With the holiday season upon us, it is time to freshen up your décor for guests. Photographs can make home feel cozy, but also be used as a conversation starter. This post will give tips for choosing photos and correct wall placement.
Perhaps one pauses to think about the usual family portrait in your grandparents’ house with stilted people with grimacing faces. That is one way of making a statement with a photograph. “Oh look, at those outfits from the 60’s.” The pictures on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com are fun to look at, but who really wants to be in one?
Today people have the chance to get more pictures of their relatives with digital cameras, so hopefully there are less of those awkward family photos. So you get you perfect picture of your child, pet, or loved one. Now what? Time to frame it and get it on the wall.
- Framing
- Like most things, less is more. Choose frames that are understated. Neutral wood frames, black, or subtle metallic will make a photo stand out without drawing all the attention away from the subjects. Also it is best to avoid matching frames with the photo’s dominant tones or the room for which it will be placed.
- Frames can be expensive when you have them custom made, so if possible print photos in standard sizes such as 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 18x24. Another way to save a little money is to go Biglots, Target, or another discount store and buy a cheap print and use the frame and ditch the print. Plus you can used the print as a guide for trimming pictures to fit.
- Placement
- Height: Hanging art always takes a bit of trial and error, but if you place your pictures a few inches above the nearest piece of furniture, then you will be on the way to picking the perfect spot.
- Horizontal: Placing several photos in a horizontal line will make the room seem wider. This placement is said to be the more casual approach to hanging artwork.
- Vertical: On the other hand vertical placement of art groupings is to emphasize formality and give the illusion of height.
- Arrangement: Grouping photos by color, theme, or subject can also create an interesting effect. If you have a collection of smaller framed photos, place them in a group of four and you have an interesting effect.
With these tips hopefully you will be interested in finding good photos to put in your homes for the holidays and after. There is now a feature at AllPosters.com that allows people to take personal photos and create high quality giclée prints on canvas. The prints are gallery quality and are made with light-fast pigments that will last longer than normal prints. Once you upload your photo to the MyPhotos site, you choose the canvas type and size. The pictures come ready to hang and are returnable should you not like the result.
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