Recently my friend Jessica asked me how to hand picture grouping so I thought a little tutorial would more accurately answer her question. The first thing one should know is be prepared to plan ahead and to spend some time to get it right.. The great thing about picture groupings is they allow for easy and more satisfying viewing of your prized pics.
Each grouping needs to have a common theme to make them work, here are a few suggestions to get you started;
- black and white photos with different frames
- same styles frames & matts with color and black and white photos
- same size frames
- same style frames
Below are few suggestions of various arrangements with the added bonus of telling you exactly what frames sizes you will need.
Jill from Forever Cottage says it best in her blog you can read it here
Now for the hard part, You will need; masking tape, string, kraft paper, scissors, ruler and a pencil
There are some different methods of getting grouping up on the walls but personally I find this works the best and save a lot of time.
- (For stair wells) Tape a line using string and masking tape parallel to the stairs to use as a guide ( see above)
- Using kraft paper, trace around each picture that you want to hang.
- Using masking tape, tape each square to the wall until you find the perfect placement.
Virgini Martocq home editor from Chatelaine magazine best explains the process here.
The Hang & Level available at Canadian tire is a really great tool. It will easily determine exactly where the hangers will be nailed to the wall
I love the way Jill from Forever Cottage has thrown some other objects into the mix and made the wall sconce look like a perfect fit!
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Cheat Sheet!
Laura Winslow Photography Via Mochatini
The possibilities are endless, let your creativity lead the way and it’s a great way to memorialize all the beautiful memories.
Karen.
Thanks Karen...I will get straight to work! I will take a pic of the end result for you!
ReplyDeleteJessica