Start your own museum… in your home!

Who needs to visit the museum anymore when you can have one of your very own… and enjoy it without leaving the comforts of your home. Save your money! With this easy and free technique, you can build your own personal “Home Museum” in minutes.

Pick out a “dead” space, or a “lively” one for that matter, in your home and put some of your things on display. These can be things that are important to you, things you’re attracted to because of their color, or just a hodge-podge of things you’d like to see together. It’s completely up to you!

I’ve chosen a series of three shelves that were very underused. On the top shelf, I placed a fancy hot water warmer behind a Krispy-Kreme doughnut box.

The second tier is a bit more exciting, sporting a Reddi-Wip can atop a homemade pedestal and a corn chip on the opposing pedestal. You can easily make these beautiful pedestals by wrapping plain white paper around a tupperwear container. Then you can do as I did by setting some everyday objects from around the house on top of them. These “plain” objects now take on a regal look that make a bold statement.

To dress the third tier, I just threw a couple of strange items together for a vintage effect.

It’s that easy and now you’re competing with some of the most renown contemporary artists around – Jeff Koons, Tom Sachs, Robert Gober to name a few.

Rotate your exhibit whenever you like by just changing out some or all of the items. You can also draw some more attention to your exhibit by tacking a sign and a balloon to the wall beside it.

Have an opening party and invite over some of your neighbors!

If you decide to start a “Home Museum, “please mail me your photos and I’ll post them – click here to e-mail me.

Who really needs Martha Stewart anyhow?