I've spent decades collecting memories from all over the world, so I want them visible, and surrounding me in my life.

To emphasize the items and not the shelving, I got wire racks from Storables: http://www.storables.com/shelving/industrial-post-steel-wire-shelving.html

These are great platforms to present things on. Also, they have pads - both clear, and rubberized - that cover the shelves for the "small things" that would otherwise fall between the wires of the shelf.

The cool part is that I have a big collection of hats, and there are little hooks that snap onto the vertical posts of this shelving. So I got a bunch of these hooks, and hang my hats on the vertical posts! It covers up the metal and makes a more interesting display.

I also used Ikea LED lighting strips underneath the edge of the shelves to provide subtle illumination on each shelf. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50192073/

And finally, I found a way to mount my guitar hangers on the ends of the rack, so my guitars can hang up, out of the way, but easy to reach when I wanna make some noise.

Now I am embarking on getting 20 years of collected art into frames, and onto the walls...