How to Artfully Display Your Photographs
Posted by La Bella Fiona on Aug 22nd 2016
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A gallery of family
photos is one of the most special parts of any home's decor. Putting
together your most precious memories can be a bit overwhelming, but with La
Bella Fiona's helpful tips, you can get the wall, table, or bookshelf vignette
you desire.
THE ANCHOR PIECE
First you need an anchor piece. The anchor
piece is the central piece for the vignette. It can be a framed family
photo or a framed item of importance to the family. This will be the item
at the center of your display. All the other frames will surround this one,
whether on a wall or surface top display. A frame a tad larger or with a
unique material, different from the other frames, is a good choice.
PLAN IT OUT
Before you place the remainder of the frames on a wall, you can use pieces of paper the size of your frames to lay out your plan. This will be the formation. If you want a formal look, then you can do them in even rows on the wall. If you want something traditional, you can hang them not in any order, but cover most of the wall. Use wall safe tape so you can move the paper around as many times as you wish.
COMPLIMENTARY IS KEY
Commonality is important. Using similar and
complimentary colors for your frames is important. If you choose to use
whites, you can use whites of varying shades and silver. If you use a
multicolored frame, you can add various frames with all the shades included.
This is an old world form of photo vignette decorating.
TABLE TOP DECORATING
The same rules apply for a surface top vignette
of photos. Use the anchor frame at the center and surround it with the
rest of the frames. You can do the same on a bookshelf by using the
center shelf for the anchor piece. Formation can still be considered by
evenly spacing the frames on tables and shelves. Do not crowd them so
close together that the photos can’t be seen.
POPS OF COLOR
When considering the final element to frame vignettes, commonality, feel free to use a piece with a pop of color. You can surround this piece with subtle versions of the colors in the anchor frame.
If you keep to the advice we have provided, you
will make a gorgeous artful vignette of your special memories.
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