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Young House Love » Our First House » Hanging A Family Photo Grid Over The Couch

| By Sherry Petersik | December 20, 2007 | 18 Comments

Hanging A Family Photo Grid Over The Couch

Here’s a quick project for all you DIY peeps with blank space on your walls. It’s as easy as pie, so in honor of that delicious after dinner delight, I’ve decided to write the steps recipe style. Mmmm…

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INGREDIENTS

  • An even number of identical frames (I used ten white 8×10 Target ones)
  • The same amount of black & white photos (we got regular 4×6 inch prints)
  • White paper to create a “mat” behind each framed photo
  • Plain ol’ scotch tape

DIRECTIONS

1. Take your favorite photos and make them black and white. Feel free to up the contrast as well so they really pop.

2. Burn them to a disk and get them printed at any photo processing center (we like CVS for its close proximity and for the white borders you can add to each pic for a nice finishing touch).

3. Use a loop of tape to secure them in the center of the white paper (cut to fit each frame).

4. Hang ’em in a grid and help yourself to a big ol’ heaping slice of pie. You deserve it.

 

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Comments

  1. Avatar for TamTam says

    December 30, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    I needed this idea!

    Reply
  2. Avatar for katiekatie says

    February 17, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    How did you hang them all straight like that? Also, how did you get the pictures in the frame straight? When I tried it they looked crookedish.

    Reply
    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      February 17, 2010 at 5:04 pm

      We just eyed them in the frame (and then stood back and re-adjusted anything that looked off behind the glass before hanging them on the wall). As for how we hung them straight, we were lucky that our painted brick wall had perfectly level mortar lines between the rows of bricks, so we just nailed into one of the mortar lines at the same distance apart and everything looked even and grid-like. If you don’t have brick walls with mortar lines to follow just use a long level (they sell them up to 3 or even 5 feet long) to draw a light horizontal line in pencil on the wall. Then just mark every 15 inches or so (whatever distance you’d like) along that horizontal line and nail into those marks. You should end up with a nice even grid for hanging. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  3. Avatar for LizLiz says

    August 31, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    What are your photos of?

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    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      August 31, 2010 at 1:18 pm

      They’re just a bunch of photos we love- from a few honeymoon pics to cute shots of Burger and our closest friends and family. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  4. Avatar for SheetalSheetal says

    April 27, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    I have a guest room with a dark rust colored sort of walls. What kind of pictures would you suggest for a darker wall color?

    Reply
    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      April 27, 2011 at 5:39 pm

      Dark wood ones or even oil-rubbed bronze metal ones would look awesome!

      xo,
      s

  5. Avatar for AlexAlex says

    August 19, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Me and my new hubby recently moved into an apartment in an old house (probably around 100 years old or so). While we love the charm of it, we’re skeptical about hanging things on the walls, since behind the drywall its really just brick (most likely), and I’ve heard that drilling/nailing things into old brick will just make it dissolve like dust.

    Any tips? We really want to be able to hang things on the wall (especially since the apartment is so..cozy…but with the high ceilings there are so many possible small-space solutions…

    Reply
    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      August 19, 2011 at 12:13 pm

      Our tips are to go into the mortar (not the face of the bricks) and use a masonry bit to drill a nice long pilot hole so things hold! Good luck!

      xo,
      s

  6. Avatar for reebareeba says

    September 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    hi – was your opinion – would sepia look good instead of b&w with the white frames?

    Reply
  7. Avatar for reebareeba says

    September 23, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    that was “wanted ur opinion” -tnx:)

    Reply
    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      September 24, 2012 at 12:19 am

      Sure, that works too!

      xo
      s

  8. Avatar for ChadChad says

    October 15, 2013 at 10:36 am

    I love what you did with your pictures. Such a simple project can make such an impact!

    Reply
  9. Avatar for JamieJamie says

    August 14, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    That is good idea, right? It must took you a lot of time to make it, thank you for sharing

    Reply
  10. Avatar for AdamAdam says

    August 18, 2014 at 3:51 am

    What a great idea! Love the way you made that. I found your post really interesting

    Reply
  11. Avatar for KevinKevin says

    September 12, 2014 at 9:39 am

    That is good idea. I love it, thank you, I will visit your blog often.

    Reply
  12. Avatar for StruanStruan says

    September 13, 2014 at 8:08 am

    Your idea makes my room nicer, thank a lot,

    Reply
  13. Avatar for JamesJames says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    I love to decorate my room like you did. Everything is small but nice

    Reply

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