How to Care for Your Caylus Merch: Maintenance and Storage Tips?
October 13, 2025
You could add more value to your collection by personalizing your Caylus merchandise. There are many ways to derive value while tailoring your items. This includes hand-painted tokens and custom storage solutions. This guide is practical for collection enthusiasts and offers numerous ways to add value.
- Hand-Painted Wooden Tokens and Coins
Concept: Paint and stain wooden pieces and finish in a style of your choice.
How to:
Prepare by lightly sanding wooden tokens to get the surface ready.
Acrylic paint is vibrant for use; otherwise, metallic paint can be used for a coin finish.
Varnish with matte or gloss to seal and protect.
Suggestion: Customization of player tokens in different colors can be used for aesthetics and clarity gameplay.
- Custom Storage Solutions
Concept: Storage that is still in the basic box stage can be moved upgraded to tailored organizers that fit your style.
How to:
Create modular trays for game boards, expansions, and tokens, which can use wood, foam, or acrylic for construction.
Organize and engage the use of labels for quick access at the cabinet.
Felt or foam lining to compartments to ease the scratching or sliding of pieces on its surface.
Suggestion: Modular tray design means you can still expand with your growing collection.
- Customized Play Mats
Concept: Design a play mat in your favorite Caylus style.
How to accomplish this:
Print your designs on neoprene mats. These can include artwork, custom city layouts, or themed borders.
For smaller DIY projects that can’t be printed, use fabric paint or markers to create your designs.
Pro Tip: Integrate player colored zones or reference gameplay icons for smoother game play.
- Decorative Display Cases
Concept: Make your favorite pieces a centerpiece.
How to accomplish this:
Use shadow boxes, spare glass display cases, or acrylic risers to display your boards, tokens, or collectibles.
Use LED strip lights or small spot lights to draw attention to your gem pieces.
Enhance displays with thematic printed medieval cityscape backgrounds.
Pro Tip: Change items periodically to add interest to your display.
- Customized Dice and Accessories
Concept: DIY for small collectibles and add custom ons.
How to accomplish this:
Paint dice with metallic or glow-in-the-dark colors for a new style.
Create new designs with Caylus symbols with resin and custom decals or stickers.
Tokens and miniatures can be epoxy resin to add a top coat for a glossy finish.
Pro Tip: Before using a paint or coat, test it on a spare piece and other pieces to confirm that they will work for your main pieces.
- Themed Apparel and Fabric Merchandise
Idea: Personalize t-shirts, hoodies, or tote bags to express your love for the game.
How to:
Use fabric paints or iron-on transfers to apply your cherished quotes and symbols or city motifs associated with Caylus.
For a more refined and understated approach, lightly embroider small motifs or initials.
Focusing on the sleeves, hems, or pocket openings will allow custom details to be added and escape the feeling of overcrowding.
- DIY Art Prints and Posters
Idea: Change standard prints to create unique pieces of wall art.
How to:
Augment existing posters with hand painting, metallic inks, or other layering techniques and textures.
Put smaller cut-outs into frames to create mini collectible sets.
For longevity, use acid-free materials for the backing and UV-protective glass for the frame.
- Personalized Event or Achievement Tokens
Idea: Make tokens to celebrate the memories you create on your Caylus adventures.
How to:
Create special markers to use as game pieces by integrating resin molds, wooden blanks, or 3D-printed elements.
Engrave or paint memorable moments, dates, or scores on them.
These custom tokens may be used as gameplay incorporated to spark conversation.
Concluding Remarks
As with any other DIY project, you are free to customize your Caylus collection to make it personalized, functional, and gorgeous. Each embellishment you add, be it painted tokens, a custom play mat, or a unique display solution, elevates surface level branded items and conveys your genuine dedication to the game.
