Designer Josh Hildreth joined staff writer Jura Koncius last week on The Washington Post’s Home Front online chat. Q: My parents are downsizing and asked me whether I want anything. How do I tell them ...

Webster's dictionary defines a collection as "an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison or exhibition or as a hobby." While that technically describes a collection, most collectors ...

The word "collector" can bring to mind a connoisseur of fine art and, just as easily, an overzealous hoarder. Hummel figurines, matchbooks, ashtrays, bubblegum cards and campaign buttons - items that ...

To help you make your collections look beautiful (and not like an over-stuffed charity shop) we’ve reached out to professional interior designers for their tips on creating artful displays including ...

Marcie Cheung has 30 Minnie Mouse ears hanging on the wall of her Renton office. Lindsay Yost placed 14 vintage lunchboxes atop her bookcase in West Seattle. Trent Merrill once possessed an entire ...

Ahh, toy collecting. Lately, it is an exercise in futility. Figure preorders sell out in seconds, noting is on the shelf to buy anymore, and companies cannot keep up with demand. Let's say you do walk ...

There are stages to creating a collection, starting with methodically accruing treasures over time and ending with displaying them in a way that reflects your personality. According to Fritz Karch and ...

Fritz Karch and Rebecca Robertson are not only longtime friends, coworkers, and style-makers, they’re also committed, passionate collectors. In their book, Collected: Living With the Things You Love, ...

Robert Highsmith and Stefanie Brechbuehler, the husband-and-wife team behind the design firm Workstead, have a soft spot for peculiar objects made with care. “I’m just really drawn toward unexpected ...

Once you hit a certain age, you find yourself with enough knickknacks to call a “collection.” The problem, generally, is that these odds and ends are usually scattered about with little thought to how ...

There’s an art to arranging collections like a pro. Here are a few pointers. By Tim McKeough Whatever you’re drawn to — whether it’s antique ceramic plates, framed insect specimens or contemporary ...