Displaying Your Trophies - Your Best Options

Hard work, training, and practice are all key ingredients to winning an award. While winning may not be everything, it is nice and there is no harm in wanting to show off your new memento. Displaying your trophies can be a difficult and daunting task. You might not want it to look like you're bragging but you still want to make sure it looks nice. There are several options to make your awards and ribbons stand out.

One option you have is the traditional case. While this is a nice way to display your trophies it can be cumbersome. First off there are good things about having this type of display. For starters you can be certain that all your plaques, awards and ribbons will be save and collect less dust. Another good part is these types of cases often come with built in lighting so you don't have to worry about illumination. It is not all sunshine and roses with the big display cases though. If you only have a few awards to display then the case will look mostly empty, not an eye catcher. Also their glass design can break if you aren't careful with it. Cleaning your contents won't be a problem but keeping the exterior fingerprint free might be a hassle, especially if small children are about.

Another option you have to display your trophies is a simple shelf. You're local hardware or home improvement store will have several options for you to choose from. While this option is great for housing a few of your awards it also has its downsides. For starters you will need to regularly clean everything on the shelf. By leaving things open to the environment dust and dirt will settle on the. A good weekly dusting should keep them clean. You may have to polish them over time to keep them nice and shiny. Another problem is lighting. If the shelf is in a darker area you may have to add a light to ensure that they are shown off properly. Lighting styles are a personal choice so the perfect type depends on your personality and home design.

Trophies can also be displayed on the floor. In many competitions the awards are huge, sometimes topping three-feet. If this is the case then setting them on the floor to be displayed is perfectly fine. You just want to ensure that they are in an area that they won't be tripped over and that you keep them free of clutter. A great way to enhance this type of display is to hang a picture of the winning moment over the area to turn it into a display area not just a storage area.

There are many ways to display your trophies. Which way you decide on depends on several things: how many awards, what space you intend on using, and, of course, personal taste. If these are your children's awards you might want to include a picture of them with the award so you can have a nice memory of how old they were and what they looked like at the time.