Gallery wall. To personalize the space, Steeves designed this gallery wall. “One of the homeowners had a special collection of seashells her grandmother had collected around the world,” she says. So she incorporated the grandmother’s sand dollars and a piece of coral in shadowboxes, along with framed family photos taken at various beaches. Steeves mocks up gallery walls in AutoCAD and presents arrangements to her clients. Here are her tips for a gallery wall.The easiest way to go with frames is to keep them all one color. This lends a uniform look, and you don’t have to worry about the balance of colors and material when composing.Choose the frame sizes first and then size or crop the photos to fit into the frames.Start with a strong horizontal line in the middle, and then compose the images above and below it.Select frames where you can swap out the photos as your family grows or as you want to bring new memories to the wall.
Gallery wall. To personalize the space, Steeves designed this gallery wall. “One of the homeowners had a special collection of seashells her grandmother had collected around the world,” she says. So she incorporated the grandmother’s sand dollars and a piece of coral in shadowboxes, along with framed family photos taken at various beaches. Steeves mocks up gallery walls in AutoCAD and presents arrangements to her clients. Here are her tips for a gallery wall.The easiest way to go with frames is to keep them all one color. This lends a uniform look, and you don’t have to worry about the balance of colors and material when composing.Choose the frame sizes first and then size or crop the photos to fit into the frames.Start with a strong horizontal line in the middle, and then compose the images above and below it.Select frames where you can swap out the photos as your family grows or as you want to bring new memories to the wall.
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