Displaying Family Pictures

I am all about making the interior of your home a reflection of your personal values and priorities, but this is no license for bad design. Take your family photo collection for instance. There is no reason for it to take over the house and be displayed on every surface that is available. I like to create groupings that I can use to tell a story, they can then become compelling pieces or art as well. Take the example above for instance, we created an almost Mondrian-like grid that was able to contain a host of images of different periods and sizes, but it still works well within the modern background.

Here are some other ideas that you might want to consider:

• I like to use all one type of frame, to unify the collection, but maybe if they were all silver frames, that would be enough to pull everything together.
• If you don't want to group them on a wall, pick one surface where you will display the pictures, try not to let them creep all over the house.
• I like to mix in old pictures with new, it makes the groupings a bit more interesting.
• You might want to buy frames that are designed to allow you to change the images easily, then as the kids grow and the family changes its easy to keep it updated.