How To Display Your Family Photos | StyleBlueprint

Nothing makes a home feel more special than a display of family photos. By chronicling your ancestors in a clever and artistic way, you pay meaningful homage to your roots. ?

Just as ancestry.com graphically outlines your family tree, a beautifully displayed set of family photos gives your family and friends a look into your past. There?s something wonderful about seeing your grandmother as a young girl and discovering a close resemblance to yourself, even if it?s slight, or staring at your parents? wedding photo and pondering, ?Wow, they look magically young and so in love.? ??

This frame was purchased at the Nashville Flea Market for about $20. The photo is of my grandmother as a young girl.

It?s no secret that ancestry.com?s?popularity runs counter to our fast track world. It?s like a giant jigsaw puzzle with each piece revealing a clearer picture. As ancestry.com fills in the narrative, your family wall of photos paints a more interesting picture.

I find it comforting to look back once in a while and reminisce about the generations before me. Your carefully orchestrated wall of family photos will serve as a conversation starter and beloved focal point in your home. However, getting your display of family photos right can be complicated, and one of those projects you continually put off. Today?s post offers some quick and easy tips for getting it done correctly. ?

If you don?t have a great wall to hang photos on, then find a piano or table to display your photos. I love this example because there?s at least three generations involved and all sorts of frames.

This display on a grand piano holds at least three generations of family photos. When I asked the owner if she had a particular way she displayed them, her answer was ?Heavens no!?

If you want to create a nice statement, this is an interesting table top display. Combine old and new frames of all shapes which gives your display a sense of sophistication.?

It?s hard to figure out what to do with small frames, especially the early sterling silver ones. This display is charming.

If you do have an expansive wall, don?t be intimidated to take it on. There are lots of options for hanging photos out there, and most are fairly inexpensive.

This photo display was inspired by the Hutton Hotel in Nashville. A quick trip to Home Depot and a conversation with an exceptionally smart staff member gave me the materials I needed to have these shelves built. What I adore about this display is that you aren?t continually straightening the photos, which is a particular pet peeve of mine. Also, you can find gorgeous frames at any antique store or flea market for next to nothing.

By adding a shelf, you avoid crooked photos and can change them out when a relative falls out of favor.

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This shelf from Pottery Barn is an inexpensive option to display your family photos.

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If you don?t have the perfect wall, this photo display, compliments of Julie Couch Interiors, is a clever way to display old photos.

Inexpensive frames can be found at places like T.J. Maxx or Steinmart if you want to buy all silver plate or all wooden frames. Your local framer may have remnants left over to craft frames of all different types and sizes.?

If you want to tackle hanging old photos, I have one suggestion: hire a professional. This job requires a keen eye and the ability to visualize what it?ll look like on the wall. ?

If you choose to phone a friend, however (and yes, it?s a two man job), then here?s some sage advice I?d like to offer:

• Place your group of photos on the floor in the exact order you want them displayed on the wall
• Measure the width and height of your display on the floor
• Take a piece of painter?s tape, place a piece of tape on the wall to indicate the top,? bottom, sides and center of your display
• Grab a hammer and start in the center, hanging the first photo, then work from the inside out?

OK, if you begin to lose stamina, stop and call a professional.

This wall of photos creates a compelling focal point for the room.

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This display is a combination of old and new frames, many created from the remnants of old framing jobs.

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For hallways, a photo display can give you an inexpensive way to make an impact.

Below are some easy solutions for hanging photos without a hammer. What?s great about this strategy is that you don?t have to put many nail holes in the wall. This is a great solution if you live in an apartment or have plaster walls. A quick search on the Internet will give you all the supplies you need to assemble the display of photos below. Pottery Barn is a good source for ideas and materials.

This display creates a more modern look. The supplies are available online and in some hardware stores.

Now that we are all snapping away on our iPhones, the real challenge here is to actually get your photos printed. Don?t forget the photos we snap today are truly the treasures of tomorrow. ?

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