join us at the Zoom call. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:22 PM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Kathy. Excellent ideas. Very creative. And, must say good conversation starters. Enjoy your day.

Aug 11, 2026 05:02 AM
Kathy Streib

Wayne Martin I like them as good conversation starters. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:23 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Kathy. Back in the 1960's my husband was presented with a cheetah skin... I had it framed for him some years back and it hangs in our hallway. He's also received gifts over the years of daggers when living in the Middle East. I also had those framed in shadow boxes. I have signed ballet slippers from some of the NY City Ballet's most famous ballerinas... sadly they still are residing in a box. I have no more walls on which to hang anything.

Aug 11, 2026 05:29 AM
Kathy Streib

I know what you mean Nina Hollander, Broker   I love shadow boxes because they're such a good way of showing your special treasures. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:25 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Kathy Streib that's the problem with open floor plans... you lose walls to hang art.

Aug 12, 2026 05:00 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Tuesday morning, Kathy. Thank you very much for sharing your experience and advice.

Aug 11, 2026 06:09 AM
Kathy Streib

Roy Kelley You are very welcome!!

Aug 11, 2026 06:26 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Those are nice ideas.  After we renovated my parents' home, my Mom had to decide how she wanted to display her dolls, haha.

Aug 11, 2026 06:40 AM
Brian England

Hmm, I don't recall, but I will have to find out the next time I am at my parents' home and remember to let you know Kathy Streib 

Aug 11, 2026 06:43 PM
Kathy Streib

Brian England That would be quite a task!!!   What did you do with them?

Aug 11, 2026 06:26 PM
Marie-Noelle Metseye
RE/MAX Northwest - Bothell, WA
Reward Trust with Excellence

I love these ideas! So many meaningful items end up tucked away in boxes, but displaying them this way lets you enjoy the memories every day. The framed chaps and T-shirt are especially creative and full of personal history. 😊🏡✨

Aug 11, 2026 07:02 AM
Kathy Streib

Marie-Noelle Metseye Thank you. what I like is that they're so much more special than a picture you bought somewhere. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:27 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

You just reminded me that I have a keepsake I've been planning on framing.

When my son was just a baby standing in the crib he used to jump and bounce and shake his head when we played "Sugar Shack".

I have the actual 45 record we used to play for him and want to frame it with a QR code to a video of him "performing". 

Aug 11, 2026 07:37 AM
Kathy Streib

Sharon Tara that is an excellent idea!!!  I hope you'll do it and share it here. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:31 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

How you choose to mount something can have a profound affect or effect on how it is viewed.

Aug 11, 2026 07:37 AM
Kathy Streib

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 I'll bet you have many ideas you could share with us from your days in the antique world. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:31 PM
Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner
Denver, CO
Enjoying Every Day to Its Fullest!

Kathy, those chaps are quite the story, and bet everyone loved them, along with the 3 Stooges t-shirt.

Aug 11, 2026 09:36 AM
Kathy Streib

Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner every person who saw them had to know the story. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:32 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
Educating. Encouraging. Serving.

Good afternoon Kathy,

You are creative and I love displaying keepsake items this way! It really lets you enjoy the memories every day. The chaps and shirt is a hoot! 

Aug 11, 2026 12:47 PM
Kathy Streib

Dorie Dillard Austin TX those chaps are perfect for Texas!   It's such a fun way of adding whimsy to your home. 

Aug 11, 2026 06:36 PM
Lawrence & Sheila Agranoff
Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - crrli.com. We are Lic. Assoc. Broker/Lic. RE Salesperson - Plainview, NY
Listing & Selling Long Island Real Estate

Such clever and unique ideas Kathy. I like them!

Aug 11, 2026 11:04 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy I have acrylic displays for some special baseballs I have.  One of them is a Nolan Ryan baseball, but I did not think of framing some special t-shirts I have.

Aug 12, 2026 01:55 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Sand 'n Sea Properties - Galveston, TX
Galveston, TX 936-203-0279

These are great ways to show off special items that are meaningful. 

Aug 20, 2026 09:19 AM