12 beautiful ways to display your family photographs

Photographs are extremely important to us. They allow us to travel back to a place or a moment of time; it can be nostalgic and often therapeutic. Most of us have a vast collection of photographs that are not given the time or attention that they deserve.

Here is a collection of 12 beautiful ways to display the photos you love:

 

1. Use wall stickers or a paint pattern as a creative frame.

paint or wall stickers

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2. Display photographs in colourful frames to make a feature of your wall.

colour photo frames

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3.  Collage a large number of photographs to the wall.

photo graphs without frames

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You can also collate them in a shape, such as a love heart.

shape photo wall

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or a random shape.

photo blog

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4. String photographs together on wire or string across a wall.

string photos

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You could even go one step further and create a makeshift frame for the photographs by sticking them to pieces of card or other light material before stringing them up.

stringing up photos

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5.  Place photos in a circle then a clock hand in the centre to make your own time-worth masterpiece. This idea can be effective whether the photos are in fames or not.

wall clock

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6. Create a large photo wall with frames. Using the frame for all the photos creates an elegant look.

frames when all the same

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Using different frames (with the same theme) creates a quirky and creative appearance.

mix up frames

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7. A geometic photo display connecting photos with coloured string is easy and interesting.

string and photos

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8. When you are done with jars, recycle them! lightly curl up the photos and slip them in. The curve of the jar magnifies the image.

recycling jars

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9. Try recycling an old shutter and attaching photos to the slats with quirky pegs. 

shutter

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10. Keep photos and other memorabilia from different events or places in individual boxes. This is a cool alternative to time consuming scrap books. 

photo box

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11. Interesting feature using cardboard to create ring frames for photographs. 

cardobard ring frames

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12. Photo mobiles can be made to suit your individual style. 

photo mobile

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