As a professional organiser, I often come across clients who have collections of memorabilia, such as ticket stubs from concerts or sporting events, postcards from travels, or other sentimental items. While these items can hold a lot of personal meaning and value, they can also be difficult to display or incorporate into everyday life.
So, how can you properly organise and display your memorabilia in a way that allows you to enjoy and appreciate it, without it becoming clutter?
Decide if you’re keeping it:
First, it’s important to go through your collection and carefully evaluate each item. Ask yourself if the item holds personal meaning and value to you, and whether or not you want to keep it. If you decide to keep an item, make sure to properly store and protect it so that it stays in good condition.
Display it:
Once you have sorted through your collection and decided on the items you want to keep, it’s time to think about how to display them. Firstly, group ‘like’ memories together. It’s up to you if you group it based on what it’s made of (fabric, paper and so on) or type. Type examples might be, ticket stubs, postcards, keyrings together. You could even sort them based on events like wedding; UK trip and so on.
There’s no right answer, it will depend on how you want to keep it. Keep in mind you might be displaying it together.
Once you’ve grouped things you can come up with some ideas on displaying items!