Collecting baseball caps is a classic American tradition.
If you have a collection of caps, don't tuck them away on some closet shelf. Instead, display them proudly in your home on a wooden rack. Not only does this keep them safe from being crushed by other items, it offers an opportunity to infuse some true personality into your decorating. Real conversation starters, you can share the story behind each one with your visitors. Plus, this allows for easy access whenever you want to wear one.
Instructions
Organizing for the Display
1. Separate your cap collection into different teams, and arrange them in order of importance to you.
2. Group different years of baseball caps together, and put them in chronological order.
3. Group like colors together if you want to display caps on a wooden rack for a decorative fashion statement. Separate the ones that you like to wear the most from the ones that are just for show.
4. Paint the wooden rack in the colors of your favorite teams or in the colors of your home, if you wish. Make sure you keep the rack free of dust to ensure that none of your caps get dirty.
Displaying Your Collection
5. Decide which caps you are simply going to stack together on one of the shelves. According to the American Chronicle "Wool baseball caps should be folded from the back." This folding method works for all materials.
6. Arrange the caps that you rarely wear on the very top and the very bottom shelves. Place the caps that have the best designs on their fronts on top, and place the caps have an eye-pleasing color scheme on their tops on the bottom.
7. Display your favorite baseball caps at eye level on the wooden rack. Space them out evenly.
8. Buy a few screw-in decorative hooks for the front of the shelves. Place any strays from your collection on these hooks, or include other hats for added color and interest.
9. Add other baseball memorabilia to your collection of caps. Place baseball cards, pictures, trophies or small nostalgic paintings on the wooden rack in between the baseball caps for a decorative display.
