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Livingetc
James Cunningham

How Interior Designers Display Family Photographs in Ways That Actually Feel Elevated, Never Tacky

Contemporary living room with photo ledge above corner sofa.

While everyone snaps away on their phones and shares images online, there’s been a quiet resurgence of the printed photograph. Whether that’s down to screen fatigue (understandable) or something far deeper, people are once again appreciating the family photo as a physical object rather than a fleeting image on their camera rolls.

Speaking from experience, there’s a big difference between knowing how to hang art and displaying family photos in a way that looks good. Paintings and art prints often arrive framed, which removes at least some of the guesswork, but they can vary widely in shape and size. Photographs, on the other hand, tend to be more uniform, again opening up a whole variety of options — should you group them? Hang them one-by-one? Create a gallery wall?

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