(Welcome to Jessica, one of the finalists for a contributor position here at AT:Chicago. This is her third post...re-visit her first one here and her second here. Comment away!)
Map wallpaper, maps & adhesive, (practically) FREE!
From The Denver Post article/slideshow "Welcome to My World"
Map Stickers, at Hello Traveler, $13
Mosaic atlas tiles, at Etsy, $18 for 80 pieces
Bergino baseball - Chicago, at SportsGifts, $20
Map storage boxes, at The Land of Nod, $34
Iron world map sculpture, at Overstock, $80
Silverstone globe, at Bloomsbury, $99
Dry erase wall mural, at SkyMall, $150
UK mirror, at Leigh Harmer, $385
License Plate USA, at Sundance, $3895
-Jessica
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Comments (7)
Too bad the wall mural (skymall) is so grossly distorted, it would've been cool.
I love the UK mirror - I wish they had it for other countries. Also, cheaper.
You can never go wrong with an artfully displayed globe!
That LOTR map reminds me of one of the map items that didn't make my final cut:
http://www.cafepress.com/shirteesnet.132144754
For all you Lost junkies out there...
I have been obsessed w/ maps for as long as I can remember. Currently, my dining room is full of maps I found in old atlases (no, atli? Long time since HS Latin class), and an old plan I found from Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. in a place I cannot disclose w/o getting into some trouble, but I can say I saved it from being wrinkled up in a ball in the corner of a file drawer in a planning office.
My favorite is my 1999 NYC subway map that hangs in my bathroom - I even planned the colors in there around it. There are many great free or super cheap maps out there that you can decorate with for nothing or next to nothing! Blow up a Nolli (sp? it's been a long time since grad school) map of Rome and wah-lah - you are suddenly a designer on the same fame plane as Nate Berkus!
becky
I LOVE that you're not above posting something from SkyMall!
OOOOOH! I don't tend towards themes, but if I did, the map theme would be a top contender. Something about a map lends an air of adventure and exploration to ...well, almost anything! There's also something very grounding about consulting maps of the physical world -- good stuff to have around.