Beyond: custom placement of photos in the interior

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Bicycle wheels, tree branches, antique picture frames - a very strange list, don't you think? Meanwhile, all of the above have something in common: each thing mentioned can be used when decorating an interior with photographs. Why be original when there are generally accepted ways of showing family chronicles? Well, at least so that guests do not have to imitate interest while viewing the exposition. Surprise them for real! How? Read our review.

• 

• 

Perhaps the most original way from those that got into our TOP-5 can be safely called the placement of family photos in bottles. And what? This has its own logic. Many messages, sealed in this way, reached descendants. However, in our case, the conservation will be only conditional, since the photo archive has to travel only along the waves of your memory …

Read also

House | 2016-17-10 12 unusual lamps

So, what do you need to implement your plans? First, the selected images, preferably in black and white. Secondly, a small collection of vintage glass containers - the more unusual, the better. Then you can do two things: just put the photos in empty bottles or immerse the cards in oil, previously poured into vessels. The latter option will allow you to achieve the sepia effect, in which the images acquire the characteristic colors inherent in old photographs. The final touch is some natural element that complements the composition. It can be: dried flowers, spikelets, a piece of bark, pebbles. Dip it to the bottom and close the bottle with a lid or cork. You just have to place the finished bottles on a shelf, bedside table or table. Such an exposition will look especially impressive in an interior decorated in a retro style.

In the wheel

The next outlandish trick is to place photos on a bicycle wheel. An excellent solution for eccentric lovers who collect unusual ways of recycling old things. “You don’t need to kill both hunting and hares…” - as the famous cartoon character used to say. You disassemble a broken bike, unscrew the wheels, clean them and paint them so that they don't rust. However, you can do without the last step if you are a supporter of authenticity. Next, your favorite photos are attached to the knitting needles using ordinary clothespins - voila, the art object is ready!

On the branches

Play a trivial theme in an original way - hang photos on real branches!

If you can brag about a family tree, then on a grand scale. Play a trivial theme in an original way - hang photos on real branches! With this approach, an excursion into genealogy will not tire guests. Moreover, they themselves will insist on deviating from the main topic of the conversation, interrupting you with the phrase: “Oh, what is that on your wall? Family shots? So unusual! How did you do that? And you will once again be pleased to tell how you found an ordinary branch, painted it (or simply varnished it), and then, having selected the best photos, hung them up instead of leaves. So what is next? Further, your interlocutors will study (and note, with genuine interest!) Everything that you thought it necessary to post for everyone to see. What could be more pleasant for the owners than sincere recognition of their creative talents?

On the bedspread

Walls, shelves, bedside tables are traditional places for posting photos. But there are other surfaces that can be used. Meet another design know-how - a photo exhibition on a bedspread (or on pillows). What are the advantages? In unobtrusiveness, mobility, variability. Images can be made to “disappear” with a “light movement of the hand” - turned over and done. And on the reverse side there is a completely different surface: different colors, different texture. Isn't it a change in the interior? Very comfortably. And then this way of showing family pictures is sure to attract attention. With him, you can literally follow the guest on the heels. A joke, of course. However, each owner has his own methods …

Read also

About you | 2017-26-07 Photo in glossy style: how to take a picture from the cover

In an old picture frame

Well, if there is nothing without frames, then use the macro version … a huge picture frame. Pull the ropes inside and hang the selected photographs, attaching them with clothespins. The older the baguette, the more significant the "wow effect". Moreover, retro is in fashion nowadays. Bonus - the pictures can be changed by updating the "exhibition" as many times as you like. And not only replacing one with another, but increasing or decreasing the number of displayed photos. This method of placement will undoubtedly attract the attention of fans of original interior design features. By the way, as an additional decoration, you can use unusual clothespins, which are offered in abundance by all sorts of art shops.

Of course, the five above-described options for organizing a home photo exhibition are just the tip of the iceberg. Every day, someone somewhere comes up with new creative ways to showcase family photos. They are placed by attaching them to triangles-hangers or by pulling them on clotheslines along the walls. They are installed in self-made coasters made of bent forks or in old spools of thread … Lots of ideas! But having started to embody at least one, it is difficult to stop. Fantasy only needs to be nudged slightly, giving food for thought. And in this article there is an aperitif, and the first, and the second, and appetizers, and dessert. So bon appetit!