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[wilma]

I’m still undecided about this. I kind of like of it, but it also reminds me a bit of school rooms. I think it works in some settings - dining rooms, family rooms, offices. I’m not sure about living rooms. I would definitely not want maps in my bedrooms. 

What do you think? Here are a few examples. 

[Shelbelle]

I think it is fine for a home office or den or basement, especially if the maps are of interest to you, my DH was a geography teacher so definitely his thing. He has some hanging in his home office. 

[kaydee50]

No, to all of them.  We do have a world map that we use push pins on to highlight the places we've been around the world displayed in a prominent place,

[Witchy Woman]

@wilma 

I enjoy maps in decor, but only those limited to areas of interest to me...not just maps in general.

As an example, in our back entrance hall, I found wallpaper that was a copy of an antique map of Maryland, Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay area.  We coupled it with some coordinating trim and a stripe below.  It is one of my favorite areas of our home, even thought it is a back halway.

We also have several prints of skipjacks and the Arc and Dove....all unique to Maryland.

I have a few other smaller map prints around my home, but they are accent pieces.

We also have a few lighthouses of the Bay area, even though our interior is Victorian, not nautical.

[Oznell]

Done well, it's a rarefied and "old school" look.  I've always LOVED geography and maps, the "well-traveled" look.  Love vintage maps in old frames.  The only one I have is an antique map of southern Ontario, Canada (which ironically, I got in an antique store in New Orleans).

I had it framed and matted, and it looks great.  I haven't had it up for a while-- there's a spot in my living room where I hang a moody fall tree landscape, and I alternate that with the framed map.  The sepia tones look good against robin's egg walls.

[World Traveler]

Thanks for posting. I love it! Would work very well with my interests.

[Still Raining]

There used to be a wonderful shop in London that just did maps, all maps all the time.  My dad's credit card obviously had a larger limit and we used to stop by.

The most favorite gift of all time is a small, colored map of the Middle East from the 1500s.  

[Imaoldhippie]

I like them in a library room in the house, I think they make it cozy and comfy.  Add a couple of globes.

Of the pictures I like the first one best.

[godi]

The maps go in these rooms. They look ok. For me no. 

[jeanlake]

I'm a map nerd, but the living room feels a bit sterile with the maps. Will say -- we rented a VRBO house with creative, framed maps of the area posted in entryway. Loved it -- very helpful for visitors. But in living spaces -- no living rooms.