Wall Displays
First, don't make the mistake of hanging your photographs too high on the wall. The general rule of thumb is eye level, but eye level will be different depending upon whether your display is viewed from a standing or sitting position. If you are planning a grouping the center of the group should be eye level.
Other Ways to Display
Tuck a photograph into a bookcase, or cluster a grouping on a chest. Photo display ledges come in all sizes and finishes and are easy to change and update. Table or floor easels add a nice element to any photograph.
Mix It Up
Try mixing differents size and color of frames together. Use verticle, square and horizontal frame shapes in your groupings. Mix different colored mats. You can also mix different frame finishes together, silver, gold, black, wood and painted finishes as well as thick, thin and ornamental styles.
Always consider the size of the wall space and the size of your image. Don't place a small photograph on a wall that is too large, use a large print or a grouping of smaller prints to fill the space.
Love this grouping for a baby's room. A display hung like this can be used in many areas of your home. Image via Cochatini.org
If you are planning a large wall for family portraits . . . no need to do it all at once. Start in the middle and work your way out. It will become a reflection of all the different phases of you family.
Love the mixture of frame sizes, styles and finishes. Photo by Pottery Barn
White on white is always a classic look.
Same use of square frames but colorful and whimsical, note the little display ledge.
Here I had no wall space so I used a large floor easle to hold a sepia colored portrait of my grandchildren.
This is a great idea for a stairway or table from Pottery Barn I have always loved. Note the different frame sizes and finishes that are used together and how they are layered one over another.
If you are planning a large wall for family portraits . . . no need to do it all at once. Start in the middle and work your way out. It will become a reflection of all the different phases of you family.
Love the mixture of frame sizes, styles and finishes. Photo by Pottery Barn
This grouping is near the entry of my home, it's unusual and gets a lot of attention. I used three square metal frames with a rather wide mat and took them almost to the floor. Most groups work best in odd numbers.
White on white is always a classic look.
Same use of square frames but colorful and whimsical, note the little display ledge.
Here I had no wall space so I used a large floor easle to hold a sepia colored portrait of my grandchildren.
This is a great idea for a stairway or table from Pottery Barn I have always loved. Note the different frame sizes and finishes that are used together and how they are layered one over another.
Shelves and ledges are great and and allow you to quickly update and change your display with the seasons. Photo by Pottery Barn
Start a wall collection, this style is easy to add on to as the years go by.
Mix it up in a wall collection by using a variety of frames and sizes - Pottery Barn
Nice and simple wall and table top display -Pottery Barn
Here I added a small photograph in one of my bookcases
