Decor element
A variety of frames allows you to create compositions, combine them in shape and color, and create collages. Tastefully hung photo frames on the wall give the room a special coziness and harmony.
One large photo framed also looks stylish.
Decorating a room in this way is not difficult, the main thing is to adhere to the general rules and recommendations for choosing and placing this decorative element.
You can get some ideas by looking at photos with options for arranging photo frames on the wall on the Internet.
How to arrange photos on the wall
A kitchen-themed collage will always be a stylish addition to the interior.
The photo can be positioned in different ways:
- vertically;
- horizontally;
- chaotic.
When placing photographs on the wall with your own hands vertically or horizontally, you need to make sure that the distance between them is the same. Then they will look harmonious.
If you want to decorate the wall of the kitchen or living room by arranging the photo chaotically, you need to carefully think through the composition. You can decorate the wall with your own hands by combining existing photographs into a drawing - that is, arranging them in the form of a heart, an inscription, a family tree, or a dial.
Important : It will look beautiful if the photographs on the wall alternate - horizontal frames will be adjacent to vertical ones.
Types of photo frames
To ensure that photo frames look appropriate in the interior, you need to choose them correctly. They can differ in shape: square and round, rectangular and oval, polygonal, created in the shape of various figures.
Frame sizes are adjusted to fit common photo formats. But, if desired, you can always order a frame of an individual size.
You can choose the appropriate frame for any interior style, since they are made from completely different materials.
Wooden frames will look organic in a classic style. They can be smooth, carved, strict straight or convex.
For modern, minimalism, and hi-tech styles, you can consider options made of glass, plastic or metal.
With your own hands
Those who love a creative approach in everything can show their imagination and make a photo frame themselves or add decorative elements to a ready-made one.
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Any small things are suitable for these purposes: twigs, saw cuts, beads, bows, pasta, shells, small stones, buttons. You just have to think about whether such a frame will fit into the design of the room.
As one
A wall collage created from photo frames looks original. In this case, you can choose one of the existing methods for arranging photos. You just have to adhere to certain rules.
If photographs of different sizes are used for a horizontal collage, they must be aligned along one of the edges, bottom or top.
When placing diagonally, it is recommended to raise the diagonal upward.
Frames placed in a free order will also look original and attractive.
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How to decorate a room with frameless photographs
Black and white photos will successfully dilute a modern interior, introducing a piece of retro into it
Photos without frames look very stylish. However, in this case they must be perfectly secured to the subframes. Otherwise, from a stylish element of the interior, they will immediately turn into something sloppy.
You can fasten them on stretchers or on sheets of thick cardboard or thin plywood with your own hands. The main thing is to make sure that the edges of the photo exactly match the edges of the base. Then photos without frames will look neat and beautiful.
Photos without frames can be used to decorate living rooms, kitchens, and hallways. But they look best in the living room.
Grouping by events
To combine photos from a wedding day, the birth of a baby or another significant event, you can use combined photo frames on the wall for several photos.
You can choose an option where each image will have its own frame. Or you can give preference to the option with one module, which will combine several images.
Original combinations
Another option for arranging photographs in the interior is a tree with photo frames on the wall. This solution looks original. You can display your pedigree this way.
Photo frames are selected of the same or different sizes, forming a pattern on the wall. They are combined with inscriptions and wood-effect elements, harmoniously combining with each other.
By choosing beautiful photo frames for the wall, reviewing and selecting your favorite pictures, and successfully arranging them in one of many ways, in the end you can get not only a stylish interior decoration, but also a corner that will bring a smile to your face for a long time and remind you of the most important moments in life.
How to decorate a wall with framed photographs
Frames need to be selected not only according to the color, size and style of the interior, but also the purpose of the room. Strict shapes would be appropriate in a study; it would be better to purchase luxurious frames for a living room; romantic pieces would be suitable for a bedroom; funny ones would be suitable for a nursery.
Expert's point of view
Yaroslava Galayko
Lead designer and studio manager at Ecologica Interiors
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“Choose the most prominent wall in the room to place photo collages. In the living room it is the wall opposite the entrance, in the bedroom it is above the head of the bed.”
Is it possible to adjust space using a photo?
Modular images are ideal for visual correction. They can be placed without frames to create a holistic feel. The result is an imitation window that adds spaciousness to the room.
Breaking the photo into modules gives the image dynamics and attracts attention. This way, you will distract the guest from any visible defects on the same wall
Dividing a picture into three or more parts is a riddle that attracts the eye. If you make a breakdown in such a way that you get several rectangular parts located vertically, you will “raise” the ceilings, horizontally located fragments will make a narrow room wider. Square parts will correct a ceiling that is too high.
How to choose the right midline height in a collage
The most common mistake in creating a collage is a chaotic arrangement of photos, without a unifying idea. This does not mean that strict conformity of shapes and symmetry must be observed.
It is important to place the images on the wall so that the person looking at them does not have to stand on tiptoes or bend over to see the details.
Ideally, they are located opposite the eyes, so that to study the photo you can only slightly turn your head up or down. This is the middle line in the photo gallery. Designers recommend placing it at a height of 152 centimeters from the floor.
How to create a general composition from different photos
There are a few simple rules, following which you can create the perfect composition:
- the gallery should have a vertical or horizontal axis around which images are placed;
- maintain balance and symmetry relative to the guiding axis of the collage;
- maximum number of different sizes and shapes of frames – 3;
- place photos similar in subject and color scheme side by side;
- There should be large photos in the center of the composition, smaller ones at the edges.
When attaching frames to the wall, check the level position with a building level. Crooked photos look very unimportant
The principle of symmetry in the placement of images
If you are mounting a photo above the sofa, focus on its center - this way you will get a symmetrical composition. For a photo above the dining table, it is permissible to move away from the recommended 152 centimeters of the center line. It is better if the pictures are placed at eye level of a sitting person. Make sure that the gallery does not “run away” from the table, but is placed strictly above it.
A good idea is to place a photo gallery above the stairs
In this case, the images need to be fixed so that they are located at a distance of one and a half meters from the steps. It turns out that the collage repeats the steps of the staircase, as if playing with it. It is important that the distance between the photos on the wall is the same.
How to highlight the central photo on the wall
Selecting the central photo is easy. It should already differ from others in its larger size. If you want, you can accentuate attention with a contrasting frame, or a wider frame than everyone else. The central photo can be framed with an unusually shaped frame. But keep in mind that to maintain symmetry, such a frame must be repeated in at least one of the smaller frames.
You don’t have to highlight the central photo with anything; it will attract attention with its size.
Expert's point of view
Yaroslava Galayko
Lead designer and studio manager at Ecologica Interiors
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“You shouldn’t highlight the central photo with separate lighting. This way the remaining elements of the composition will be lost. If you do backlighting, then do it on all images.”
