Interior and Furniture Designs: 50 Travel-Themed Home Decor Accessories To Affirm Your Wanderlust

Travelling is cheaper and more accessible than ever before. Whether it’s the ancient sights of Rome, beautiful beaches of Indonesia, temple ruins of Thailand or snowy slopes of Canada you’re dreaming of, everyone has a place they’d rather be. Celebrate your inner wanderlust with these travel-themed accessories. Remind yourself of that battered suitcase you used to have, with vintage shelves above your chest of drawers. Scratch off the places you’ve been and would like to go, with a globe or flat-on-the-wall map. Drink yourself around the globe again as you recall your stories out of an atlas drinking cabinet. The world is your oyster.

Buy It: $20

Balloon Pin House: Take your pick of where you’d like to rise with this ‘Up’ inspired balloon house. Mark it on your large-scale map for acute precision.

Buy It: $19

Vintage Airplane Models: Made from yellow-painted wrought iron, this vintage airplane from World War Two could make a splash on your family bookcase.

Buy It: From $30

Ship Scale Models: Detailed, expansive and not so expensive, these heritage ships put today’s cruisers to shame. Place one on the avid boater’s desk for dreams out to sea.

Buy It: $37

Vintage Hot Air Balloon Model: Travel the world in your own way with a hot air balloon model for your bookshelf or desk. It seven-inch frame is a scintillating find for steampunk home décor lovers.

Buy It: $17

Antique Brass Compass & Leather Case: Know a sailor that always gets lost? Set their starboard in motion again with this antique brass compass and matching leather case.

Buy It: $50

Antique Telescope With Leather Case: This antique telescope and engraved leather case are hand-crafted by the Hare Krishna community. See their detailed work for yourself as your eyes peer far, far away.

Buy It: $32 each

Vintage Suitcase Shelves: Not keen on invisible, standard or bookcase shelving? Take the travel-oriented solution with this array of suitcases holding your foreign finds.

Buy It: $126 for 2

Metal Suitcase Shelves: Go for a touch of industrial antique with these metal suitcase shelves, a thoughtful gift for the stylish traveller.

Buy It: $81

Suitcase Turntable: Want to impress that special someone with a retro gesture? Take a turntable in a suitcase for an imaginative picnic.

Buy It: $129

Tripod Compass Table: Looking for an artpiece and coffee table in one? This unique tripod table offers a handy rest for drinks, as the working clock keeps track of the time.

Buy It: $29

Traveler’s Bookend: The 40 Leagues Under the Sea fan must know about these varnish-look traveller’s bookends. Holding one half of a ship to each side, they’ll bring a nautical nostalgia to any bookshelf.

Buy It: $69

Globe Bookends: Spin the world to your next destination with these unique bookends, framed in dark wood. Gold-painted globes push together travel reads for added knowledge on your next trip.

Buy It: $22

Airplane Paper Weight: Buy a simple travel motif with this silver paper weight. Its holiday reminders will weigh down your book, not your mind.

Buy It: $60

Ship Wheel Wall Clock: Polish off a nautical theme with a ship wheel wall clock and background map. Its brass finish and beige tones remind of older times.

Buy It: $53

Compass-Style Clock: Rope hangs around time with this compass-look clock, a perfect find for the sailor’s bedroom. Plan the next trip on the boat as it stays steady on the wall.

Buy It: From $25

More Compass-Themed Options: Need more compass clock options for the sailor of your dreams? Let them while away the work time with this array of designs for the office wall.

Buy It: $33

USA Scratch Map: Want to discover America? Buy this scratch map for your wall, turning gold to white as you go.

Buy It: $99

USA Travel Map Pin Board: Plan your next trip like a CIA agent with this map of the states that pins where you go. A slate board and grey colouring make a muted stand.

Buy It: $34

Scratch Map: Conquer the world with this black and gold scratch map featuring continents, ranges and seas in visage. Each country yields a different colour once your person has stepped foot.

Buy It: $17

Scratch Globe: Make your own globe – without drawing all the countries – with this unique flat-pack that assembles to a sphere. Scratch off the countries you’ve been to with the kids, for a relaxing trip back in time.

Buy It: $150

Cork Globe: Combine pin and globe functionalities with this handy cork globe and metal stand.

Buy It: $60

Magnetic Globe: Pin globes too dangerous for the little ones? Use this metallic globe instead, with different-coloured pins sticking – not marking – the places you want to go.

Buy It: $105

Magnetically-Levitating Floating Globe: Available in black and gold or classic blue, this floating globe has to be seen to be believed. Fascinate your guests with its physics-defying form in your library or office.

Buy It: $20

Typographic World Map Art Print: More of a word than a picture person? This monochromatic find tells you where countries lie in a flurry of letters.

Buy It: $11

Travel Poster: Spread the travel word with this simple black and white poster for your office wall. Its modernist mantra will soon see you on holiday.

Buy It: $10

Eat Well Travel Often Poster: Forgive that Italian pasta with this quirky illustration and memorable saying. Lean it against a wall for a modern, hipster feel.

Buy It: $10

Destinations Board Art Print: Not spending enough time at the airport? Give your wall some travel love with this black and white departure board with customisable cities.

Buy It: $15

To Travel Is To Live Chalk Sign: Pretend to a talent for drawing with this chalkboard sign for your home kitchen. Its nomadic message inspires sunnier, lighter, sandal-wearing times.

Buy It: $37

3-Piece Travel-Themed Wall Art: Seen the sights of New York, Rome and Paris? Make it known with this three-piece triptych for your living room wall.

Buy It: $60

3-Panel Antique World Map: Long for the world that came before with this antique-look three-piece map. Its faded hues look to have gone through a hundred travels.

Buy It: $8

Vintage Travel Postcards: See the world in sepia with this thirty-two piece set of vintage travel postcards. Their odd splashes of colour would make a bespoke feature on a bedroom wall.

Buy It: $60

World Map Mural: Want to see the world in macro? Line your feature wall with this muted-hue piece for the bedroom.

Buy It: $9

Travel-Themed Wall Decor: Whether you’re looking for love in or with a foreign city, these wall decals share your spirit. Easy to apply and remove, they’ll share your dreams of the past and future.

Buy It: $60

Travel-Themed Growth Chart: Inspire the kids to travel with this growth-chart marked with a quote and compass.

Buy It: $24

Hot Air Balloon For Kids Rooms: Got the bump, décor and passport already? Create a travel-themed nursery with this funky hot air ornament for the well-travelled baby.

Buy It: $9

World Map Pillow Case With Wash-Out Pens: Sick of the kids drawing on the bedsheets? Celebrate their passion with this special-purpose pillow case and wash-out pens.

Buy It: $18

Antique Map Throw Pillows: Extend dream-time to your living room with these antique throw pillows upon your couch.

Buy It: $20

2-Sided Travel-Themed Throw Pillow: Show off – or hide away – your travel plans with this two-sided pillow for a range of guests.

Buy It: $6

Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost Throw Pillow: Appease your parents of your travel plans with this Tolkien-quote travel cushion.

Buy It: $142

Travel-Themed Bedding: Spice up your dreams with this bedding set dotted with trinkets. Beige and navy-blue illustrations ensure pairing with a wide range of colours.

Buy It: $80

Travel-Themed Bedspread & Comforter Set: Extend your travelling to your duvet, as you sleep off the plane flights and the long, hot summer nights.

Buy It: $70

Antique Maps & Travel-Themed Shower Curtain: Shower-time is thinking-time. Dream of foreign lands with the world staring at you during your morning bathe.

Buy It: $13

Magnetic Car And Trailer Salt & Pepper Shakers: Like to travel domestically? This car and caravan guide you through summer seasons and seasoned food.

Buy It: $140

World Globe Bar: Wow the guests as this rolling globe provides the drinks. This antique-look atlas acts as both artpiece and unique wine holder.

Buy It: $68

Airplane Bottle Holder With Corkscrew Propeller: Recall your past trip with friends as this airplane holds the bottle. A corkscrew propeller does away with the cork.

Buy It: $6

Airplane Bottle Opener: Give the gift of travel with these bronze-look bottle openers on your homecoming.

Buy It: $35

Ship Wheel Cheese Board & Tool Set: Tired of basic round, oblong or square cheese boards? Sail the seas of delicious fare upon this unique cutting board.

Buy It: $16

Mountains Are Calling Mug: Blame it on the mountain! This monochromatic travel mug causes a stir among the most unique of mugs.

Buy It: $59

Personalized Map Coasters: Sit your drink on your old address, new address, and the address you’d like to have. These personalised coasters show a 6km radius of any town in the world.