Memorable photographs with pleasant moments captured on them are an integral part of the daily life of a modern person. Some people store them only on their phone or computer, while others place photos on the wall in the interior of their apartment. Smart decor using photo cards is an art.
Decorating the wall with photographs will bring an atmosphere of coziness and comfort to the interior.
Features of apartment interior design using photographs
Decorating rooms with different pictures is an easy way to create a unique decor. Most often, they are framed - this allows you to arbitrarily change places without fear that the image will be wrinkled or torn. The frame with glass protects the card from fading in the sun.
With the help of various selections you can fill the room with warm memories
The most popular solution is to place photo cards of the same size on the wall. This option is suitable for elements arranged in one row, diagonally, in the form of a square or in a checkerboard pattern. Bright images in contrasting frames are hung on light walls and vice versa.
Before hanging photos, simulate different options and find the most successful solution
Often many small photos are placed around one large one. A little less common are compositions of three to five or more pictures arranged chaotically. It is also possible to stick different photos on one base, creating a collage and placing it under glass in a common frame.
Large photos without frames look very stylish in the interior.
Coloristics
A simple rule: the color scheme of the portrait itself should be harmoniously combined with the frame, and the entire composition as a whole should look good in the room.
There are no strict requirements for the color scheme; everything depends only on the color scheme of the room.
Convenient when it comes to a photographic portrait: you can simply open it on your tablet or smartphone and place it in the chosen location.
With a painting to order it’s a little more complicated. To resolve this issue, it is better to invite an artist home: he will inspect the room and decide which tones are preferable. You can show the master a photo of the room, but remember that the technique sometimes slightly changes the shades. It is unlikely that such a deviation will be critical for the portrait, but this circumstance cannot be overlooked.
Color advice: it is better to place portraits on a plain, ideally white wall. If this is not possible, choose a wall that is as neutral as possible.
Where and how to place photographs in the interior
Photos are suitable for decorating almost any place in an apartment or private house:
- room walls;
- space above and below stairs;
- interior doors;
- mantel;
- desk, computer desk;
- bookshelves;
- racks;
- coffee table, dressing table;
- side surfaces of furniture.
Photos on clothespins are easy, relaxed and you can change them every day
Volumetric composition of photographs of different sizes, but of the same theme
Here are the most interesting ways to place photo cards:
- draw a clock, a heart or a star on the wall and decorate it with photographs;
- attach cards with buttons to a cork board or with magnets to a refrigerator or magnetic stand;
- stretch wide ribbons across the entire room or only along the walls, and secure the photo with a stapler, clothespins, and paper clips;
- arrange photographs in a passe-partout and place them on shelves;
- organize a mini-gallery where each photo is mounted on a separate pendant;
- attach pictures to the LED garland;
- draw a tree on the wall and “hang” a photo on each of its branches.
An ordinary branch from the forest can become a family tree
These frames allow you to use the corners of the room to place photos.
Bathroom
The bathroom is a place of solitude that promotes contemplation and reflection. A few well-chosen photographs on the wall can expand the space of this small room. The storyline of the photographs should enhance the feeling of comfort and tranquility. Photos of exotic flowers and plants, ethnic themes can support such emotions. It is worth considering that this is a room with high humidity. Plasticization of photographs, photos on acrylic, is more appropriate here.
Main types of photographs for apartment interiors
In a house or apartment, it is permissible to hang and place photographs of almost any subject on shelves. These are images of nature and animals, close people and simply acquaintances, beautiful and very desirable objects, “quick” shots from the scene of interesting events, as well as icons.
Properly placed photographs can radically change the appearance of a narrow corridor
Children's photographs are placed not only in the baby's room, but also in the parent's room. Also in the adult bedroom they hang photos from a wedding or dating. In the hallway and above the stairs leading to the second floor, there are neutral, abstract pictures. Black and white will decorate the office, living room, dressing room. Frames depicting food, drinks, fruits will fit perfectly into the interior of the kitchen.
Light photographs look very stylish against a gray wall
Family
Photos of household members, their friends, colleagues, and significant others are posted both in groups and individually.
Family photos connect us to the best moments in our lives.
It is important to know that cards of deceased relatives are not hung next to portraits of living ones, but only separately - on another wall or shelf.
The conceptual series of photos look interesting - a baby from the first ultrasound photos of the embryo to one year old by month, or the process of growing up from a first-grader to a university graduate by year. Family portraits also include wedding portraits, a series of memorable shots from birthdays, housewarmings, celebrations of major purchases (cars, cottages) or lottery wins. Posting photos from hospitals, funerals, and other similar ones in your home is unacceptable.
Collage of colored family photos on the accent wall of the living room
Iconostasis
A selection of photos representing the iconostasis in the apartment is located in the eastern part of the room. Other locations are only permitted if there is a door in the area. There should be no household appliances, unnecessary decor or ordinary photographs nearby. The icons are placed symmetrically, in the form of a cross, or they are used to decorate the corner farthest from the entrance.
Iconostasis in the interior of a bedroom apartment in a modern style
Additional decoration will include fresh or artificial flowers, as well as incense lamps. You can purchase or make a special cabinet with your own hands, in which, in addition to icons, sacred books will be stored.
Landscapes
Landscape theme is the best option for a bedroom, recreation area, or nursery. Photos taken with your own hands or cut out from magazines and framed are suitable. Beautiful options are the vast sea, mountain ranges, sandy ocean shore, flowering meadow, forest edge, sunset over the river.
Huge landscape photographs look gorgeous in a modern interior
Animals
Pictures with an “animal” theme are often placed in the apartment. Pets may well coexist with family and children's photos, wild animals are placed next to landscapes. In the child’s room, they will also become a kind of “developmental toys” if there are a lot of different animals.
Particularly popular are modular paintings with photographs of wild animals.
Photos from travel
Photographs taken on long journeys, hiking and climbing, flights to Egypt or the Maldives will allow you to relive the pleasant moments associated with such adventures again and again. You can place bright shots anywhere in the apartment.
Photos from your travels can be placed on an impromptu world map
Concerts and holidays
Photos from parties, discos, rock clubs and bars are usually placed in the recreation and hobby areas. The best place is next to your favorite guitar or drum set, as well as around the bar counter dividing the space of the kitchen-living room or studio apartment.
Each holiday has a separate photo frame
Selecting photographs
Where can I get photos suitable for printing? Yes, everything is simple - there are so many of them on the computer and on the phone of each of us. There are both amateur photographs and professional ones from photo shoots. The latter will be more preferable, since their quality is higher - you can easily print a large photo, and everything is in order with the colors, sharpness and idea. However, the quality of amateur photos has grown greatly recently, as has the culture of photography. Any budget modern smartphone takes photos that can be printed on posters - the resolution will be sufficient. And if your hands grow from the right place, then all the photos for the apartment can be taken on a smartphone. But that's not what we're talking about now.
Photos for printing can be searched not only in the family photo archive:
- take a look at photo banks , there are tens of thousands of photos collected by theme, color and idea. You can combine one or more of these stock photos with personal ones. For example, you decorate the wall with pictures from your winter vacation. Remember that the human eye is always more interested in looking at diverse shots , but as luck would have it, everywhere you see only you in full view on skis. Look on photo banks for pictures of skis with beautifully flying snow, mountain peaks or icy pine trees. This way you can accurately convey the atmosphere of your vacation, since many details simply do not fall into the lens;
- The photographs of famous photographers are often so beautiful that, like paintings by artists, you want to look at them and look at them. You can definitely find such photos on the Internet. Why not hang them in your living room?
Choosing photo frames for photographs in the interior of the apartment
Different photo frames in the interior of an apartment on the wall look different in the photo. These are simple, made of wooden slats, intricately molded, forged and decorated with wood carvings, plastic or homemade from cardboard.
Not only the photographs themselves, but also beautiful passports on photo frames can add spectacular accents to the interior.
Picture frames are selected taking into account the overall style of the interior
Different interiors use very different options:
- minimalism - a rectangular or round frame in black, white, gray colors, completely devoid of decor;
- hi-tech - silver or chrome frame of a simple shape;
- Scandinavian - a product made of light wood, coated with matte varnish;
- baroque - a complex, skillfully carved frame from wood, decorated with plant motifs;
- shabby chic - the item is woven from satin ribbons and held on a wire frame;
- Provence - the frame is covered with fabric with a small floral pattern;
- ecological - the product is made from rough pieces of untreated wood or driftwood with bark.
A romantic photograph in an old window frame is a great idea for a Provençal interior
Cork board is a convenient and original way to display photos
Homemade frames are made from any available materials - polymer clay, construction silicone applied to a cardboard base, pieces of wood and buttons, colored yarn, parquet boards and laminate residues.
An unexpected solution - to place photos in wooden drawers
A heart-shaped collage will fill the bedroom with pleasant emotions and warmth
What's in the kitchen?
The kitchen in a city apartment is usually also a dining room. They have breakfast and dinner here on weekdays, and also have lunch on weekends. In short, they spend quite a lot of time. (Modern families can sit down at a large table in the living room only on holidays). For this reason, it is desirable that the kitchen interior be light and unobtrusive, made in light colors and radiate positivity. The theme and palette of photographs do not matter much, the main thing is positive emotions. Still lifes with fruits and vegetables, wine glasses with drinks and jugs of wine, and landscape photographs of natural landscapes are well suited. The best place to place it is on the wall above the dining table.
Tips and tricks for decorating a room
Professional interior designers give the following recommendations to those who decide to decorate a room with photographs:
- the frames and subject of the photo are selected for a specific interior design;
- neat combination of products of different sizes and shapes is quite acceptable;
- It is not advisable to place photographs of ruins, disasters, accidents, broken objects, crying or suffering people in the house - it is believed that such images carry bad energy;
- You shouldn’t cover all the walls with pictures – it’s not very nice.
The lack of color in black and white photographs puts emphasis on the image itself.
A good combination is created by skillful framing of ordinary photographs
Get to know your family
The right family room serves many purposes. The main purpose of creating a room is to facilitate family communication and interaction. This is a place where children can do their homework, you can do your favorite thing, and, in addition, it is a TV center for the whole family, a games room, where there will be something for every family member to do.
Before creating a family room, be sure to talk to each family member. Find out everyone's preferences. This is necessary so that everyone feels comfortable and free, and not as if in forced confinement.
