Let these design ideas inspire you to display your family photos with style. You can create your own
arrangements, or reproduce ours by taking these downloadable
display templates
along with you when buying frames and supplies.
Family tree arrangement
Your family lineage can be the basis of a striking photo display. First mat family photos in coordinating frames,
then group tightly in an arrangement showcasing several generations. Create a traditional look using a mix of
squares and ovals, or a modern style with rectangular frames.
Create a grouping of assorted family photos using frame rails, available at home furnishing stores. Mix large
and small frames of similar shapes and colors to create visual interest.
The wall area along a stairway is a great space for hanging a timeline of family photos. To make the
arrangement most pleasing to the eye, choose matching frames and hang them in a diagonal line using these
steps:
Hang your bottom photo at an average eye level near a lower step.
Hang your next frame so the bottom edge is about one third of the way up the side of the first. Follow this pattern with subsequent frames.
Rather than hang new snapshots of the kids or family celebrations on the refrigerator, create a rotating
snapshot gallery. Position a cork or foam board inside a large frame. Then arrange an array of family
photos using pushpins or adhesive.
Take a cue from an art gallery and display your family photos by hanging them from a rod. Create a romantic
look using an ornate curtain rod, oval frames, and some ribbon, or a more modern look with a straight pole,
wire, and square frames.
Print and tape photos that use a dominant color (like this red, blue, and green "mom").
You can outline the shape on the wall first (using colored painting tape).
Of course, you don't need templates or frames to create a wall display. You can make an easy, inexpensive photo wall with photos and some removable, restickable tape.
Just pick a word or a shape. You'll need to print anywhere from twenty-five 4" x 6" pictures for a small display up to 100 for a large shape.
You can use colored painting tape as a guide. Or just tape the photos and move them around until they are just right.
Printable version
