Holiday Display Hacks for Collectors

A festive holiday scene showcasing creative collectible display ideas.

Bored with your usual holiday decorating? Dust off your collectibles and put them on display for the holiday. A well-curated collection of your favorite things—from toys that are usually found under the tree to themed items that are in storage the remainder of the year—deserves to shine during the holiday season. To help, here are 9 collectible display ideas that will hack your holiday decorating.

Hang Floating Shelves

As you would do at any time of year, think about vertical surfaces when thinking of ways to display collectibles. Easy-to-hang floating shelves can hold traditional holiday collections, such as silver candlesticks, snow globes, and Santas. Or, smaller-sized collectibles, such as unboxed LEGO® MiniFigs or FUNKO Pops, set amidst faux snow and festive garland. For this type of arrangement, the more the merrier.

Liven It Up with a Gallery Wall

Sort out your red and green or holiday-themed LEGO® and create a gallery wall. BrickHeadz can be arranged in Wall Mounted Display Case for LEGO® BrickHeadz 3 BrickHeadz wide. Use as many as you need to create a gallery wall to fill the entire space or just mix in with other artwork for a custom look. The displays are available in 1 to 5 BrickHeadz Wide sizes, up to 5 tiers high.

Use Shadow Boxes

Showcase mementos from Christmases past in a shadow box. Gather vintage holiday greetings, a letter to Santa, or a treasured holiday trinket and arrange in the frame. Swap it with an existing frame on your wall for the duration of the season or add it to your gallery wall for a hint of holiday cheer. The acrylic will protect the holiday décor from sun damage and dirty hands and preserve for future generations to enjoy.

Make a Festive Scene for Collectible Displays 

Looking for easy ways to display collectibles this holidays season? It takes just a little imagination to sprinkle some holiday magic on existing collectible displays. Spruce up your LEGO® London Bus (or any red LEGO® car or toy truck you may have) with a bottle brush tree and set it on a display stand. Use a LEGO® Icon Poinsettia centerpiece as a creative nod to your LEGO®  collection on your table (to protect it from food splatters, place a custom size 5 sided acrylic box over the flower display).

Protect Collectible Displays from Dust

A LEGO® collector takes pride in their builds and wants to protect them from dust—but that doesn’t mean they can’t take part in the celebration. For instance, a display case for 5 LEGO® Helmets can be topped with five Santa hats arranged to appear to float over the helmets.

Create Custom Designs for Collectibles 

Give your display case some holiday cheer with a custom background. Display Cases and Stands for LEGO®  are available with custom backgrounds. For example,  shopPOPdisplay’s Display Case for LEGO® The Disney Castle 71040 comes with predesigned art, but you can upload your own custom print for a holiday spin. A pattern that matches or coordinates with the gift wrap under the tree helps achieve a cohesive look for the season.

Organize with Glass Cabinets

Place holiday plates, such as Lenox or Spode, on acrylic easels behind protective glass. A curio or glass cabinet will keep the decorative dinnerware from getting dusty or even worse, broken, when not used for entertaining. That also applies to LEGO® builds on display stands. Depending on their size, it is one of many ways to display collectibles during the holidays while keeping them organized and protected.

Incorporate Festive Lighting

Battery-operated fairy lights add a warm glow to all collectible display ideas. Add them to an acrylic cylinder filled with vintage ornaments, drape them over builds protected in LEGO®  display cases, or arrange on the shelf or mantel to provide a soft light from below.

Save Space with Wall-Mounted Cases

Collectibles like LEGO® are usually found under the tree. But there’s no rule that says they can’t be on the walls near the tree. Use our space-saving Wall Mounted Display Case for LEGO® Speed Champions 4 Cars Wide to display red and green cars (or any colors that match your holiday decorating theme) for a festive collectible display idea.

Final Thoughts

Make holiday decorating easy with the above ways to display collectibles. shopPOPdisplays has an array of display cases and stands for LEGO® , including pre-assembled and ready to assemble (RTA) acrylic cases in a variety of stock sizes. Use them for inspiration in creating impressive and cheerful holiday vignettes will protecting your cherished collections.