apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

My partner and I love to travel and we collect wooden masks from our different destinations. It's suprising that so many cultures around the world create wooden masks, and interesting to note the subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences between different countries.

We only have around 10 or 15 so far, but we've organized them on the wall in such a way that it becomes a focal point, rather than a cluttered distraction.

I'm not really sure that the number of objects really matters--I think if it's something you are interested in and keep an eye out for, you can consider it a collection.

For me, collections are clutter unless they are useful at the same time. The only thing I have that you could call a collection is about half a dozen antique handbags that a family member gave me. I display them in open frames on my bedroom wall, and I use them occasionally. Maybe I shouldn't, they might be valuable, I don't know, but it's really the only way I can justify keeping them around.

I collect fashion dolls. Most of them are 16" tall, some are 12". I blog about them too (my second blog is dedicated to them!).