Interior Designs Offer Tips for Displaying Family Photographs

Displaying pictures can present many challenges, even for the most talented interior designers. To help overcome these struggles, interior designers have compiled a list to help homeowners professionally arrange their own family photos.

• Arrange Photos Before Hanging Them – Whether it is using painter’s tape or light pencil marks, it is important to have a plan before hammering nails into the wall. Tracing frames onto paper and taping them to the wall represents a great visual when trying to plan a family collage.
• Grouping Photos – Interior designers recommend grouping black and white photos together. This helps collages appear timeless and uniform. Even today’s modern-day pictures are easily to convert to black and white with the assistance of photo editing software.
• Matching Frames – To make photo galleries appear cohesive, purchase matching frames. Black and white photos look charming with antique round picture frames, which add to the classic simplicity of monochromic styles.
• Embrace Small Spaces – To help make small spaces appear light and bright, consider framing all the pictures in white large oval frames. This will set the tone for the entire gallery.
• Same Color, Varying Size – To embrace uniqueness and creativity, stick with the same color, but vary the size of the frames. Add a mixture – some that feature thick and thin frames, single mats, double mats, single pictures, double pictures, etc.
• Different Types of Frames – When selecting different types of frames, such as oval frames and round frames, stay with black and white photos because it adds uniformity to photo galleries.
• Antique Frames – Consider using antique picture frames to add history and intrigue to family photos. Oval frames can be used for rectangle photos, especially when used without a backing on a colorful wall.
• Insert Color – Interior designers recommend inserting pops of color among picture frames that include black, white and metallic tones. These colors pair especially well with deep red.
• Color Repetition – Sometimes color repetition looks best. Consider using a neutral paint background and a single, bold frame color.
• Anchors – Consider anchoring family photo arrangements with a large wall letter that represents the first letter of the family’s last name. It gives gallery arrangements a vintage appearance and breaks up any monotony.
• Creativity – Most importantly, people should be creative and make sure that family photo galleries represent their own person sense of style and truly captures their best, most memorable moments.