Displaying Trophies at Home

Select a room where you'd like to show off your awards. For many people, the living room is a prime spot for displaying trophies, but you could also opt to have your special souvenirs in a hall or in your finished basement. Perhaps your child would like his special mementos on a shelf in his room.

Decide whether you'd rather get a shelf -- or shelves -- or a trophy case for your display. This might depend on the number and size of the awards you want to show off. Some cases even come with built-in lighting.

Choose which awards will go on your shelf or display case; you'll have to measure the trophies' height to ensure they'll fit inside the display case.

Settle on an arrangement. Try placing your favorite, most meaningful trophies at the center of the display, or place the largest trophy in the middle of the others. Another idea is to arrange the awards by sport or by discipline.

Hang items such as blue ribbons and plaques on the wall behind your trophies, if using a shelf. You could also arrange ribbons around the trophies inside the case.