Decorating with photos
There is one thing I realized a couple of weeks ago that I don’t do enough, and that is decorating with photographs. We go on so many trips throughout the year and especially the summer and take amazing photos but besides a photo book here and there, I barely ever develop any of those precious photos. That clearly needs to end. And when Snapfish contacted me to team up with them, I couldn’t jump fast enough at the chance to add some of those photos to our home.
(This post was created in partnership with Snapfish. All opinions are my own.)
I wanted to create a focal wall with an additional pattern that would complement our family photos and take it away from a traditional gallery wall.
I had my eye on the Quadrille Sigourney wallpaper for a while but didn’t know when and where I could use the pattern but when I was thinking about this project it just made sense. I made my pattern in Illustrator again (the same way I explained HERE) and cut it on my silhouette. All I had to do is stick it on the walls. My pattern is smaller than the original because I can’t cut it as big (I wish I could) and it is also totally symmetrical which the original isn’t.
I wanted to make a fun gif and had snapped away so many photos but right in the middle of things I didn’t pay attention and my husband just moved the camera. What? All that snapping for nada? Come on! So now I don’t have a fun little gif-movie for you, sorry about that.
Do you recognize my daughter’s desk? Well I want to keep it and get her a bigger one. It’s perfect here and more the size of a sideboard anyways than a desk:
And then it was time to add the beautiful photos I had ordered from the Snapfish Canvas & Decor section.
I ordered a 16×20 wrapped canvas of my children which I took at my niece’s christening in front of the church in Germany, black framed 11×14 of us in the Swiss Alps, a black framed 8×10 photo of my kids together in the dunes of Avalon, and two separate small 5×7 black framed photos of my kids. What i love so much is that photos come framed like a piece of art. Look at the back of it. They make the perfect present for a loved one.
This is the first time I have ever gotten a photo as a wrapped canvas and I love the dimension it gives the photo and how it stands out from the other framed photographs. Just look at the following photos with all the added accessories.
I will promise to myself to develop more photos of our beautiful family to decorate around the house.
Have a great week my friends.
Tschüß,
Photos are a must in every house! I love how your wall turned out! That stencil is faaaaaabulous, Julia!! Love it!
I love it Julia!! The wall is amazing, and the beautiful photos and how you arranged them look so great together. Your munchkins are beautiful by the way. What a happy space.
Thanks Lisa, those munchkins are already way too big 🙁
I love decorating with photos… Looking back on memories makes me so happy. love the canvas and the wall!
The canvas is my favorite. Thank you
WOW! the wall looks amazing and i love that you brought in family pics. nothing tops those for wall decor!
Yes nothing tops my family photos 😉 thanks Cassie
I love the pics and the decals wall sure does make it all so perfect.
Thanks sweet Sheryll
Love it! I’m terribly behind getting prints of photos, too. I have quite a few, but they’re all years old at this point 🙁
Even the older photos need a spot, right?
I LOVE the wall!!! You are so clever. It looks so chic. Did you use vinyl or just adhesive paper to cut out the designs?
Thanks so much Diane, I should have included what it is exactly. I actually always use wall grade vinyl. It’s my favorite crafting material for sure.
The wall designs are beautiful and then add the your very good looking kids and like everything you do it is perfect!
Awwww well thanks so much for the sweetest comment.
It’s actually on a wall in my bedroom that you never see because it’s awkward and thank you.
WOW!!!! Julia – the whole wall is stunning from the decals, the desk and your family photos! A great way of showing them off.
LOVE the wall, the photos, all of it! I want to do something like this in my foyer. And I love our family photos, I have them down my halls and all over our bookcases.
LOVE the wall, the photos, all of it! I want to do something like this in my foyer. And I love our family photos, I have them down my halls and all over our bookcases.
Love it!
Thanks so much Sarah!
Woah, looks awesome. It fills well together and I can already imagine some colour deviations. Maybe I read past it but how long did it too you before you got the patern right?
Greetings from your old neighbours, The Netherlands!
I love Snapfish! I have a poster-sized print of my kids at the beach from Snapfish that I framed and hung above our fireplace. It’s my favorite picture of the kids – and just a snapshot I took! Your canvas looks awesome!!! 🙂
Thanks so much Kim. I’m sure your large snapshot looks amazing above the fireplace.