The steps below follow the order of the work for this decor project.
See our go-to Handmade wall decor options using vintage maps — because vintage maps are so cool and an affordable way to decorate large walls or create a gallery wall.
Find the printable vintage map you need in our collection of 20 vintage maps and a second collection of 20 more vintage maps (all free to download!). There are colorful maps, black and white, yellowed maps, world maps, city maps — pretty much anything you can think of! Find one that works for the Handmade wall decor option that speaks to you.
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Handmade Wall Decor options using Vintage Maps
Maps are a creative and inexpensive way of creating your own Handmade wall decor.
Whether you use maps from your own travels, pick up vintage maps from a thrift store (or eBay or Etsy), or print maps from our printable map collections, we’ve found 13 great ways to decorate with maps.
Plus, see 50+ more ways to display maps and other art here.
(1) Create a framed map headboard via The Painted Hive
(This post also contains helpful tips for enlarging an image to print!)
(2) Display framed maps on picture ledges via Elle Decor
(3) Handmade Map Wall Treatment, Renter-Friendly! via Craftivity Design on Bekob
(4) Hang several large-scale maps via Digs Digs
Many of the maps in our Collection of 20 Vintage Maps and 20 More Vintage Maps are available in big enough sizes to be printed large-scale!
(5) Compose a vintage map gallery wall via Merika Meyer Interiors
(6) Handmade Nautical Map Wallpaper via Sopo Cottage on Bekob
(7) Decoupage maps into an old window frame via Robb Restyle
(8) Add some color with vintage maps via Better Homes & Gardens
(9) Handmade Pieced Map Wall Art via Creative Juices Decor on Bekob
(10) Maps in embroidery hoops via Row House Nest
11) Use the maps as decoupage for almost anything. Image via About Home.
(12) Pallet Map via Craft Shack
(11) Vintage Map Coasters via eHow
(12) Another headboard made with vintage maps (via Remodelista)
And wouldn’t it look great hanging standalone on the wall as a large wall art display?
look at these great headboards to buy and build to find one that suits your bedroom!
(13) Framed world map in a large Handmade frame. (Jenna and Calder)
Build your own frame with our walkthrough: straightforward Handmade Rustic Picture Frame
look at these other Handmade Wall Decor options:
- 60 options for Decorating Large Walls
- Handmade Wall Decor options with Engineering Prints
- 50+ Wall Decor options and Tips
Find many more Handmade home decor options as well as recipes, projects to build, and for sure don’t miss our 1960s basement remodel series!
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