9 unexpected ways to use maps in your home

Stitch your travels around the world. Cross Stitch Map is a world map, printed on cross stitch fabric and mounted on a wooden frame. Whether travelling by plane, train or automobile, recuperate from your latest adventure with a bit of crafty cross stitching! Shop the cross stitch map here. 

Set the scene with an easy-to-make serving tray – it’s a gorgeous way to bring out afternoon tea. Use a map from your last trip to keep it personal.

Travel light with this versatile caddy! Just load it up with office supplies or crafty bits for portable organisation, which can be easily moved from room to room.

Colour your world with pens and markers aplenty. You can find the perfect shade at a glance with this purpose-designed vertical storage unit.

These handy boxes are light enough to wall mount, making them great cabinets for displays. Slide open their worldly doors to reveal hidden souvenirs and mementos.

Bid ‘bon voyage’ to messy shelves with decorated magazine holders that continue the map theme. If you’re an avid glossies collector, fill a whole shelf with holders to keep armfuls of your favourite periodicals in order.

Keep a boatload of everyday items stashed in orderly hidey-holes. It’s a great way to clear out the catch-all kitchen drawer and makes quick work of sorting small essentials.

Pen your tales of adventure in coordinating journals that inspire the writer within. Store-bought notebooks are easy to cover – just look out for hardcover options with plenty of pages. For a quality finish, cover as you would a school exercise book, cutting the paper at the spine and mitring the corners inside.

Never lose keys, receipts or tickets with a designated organising station. Add bulldog clips for mementos of your last holiday and sticky notepads to start planning your next big trip.