How To Display and Store Sentimental Items
/
There comes a time in each of our lives where we wake up and realize that our homes are full of stuff…unwanted items that have been passed down to us, given as gifts, once had sentimental value but no longer do. These items accumulate over time, usually because we are just too busy to set aside the time to go through the endless boxes to see what we’ve been saving all these years.
When you’re ready to declutter the items from the basement, garage, back of your closet and under your bed, no doubt you will enjoy the walk down memory lane for many items and wonder why you’ve been saving others. Then you’ll be ready to do the hard work. Decide what to save and what to let go of.
For the items that you want to save, it’s important to store and display them in a safe manner so they can be passed down to the next generation. Following is a list of our favorite items:
Use archival boxes to protect photos from dust and mildew.
Gaylord Archival Storage Boxes
Print a favorite recipe on a tea towel.
Shutterfly Recipe Tea Towel
Create a gallery wall.
Pottery Barn Gallery Wall
Store memories in a customized box.
Amazon Keepsake Box
Create a shadow box.
Wayfair Shadow Box Picture Frame
Display collections in glass jars.
Crate & Barrel Glass Jars with Lid
Store items cloth boxes with a label.
Container Store Storage Boxes
The ideas are endless. Just do a quick search online for the items you want to save and you’ll have hundreds of options to choose from. These are just a few of Living. Simplified.’s favorite ways to display your sentimental items.
More Organizing Ideas
Need even more ideas on how to organize your home? Living. Simplified. is ready to help. Take a look at these blog posts or send us an email at lauren@livingsimplified.net and we can work together to reach your organizing and decluttering goals:
5 Steps to Organizing Your Family Room