My CSIL e-mailed a request for some ideas on how to create (or in her case re-invent) a family photo wall. So here is what I culled out of a little bit of experience and some internet research:
1) Unify the display
A) with identical or similar frames
A) with identical or similar frames
B) with either black & white or color photos
(if well thought out, I think you can mix and match as well)
(if well thought out, I think you can mix and match as well)
C) with or without identical mats
2) Hang photos in an orderly grid or utilizing a common axis
3) More often than not a mat is used. If not using a mat, enlarge the photo for impact.
4) Keep the frames close together when hanging
5) Plan your arrangement on the floor or use a large piece of paper as a template
4) Keep the frames close together when hanging
5) Plan your arrangement on the floor or use a large piece of paper as a template
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| Southern Living Adding the additional unframed photos is a nice touch. |
A grid using frames of all the same size makes this display graphic and orderly.
Love the tight grid, size of the photos and interspercing of solid color.
The final formation of different sized frames is a perfect rectangle.
Another tight grid unified by frame color and mat edging.
This display is more informal with a mix of frames, some with mats, some without and no certain grid or axis, yet it works beautifully.
The Picture Wall Company
The Picture Wall Company sells a "gallery in a box" which includes the frames, mats and templates to create the perfect gallery.
This is the photo gallery in my upstairs hallway, at the top of the stairs. I used similar, but not identical frames, mixed black & white and color photos, some with mats, some without and worked off the common axis theory. I think it works.... I stop there almost every day to take in some or all of the pictures and relish the memories.
Give a family photo gallery wall a try, and while the "rules" I mentioned above are helpful, remember, rules are meant to be broken. Be brave and do your own thing! Do you already have a photo wall? I would love to hear your tips and pointers and see what you have done.....
1 comment:
I love to see wall galleries and there are so many wonderful ones out there. I like the way the outer edges on your wall are loose and not in a straight line.
-Rene
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