Make Home Your Dream Holiday Destination - Easy Travel Themed Decor Ideas
Easy Travel-Inspired Home Decor Ideas
It’s been a long time since many of us have flown abroad for a relaxing break on some distant shores, and with travel restrictions getting tighter by the day, it will probably be a while till we can jet-set again.
But don’t let this get you down! You can relive those warm travel memories or remind yourself of your bucket-list destinations in your very own home. Fill your living space with pieces inspired by far-flung places for a holiday feeling all year round.
Whether it’s illuminate your space with a candles which evoke the beautiful smells of gorgeous destinations, or using textures, prints and fabrics inspired by multi-cultural influences, here are my easy tips to put you in a holiday mood at home.
Upgrade your coffee routine
We all enjoy a hot drink in the mornings to start our day, and this is the perfect place to easily instil a holiday vibe. You can easily recreate the famous coffee cultures of abroad by using traditional cups and accessories that are used in coffee houses abroad. These beautiful handmade ceramic fincans (coffee cups) from Ozerlat hark back to the long-established Turkish coffee tradition.
Made using traditional techniques and exclusive designs, these fincans use ancient Ottoman art traditions to incorporate the motifs of the Golden Horn and Rumî.
I love starting my day with a cup of warming coffee served in these beautiful and authentic fincans, it takes me back to my travels through Turkey every time!
Use prints with multi-cultural influences
An easy way to add some travel inspiration to your home is by using fabrics in your living area which have multi-cultural influences.
This print throw from Flo and Joe has Moroccan influences and yet due to the mono-chrome colours it still works well with contrasting fabrics and shades.
Palm leaf is a trending print at the moment and Flo and Joe’s Vintage Palm Leaves Mural Wall Hanging is a beautiful addition to enliven any wall and work particularly well in hallways or above side-tables.
Add vintage accessories from abroad
Scaramanga specialise in historical vintage furniture from rural India and they offer a host of unique items for the home. My favourites include these multi-purpose wooden brick moulds, which were initially used to produce mud-bricks of local Indian homes. They can now be used for storage, for decoration, or even as wooden planters.
You can also bring a touch of India to your kitchen with Scaramanga’s kitchenware. I love their large wooden placemats which are great heat conductors and they look strikingly beautiful on any surface. All placemats are different in their designs, which means you are sure to get something unique every time.
Bring the Safari home with animal inspired accessories
Dibor have a range of products that would satisfy anyone’s desire to go on safari. Their luxury whisky tumblers feature gorgeous gold elephant and zebra designs as well as a gold rim for an added touch of class. Add to this their embossed elephant wine goblets, made from smoked glass for even more exotic yet classy themed drink-ware.
Dibor also offer homeware that evoke memories of far flung destinations, including their beautiful ceramic elephant umbrella stand, perfect for brightening up any hallway during the colder months.
Display your travel memories
I love collecting items from my travels and I’ve realised the best way to evoke the lovely memories of my trips is by displaying and enjoying them. This beautiful light four shelf bookcase is the perfect way to do just that and has plenty of space to display large items from your travels, or even travel guides you used to plan your trip.
Their beautiful Epsom tripod table is also ideal for displaying smaller trinkets that you’ve collected from your holidays. The gorgeous and sturdy minimalist tripod style table has distressed duck egg polka dots around the edge, brushed gold legs and a classic hold base, ideal for showcasing your precious travel items. It also makes a fabulous drinks table for creating exotic cocktails although sadly sandy beaches and sunshine are not included..!
Find the perfect time to display your travel memories from Woods Furniture.
Create a travel-themed gallery wall
A great and super easy way to add travel themed decor to your home is through prints. Desensio have a vast and beautiful collection of high-quality prints in various sizes available to order with frames in a range of styles and colours. Their travel themes cover nature, quotes, maps, cities and much more.
In addition, they also have a feature on their website to ‘create your own gallery wall’, allowing you to see the final design before buying. All prints are of a high quality and delivered to you within a few days.
Use storage solutions from across the globe
Artisanne works directly with local artisans based in a village in Senegal to produce these gorgeous woven baskets. Weaved from sustainable ndiorokh grasses, these are multi-purpose and can be used in any part of the home, including bedroom, bathroom or living room. Perfect for storage, I keep mine in the hallway for linen and face masks!
The direct access Artisanne have with their producers means that they can create their own bespoke designs, and guarantee high quality, as well as importantly ensuring that they are Fair Trade. In addition, the unique handcrafted nature means that no two baskets are exactly the same.
Recreate the holiday scents with candles
Candalia offers a range of luxury candles and diffusers, many of which have fragrances which take inspiration from their love of travel. My favourites include Oud & Bois De Santal, which is packed full of Arabian oud, sandalwood and agarwood, and Fleur D'Oranger which reminds me of my travels through Valencia. Each Candalia candle is hand-poured and made to the highest quality, making this a great and effortless way to recreate travel memories.
The way you display your candles can also add to creating a travel-theme in your home. A beautiful candle lantern which is inspired by the lanterns of South East Asia can really lift a room. One of my favourites is this gold iron lantern from Flo and Joe, which makes candle light even more magical!
Enjoy meals from your favourite holiday destinations
If like me you love to travel to samples different food from around the world, then a great way to recreate that holiday mood is to prepare those same dishes at home.
Italian food is one of my favourites and it is also easy to recreate at home. This pizza stone and cutter from VonHouse is a great way to up your pizza game, as this on-stick ceramic helps creates a beautifully crispy base reminiscent of Napoli. I use it for both cooking and serving, which cuts down on the washing- up! It’s also ideal for useful for baking other dough-based recipes such as bread and biscuits.
Order your pizza stone and cutter to recreate those Italian holidays!
As well as cooking different cuisines, you can also store your food using traditional techniques.
Bento Bags hail from Japan and are iconic because of their triangle, origami shape. These Bento bags from Living in the Light are a great way to bring some Japanese travel inspiration into the kitchen, with their quirky designs and character print. They are also environmentally friendly as they can replace disposable packaging for a reusable, machine washable alternative. Perfect for storing snacks, fruits or even vegetables such as onion and garlic.
What are your favourite travel themed home accessories? Let me know in the comments below :)
Her Favourite Food & Travel x
