Three Tips for a Creative Wall Display
A custom photo wall display is a creative way to decorate any room in your house. But it’s also so much more than that.
A wall full of family portraits is a physical reminder of what’s important. It records memories to celebrate and remember for a lifetime. When families can look up and see photos from different seasons of life, it strengthens their relationship with each other.
Prints are timeless. An actual print will create years and years of enjoyment. They’re art for the walls that make a home, creating artifacts for your family history. Digital mediums and platforms change. The digital platforms that you use today are not the same platforms that your kids or grandkids will be using. Digital photos are easily lost, while prints last for generations. Right now our culture lives in a state of instant gratification, so many people are not thinking ahead. By not thinking long term, people are not realizing how easily digital things are lost.
A wall display with photos of your family is a way to tell a story. That’s why I love to think of it as a Story Wall. I love creating 3-4 generation portraits for families when they are gathered together. Later, those portraits on their walls are a beautiful way to celebrate their relationships, especially in times when they have to be apart.
Capture a moment that will last for generations. Then tell the story of your family for generations to come.
Use these three tips to update or add interest in any room with photos from your photoshoot:
1. Print images in a variety of sizes.
2. Use matching frames like Jen did, mix and match frames, or consider mixing framed prints with prints on other mediums such as canvas, metal, or wood.
3. Create an asymmetrical layout by arranging them on the floor and measure to be sure it will work well on the wall space you are decorating.
Jen invited me to her beautiful home to help her design her custom layout and install it:
"Memories are priceless. I have three young children, and their pictures are my most valued treasures! There is something so special about holding a beautiful photograph of one of my children and getting lost in their smile, soft skin, eyelashes, eye twinkles, little toes, tiny painted fingernails and the personalities Vicky captures so perfectly! My mind is so quickly flooded with precious memories from each age! Holding each photo brings a smile to my face like no digital album can do. The years go by so quickly, and the joy my prints bring is priceless - I know they will be treasured and enjoyed for years to come. Rearranging pictures and updating my gallery wall is something I look forward to after every photography session with Vicky, and I know when my children are grown, I will be so thankful to have all these pictures from their young years."
—Jen
*Home built by her talented husband Ken — www.kens-construction.com
