How to Display Photographs in the Home

Displaying favorite photographs allows you to tap into your creative side. When choosing a way to arrange photographs at home, it is important to put some thought into the process. One good way to determine a place or grouping idea for photos is to look through magazine pictures and find an idea to copy. You will need to select a location, choose a frame or arrangement of frames, buy hanging supplies, and allow yourself plenty of time to display the photography.

photo copies in the correct size
frame/frames
hanging supplies/hardware

Instructions

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  Look at magazines, or be aware of how businesses hang art.
  
  Search the Internet or home decor magazines for pictures of photograph displays you like that will fit your home or space.
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  Staircases allow a lot of wall space for hanging groupings of photographs.
  
  Choose the right spot in your house. Staircases and fireplace mantles are common areas for photograph groupings, but many walls can be used for this purpose. Consider the traffic through the part of the house with the photographs because you do not want to place them in high traffic areas where pictures may be broken.
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  Metallic, black, and wood tones are the typical frame colors used for groups of photos.
  
  Choose your frames. Frames may be grouped together in a variety of sizes. It is best to keep the frame color the same if grouping many photos. When a lot of frames are used together, they are typically hung in rows.
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  A hardware store will have hanging hardware if needed.
  
  Check the back of your frames for hardware. Many come with the needed hardware, but some do not. If a frame lacks hardware, this can be bought at your local hardware store. Hanging hardware is typically sold by the weight of the frame it will hold. If you are using wooden frames, hardware may be carefully hammered into the frame, but you need to assess how to best attach hardware if you need to do it.
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  Testing the pattern first on the floor or bed will help make the decision easier.
  
  Test your chosen arrangement by laying the frames on the floor as you plan to hang them. This is one way you can move them around and see what looks the best before hammering nails into the wall.
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  Enjoy your creation!
  
  Hang pictures, and enjoy the fruits of your labor!

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