Decorating with Maps {Giveaway} | I’m Lovin’ It
If you are challenged by an empty wall, maps can often make a graphic statement, usually for little cost. Whether it’s a vintage print of where you live or a wall-size illustration of the world, a map can bring an unexpected punch to a room and at the same time make it more personal.
Earlier this week I shared my State Pride project I made for my office using an antique map print.
Decorating with maps is all the rage right now
Map Wallpaper at The Inspired Room | decoupage map Tray at Today’s Creative Blog |map table at Primative and Proper | Map Picture Frame via Martha Stewart |Vintage Map Specimen Art from Bombus |Map Magnets at TidyMom
My map came from the Etsy shop, Ancient Shades. They have reproductions of old maps from all over the world. Every map in the shop has been restored and enhanced . They are not selling only prints of scanned maps, I hundreds of hours have been invested removing stains, folding signs, scratches; also some of the maps needed reconstruction of small missing areas.
Take a look at some of their beautiful map prints:
Vintage Map of Scotland – print
Vintage State Map of Texas- print
GIVEAWAY has ENDED
Two lucky TidyMom readers can win a map of their choice (up to $50 value) from Antique Shades Etsy Shop!
How to enter:
Visit Antique Shades then leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with a map print.Then simply complete the steps in the giveaway widget below. Personal information will not be shared or used for any kind of mailing list, it’s simply used by me to select and contact the winner.
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I’m Lovin’…….Decorating with Maps
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I like the old map – world map restored!
Cheryl- I love your little roundup of decorating with maps! My son is crazy about maps and I’ve been meaning to put up a big one in his room. Would love to win this giveaway! Also, thanks for the party!!! 😀
I’m ordering the SC map and making it into a lamp shade. LOVE this!
I love the idea of doing it on furniture so I think I would have to find a unique piece at a swap meet, get to painting and then mod podge away. Love this post!
I’d love to create placemats with a map!
Wilmington, NC for a family picture montage.
If I won a map, I would frame it and hang it in my living room!
I’m working on redoing my son’s nursery into a manly room and I’d love to have some cool maps for the gallery wall I’m doing!
I have seen so many fun crafts to do with maps. I’d probably frame a map of a location that we have been to and include a photo from that location.
I would read with a fine tooth comb (I love maps) then use for decoration.
I would use it to be the top of my former microwave cart turned serving cart.
I have my antique makeup dresser in my bathroom done with old maps. I used Mod Podge to apply. I love the way it turned out.
Would love one for the living room!
I would def hang it in my living room. love the world map
I’d definitely hang it in my office. These are gorgeous.
I would use it as wallpaper as in one of the examples in my mudroom area. I think it would look just lovely in there!
I always love looking through all of the crafts and recipes that people link up! Great Friday!
I love the Vintage Map of Missouri (my state). I think I’d use it on a small side table I have, maybe decoupage it to the top.
I’d get one of England and put it up in my office so I can see where my ancestors came from and where I’d like to visit. Or I’d get one of my hometown or state.
It would go in my office wall
If I win I would like the map to go to Allie’s son (#107 from Baking A Moment). I would want him to pick-out his favorite map to hang in his room. I have 4 grandsons and I love their reactions when I give them something they’re crazy about. Good Luck to Allie’s son!
I’d use it to decorate our home office; I’ve wanted a vintage map for this very purpose for a while now
Hello! This is my first day on here! I’m a new mother, and a mostly stay at home mom! it’s so amazing so far and my daughter is only 4 1/2 months. your tips on cleaning i will surely use! We need more decorations in our home! It’s Pretty Bare! Those maps are beautiful!! I just love the feel they would bring to our home! We have a giant white barn door style sliding door in our living room that slides to close off my daughter’s room and i think one of those beautiful maps would look super lovely in an old window pane on that wall! Oh that is getting me too excited, i need to go clean and decorate right this minute! Thank you for the inspiration!
I would use as a mat for one of our wedding prints.
My son wants to put maps onto his headboard, so I would help him decoupage it onto a new headboard that we build! We would LOOOOOVE!!! to win this!!
I would love to have a world map to give to my parents for their 40th wedding anniversary. They have become world travels over the past few years and an antique map would be the perfect way for them to remember all the wonderful places that they have been.
I would frame it and add it to my gallery wall!
I would use the map to decorate for an “Around the Worrld” Themed party I am hosting. I would frame it or find a way to turn it into centerpieces.
If I won this beautiful map, I would frame it and hang it in my living room.
I was a geography major in college and am obsessed with maps, especially vintage looking ones! I love the panoramic retro maps from antique shades. I would probably frame it in a really neat way and put it in my daughter’s nursery. I want to expose her to maps as much as possible and one of these would grow with her for sure!