Collected Home is a term we coined to describe a decorating style that incorporates a variety of objects, furniture, and decorative elements from different sources and styles. These items are often acquired over time and reflect the homeowners’ personal preferences, travels, and experiences. Rather than following a single theme or style, a collected home showcases an eclectic mix of pieces that tell stories and add character to the space. This approach to decorating emphasizes individuality and authenticity, resulting in a welcoming and personalized environment.
Collected homes are homes full of memories, travel objects and everything that brings personality to the home. It is a décor that cannot be done all at once, nor can it be bought in its entirety at the nearest shopping mall. Here at home, we love this style of decoration, which is built with history, memories and objects that remind us of happy times in our lives. There is always room for more stories to be told in a collected home.
Making your home collected
As already mentioned, a collected environment cannot be created overnight, because it takes away the fun of the whole process. A collected home is never finished; stories are told over the years.
The main items that make up a collected home are: works of art, objects made by artisans, items brought back from trips around the world, as well as everything that brings back fond memories.
As long as each element tells a story and matches your personality, there are no rules for making your home a collectible. It could be anything from a beach house with marine objects, fishing gear and characteristic elements to an ethnic home decorated with handmade pieces and pictures with fabric mats.
Tips for incorporating this style of decor
To turn your home or any room into a "collected" space, you can follow some tips:
- Collect items that truly mean something to you. This could be a piece of art you acquired on a special trip, a piece of furniture that has a family history, or even something you found at a local flea market.
- Don’t be afraid to mix different decorating styles: combine modern pieces with antiques, ethnic elements with contemporary items. This mix of styles creates a visually interesting and charming aesthetic for your collected home.
- Arrange your collected items to tell a visual story. Group similar objects together or prominently on a shelf, or frame them, no matter how random, and hang them on your wall to tell the story of the places you’ve been! For example, group your objects by travel: each corner tells the story of a different part of the world.
- Introduce a variety of textures and layers into your home decor. This could include shag or patterned rugs, pillows with different patterns and textures, curtains in different fabrics, suzanis, etc.
- Add personal touches throughout your home, such as family photographs, favorite books, plants, and other objects that bring your personality to the space.
- Be patient: A collected home is an ongoing journey. Don’t feel pressured to fill every space right away. Allow your home and decor to grow and evolve with you over time.
Ideas and inspirations for items that make a home collectible
1. Pictures with fabric mat:
2. Various crafts:
3. Ethnic prints and fabrics:
4. Old family objects:
5. Books and magazines:
6. Peculiar Collectibles:
7. Mining:
Examples of collected houses
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Rodrigo Castejon
Rodrigo is a very dear childhood friend, always with a very sharp and refined look, I usually say that he is my most chic friend. His roots from the countryside of São Paulo and Minas Gerais shaped a large part of his culture and aesthetic sense, but in a way that is not boring at all, mixing new references with fun objects and ethnic pieces.
Her good taste and years of practicing the art of prospecting have resulted in a super collected home. Her old apartment in the Higienópolis neighborhood of São Paulo was one of the most beautiful I have ever seen, and now, her new home in Monte Santo de Minas - MG, brings the same style we love, but revisited in new tones, with orange predominating.
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Aunt Tete
Today's Collected House holds a special place in Ad Astra's history. We grew up visiting and admiring each collection, the history of each object, each piece unearthed in a different country from this house, and it was also the home that opened the doors for the photos of our first collection.
Aunt Tete and Uncle Ricardo, our dear neighbors, have a house with soul, built with calm and that is "never finished", there is always space for a new discovery and, with it, a new story.
The couple with Lebanese blood loves to bargain, from the hawker fair in São Paulo to the Marché aux Puces in Paris, as well as treasures brought back from their travels in Asia. With French architecture and a decor that combines a mix that we love, Tete and Ricardo's home, which has always welcomed us so well, has shaped our imaginations and dreams to the stars.
