Stylish ways to embellish treasured photos
If you’re guilty of keeping your family photos hidden away in photo albums, or worse still in boxes, you’re not alone. Well, if you like a bit of a DIY or craft project here are some great ideas on how to transform your photos and make them a feature in your home.
1. Create an artwork from your photo by photocopying and enlarging the image and then painting the photocopy. If you’re not one to paint, then if you scan your photo onto your computer there are many photo programs (Photoshop and iPhoto, for example) that allow you to play around with the colours and effects of photos. To finish it off, a frame will add an elegant finesse.
2. There is no better way to make a house feel like a home than to use your family photos to decorate. From family rooms and kitchens, to hallways and stairways, and even bathrooms, photo walls are a great way to display a number of your precious photos and tell a story at the same time.
Related link: Read this article on how to create a photo wall.
3. A family tree is a special way to display family photos, while telling a story. A framed family tree display is a great way to have these treasured vintage photos on display for all to enjoy. Decorators can even have damaged photos impressively restored by photographic labs inexpensively these days. Images are displayed in historical order. One simple way to connect each generation is to use ribbon. It is a good idea to have all images in uniform black and white, and using vintage frames can give a great sense of historical significance to the display. Family tree displays can be as small or as large as one likes; it all depends on how much wall space a home decorator has to fill.
4. A picture ledge is a great way to display photo frames of all different sizes, and it allows frames to be swapped regularly in order to rotate many different images. A picture ledge works similarly to a bookshelf, except that it is narrow, usually only a few inches deep, and features a lip that holds frames in place. Frames are placed on the ledge, without the need to be attached to the wall. Picture ledges are able to hold quite a number of framed photos of varying sizes.