Turn Country Icons Into a Minimal Masterpiece
This California living room‘s built-in shelves show off the owner’s collection of vintage boxes in hues—honey, green, red—that echo the floral upholstery of her George Smith sofa.
Create a Personal Display
Rather then letting thank-you notes collect dust, the owner of this Maine cottage hung them from an Ingo Maurer chandelier.
Group Eclectic Items
Indian hand mirrors, dog portraits, and Belgian wig molds from the 1890s converge in a charmingly offbeat installation in this New York home.
![In this Oregon home, the owner's collection of cast-off suitcases delivers discreet storage alongside an array of fans.](https://i0.wp.com/clv.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/09/54eae1570b5d0_-_made-from-scratch-living-room-0513-ayyess-xln.jpg)
Make Use of Built-Ins
In this Oregon home, the owner’s collection of cast-off suitcases delivers discreet storage alongside an array of fans.
Fill Unexpected Spaces
The stair landing in this Nantucket cottage doubles as a mini museum of regional tools, including a cranberry rake, a wire lobster trap, and glass floats.
![The owners of this New Hampshire cabin treats their lake home's exposed studs as shelves, which showcase collections of vintage fishing gear and license plates.](https://i0.wp.com/clv.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/09/480x552/54eb5faa1011d_-_little-house-on-the-lake-moose-hook-0912-xln.jpg)
Deviate From a Pattern
The owners of this New Hampshire cabin treats their lake home’s exposed studs as shelves, which showcase collections of vintage fishing gear and license plates.
Put Kitchenware on Display
In this Texas home, the kitchen’s floor-to-ceiling shelves—accessible by rolling ladder—hold an amass of whiteware.
Keep Cookware in Sight
These beauties deserve to see the light! This Michigan cabin‘s display of cast-iron and enameled pans climbs the wall behind the kitchen’s 1933 stove.
Corral Finds in a Crock
When you live in the country, walking sticks can be helping in aiding uphill climbs. Nestled in an antique crock, they make a rustic art installation that’s also a reminder to get outside!
Create a Cabinet of Curiosities
In this Atlanta loft, a 1930s cupboard—composed of 80 cubbies—hosts an array of natural objects: shells, nests, antlers, feathers.
Add Personal Touches
A collection of cowboy boots in line by the front door of this Texas ranchcreate a coloful and welcoming entrance.
Add Diversity
An array of junk-shop loot—mirrors, taxidermied birds, a horse bit—fills one living-room wall in Sarah Gray Miller’s upstate New York home.
Frame Ephemera with Personal Meaning
In this New York beach house, inexpensive framed maps creatively chronicle the family’s travels.