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Remember those vintage Tupperware containers or stuffed animals you have in storage? They could be the right ingredients to invigorate a bland space in your home. A thematic collection of objects, when repurposed as decorative elements, can add personality and pop. They also won't cost a dime.
'A collection is a great way to make a home feel personal,' said Rodman Primack, who co-founded the design gallery AGO Projects with Rudy Weissenberg.
They have designed clients' homes around collections of American quilts, Iranian kilim rugs, antique wicker furniture and 1930s Russian roller-printed textiles. But childhood sports trophies or kitschy cookie jars could just as easily be the foundation of a room.
'Not everything needs to be expensive,' said Mr. Weissenberg, who wrote the book 'Love How You Live: Adventures in Interior Design,' published in 2024, with Mr. Primack. 'Most things in repetition look amazing.'
In arranging your kids' artwork, or your antique toy trains or signed jerseys, take inspiration from these six homes that were professionally designed around offbeat or elaborate collections.
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