In attempt to reclaim a room in my house that was often just used for housing boxes, I decided an update was in order. In homage to my love of travel, flying and DIY, I created a map room. As usual, I turned to the internet for inspiration:

http://beforeitsnews.com/diy/2012/11/diy-nautical-map-chart-wallpaper-2446952.html
http://parmamelissa.blogspot.com/2009/11/map-walls.html#.UubQPxBOm70

For my room, which I would use as a reading room, and a place to plot adventures, I chose to use a combination of vintage aviation maps (which I found on ebay) and my own beloved collection of National Geographic maps. Here are the results: