Design: Matchbooks

Hello, hello my dears!  Sam from The Peak of Tres Chic here, back to share a fun decor idea to spruce up your space.  One thing about me:  I happen to be a collector of sorts.  When I was in kindergarden, the obsession began with rocks.  

I once tried to take home a sack full of artificial rocks from the school playground for my personal rock collection.  Here we are 20 years later, and my tastes have elevated a bit.  Nowadays, I prefer adding to my coffee table book and throw pillow collection.  I also love to collect matchbooks from my favorite local restaurants and from my travels.   The diverse designs, typography, and colors on each book look lovely arranged in a bowl together:

{Katie Armour}

{Rue Magazine}

{Tommy Smythe}

Are you more of a minimalist?  No problem. Buy a dozen matchbooks in the same style and arrange together in a pretty bowl, like these ginger jar matches:

{Design Darling}

Ready to curate your own collection?  Here are a few gorgeous matchbook designs to get you started:

Top Row: Palm Tree Matches $7/Blue Crab Matches $4/Barney's Odalisque Matches $12

Bottom Row: Flamingo Matches $7/Coral Matches $4/Twigs & Flint Matches $32.50

Demijon Glass Bowl $78

-post by samantha penner