It is Super Bowl Sunday, an unofficial national holiday, and for one night millions will transform their basements and family rooms into football dens. But for those who want to celebrate their fanaticism all year long, a sports theme can tastefully be incorporated into any room. Accountant Brad Mendleson turned a rarely used formal living room in his Gaithersburg home into a home office decked with a lifetime of sports memorabilia. “He had all these bins full of sports stuff and I sorted it out and had everything professionally framed, archived and preserved so he could enjoy it,” said interior designer Lynni Megginson.

It was Holly Mendleson, Brad’s wife, who told Megginson about the collectibles in the basement, including ticket stubs from Orioles games, and Wheaties boxes and newspaper clippings featuring Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken.

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