We all love collecting something. And there is nothing more rewarding than displaying this collection for others to enjoy because it is an investment of resources but most importantly of time and patience.  I collect necklaces (I adore them!) and books (don't we all!) and I wish I could say I collect art (I would have to have so much more) but I do enjoy purchasing every piece we own.  Like Emily Henderson above, you can collect all sorts of things or something more specific (like all the below). Here are some ways others have incorporated collections in their homes-

I pinned this image some weeks ago because I was very attracted to the prints (of course the wall color and the plaid chairs don't hurt either).  Trying to figure out where I could find some similar images I came across New York Public Library's (NYPL) image gallery.  Score!  It has got to be one of the world's best kept secrets.  Or did you know about it? They have a wonderful collection of over 800,000 open access images from their vast collection of books (see collection here).  They have categories from the ABCs of Cigarette Cards (here) to amazing maps (here) to early landscape photography (here), and this is just the tip of the iceberg. 

One of my favorite places to find great funky things is right in the heart of Dallas. Its a great spot called

 Curiosities

If you have a chance you have to stop in to check out all their loot.