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DEL.ICIO.USWhere to Hang Family Photos?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Maybe I’m just nosy, but one of the things I most enjoy most about visiting a friend’s home is seeing his/her family photos.
There are some people who feel family photos should be restricted to certain areas of the home, but I remember my great aunt, a woman of impeccable style, placing or hanging family pictures throughout the living room, bedroom, and dining area - all places that have been considered off limits.
In my own home, I have photos of friends and family on display in my office, and I plan to create a hanging gallery of family photos in the currently unused space just off the front entrance.
I’ve also seen fantastic displays in hallways and on staircases (see image at right from Real Simple which offers great tips on arranging and hanging photos). What’s more important than location, I think, is planning the display, and not haphazardly throwing any picture in any frame on just any wall.
Where do you hang your family photos?
What are your strategies for organizing them?
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By Melissa
August 21, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
So far, the only “art” I have hanging in my house was done by my niece when she was 3. I have a number of family photos in frames that prop up. Now that we are re-doing the kitchen, dining, and family rooms, I want to take nice close up pictures of all of my nieces and nephews and convert them to black and white. I want to frame them in black frames and use either cool wrapping paper or scrapbooking paper for the mat.
The Picture Perfect Wall company has a nice system for grouping photographs across a 3ft x 5ft space. The kit includes frames and costs $349!! Too steep for me, but I like the concept. I figure I can recreate their process using frames and mats from Ikea and by using rolled craft paper as the template.
I really like the idea of a common type and color of frame in varying sizes. That creates such a clean, stylish look that is timeless.
By Celeste Alexnder
August 28, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
The latest trend is to hang black and white family photos in matching frames and mats enlared to poster size in your foyer if you have a modern home. smile decoratingsista