20 Earthly DIY Projects To Decorate With Globes And Maps
Globes and maps are a must have when you’re teaching your kids about the world. They’re very useful when you need a physical presentation of the location of the countries, names of the seas, states in certain countries and more. If you’re a traveler, it’s also a brilliant idea to mark the locations you’ve visited on the map. Tie each pin up with strings to show where you’ve headed. Give it that investigator’s touch with red strings to show the correlation between each locations! It’s fun and interesting to customize your map. Not only it’s good enough as a decor on the wall, did you know that you can upcycle them into something else entirely? Read on for more creative ideas that you can use to level up your decor game with maps and globes!
1. Globe Vase
Wait… you can make a vase out of a globe? That’s amazing! Making a hole out of the globe is just the first part. You can stabilize it by sticking it to a transparent plastic sheet. This will give the illusion as if it is able to stabilize on its own.
2. Globe Bowl Centerpiece
The unique appearance of the globe serves well in making it into a unique bowl that you can use for decor as well as holding sweets! Serve your guests with a special bowl that will get them excited!
3. Globe Pendant Light
A light kit consist of a bulb and wiring. The lamp shade however can be made all sort of stuff. You can make it out of cupboard, magazine rolls, 3D paper origami as well as a globe!
Having multiple of these in the house just looks so stunning! You can even poke holes around the globe so lights can seep out of the patterned holes.
Checkout the tutorial link below on how you can create one yourself! It makes such an interesting lamp shade to have for your kids!
4. Globe Table Lamp
This globe has turned into an epic table lamp! A thinner sheet of globe is necessary to make this work. And it looks so amazing to stare at!
5. Quote On Globe
Inspirational quotes are usually placed on a flat canvas. Then, we would hang them up on a wall. In this case, it’s pasted onto a globe. The globe itself becomes an upgraded decorative ornament that would beautifully decorate the shelves that you have in your home!
6. Wall Map Collage
Cut out part of the map of your favorite places! Stick them together to form a montage of places that you have visited! These places can be those that has stories tied to them. It’ll make a nice reminder of your fondest memories!
7. Canvas For Quotes
Quotes on white paper is just too mainstream. Get them on maps instead! The golden color wordings is a must! It’s like the best color that would make your quotes stand out.
8. Skin For Your Drawers
Drawers need decor too! This might not be such a common idea because people would usually paint it. Putting up sheets of map on the drawer’s front is a unique and simple idea that would give a new outlook to your furniture.
9. Map Table
Decorate your plain table top with something eccentric! A map would look just fine! Checkout the tutorial link below on how you can create your dream map table! You can put waterproof layer on top to improve its durability. Have a read on the tutorial for more thorough tips!
10. Map Coaster
Coasters are amazing thing to have when you want to have your drink with style! These map coasters will make the presentation of your beverage a unique and memorable one!
11. Map Tags
These tags are amazing as bookmarks! It looks elegant and make such a nice gift too for book lovers. With the proper modification, it can be turned into a lovely luggage tag too.
12. Map Paper Weight
Whether as paper weight or ornament, these rocks covered in maps are the perfect thing to have on your table and shelves. You can cover the map with mod podge before wrapping them around the rocks carefully. Massage the surfaces so you won’t get weird folding on the rock.
13. Map Bookmark
A bookworm will always appreciate a unique bookmark. Instead of collecting stamps and stickers, one could be collecting bookmarks too. And this unique piece is something that is worth to be added to the collection.
14. World Map Envelope
Send your letters in style! These envelopes made of map is one special item that would get your message sent and remembered in a good way!
15. Map Gift Box
Turning maps into a gift box or gift wrapper is a fresh way to reuse old maps! The map drawings itself is already a fun pattern to see! It works fine as a wrapper just like that!
16. Wedding Favor Boxes
Give little gifts in little boxes! For certain, these little gift boxes need to be decorated too! Luckily, you can save a great deal of your time if you just upcycle your old maps! Use them as wrapper around the gift boxes! It’s instant upgrade to their appearance!
17. Vintage Map Garland
Decoration on the wall does not have to be just paintings and shelves of ornaments, we can put up some garlands as well! These timeless map garland can be put throughout the entire year. It’s not seasonal so there’s no worry of having to dispose of them after winter or summer!
18. Vintage Atlas Pinwheel
Decoration of flowers inside vases are too mainstream. Upgrade your home decor ideas with pinwheel made of maps instead!
19. Globe Letter Box
Storing your favorite letters has never been so wonderful! This globe has been modified to store letters in a unique way! Paint it with a new coat of paint and decorate the globe with patterns of your choice! You can go for spring theme with flowers all around or any that you love!
20. Globe Ornament
Show the world that you’re a traveler by decorating your Christmas tree with something out of this world!
