Photos remind of important moments in life, dear loved ones. Good photographs can be a spectacular decoration of the room and fundamentally change the style of the interior. Available are photo frames made in different styles. They are used to decorate the interior, to create original decorative compositions. Of course, many store photos in a family album or on a flash drive, and in fact you can choose the best shots from there, pick the appropriate frame for them and put them in a visible place. This will decorate the room, emphasize individuality and tell more about the owners of the apartments. In modern interior decoration, photo frames of different sizes and designs are often used.
Ways to use photos in the interior
Of course in every home there are many family photos. But the idea to decorate the room with the help of copyright pictures passed on to us from European designers. More often photographs are placed on walls, shelves, racks, on tables, fireplaces and other horizontal surfaces. For a decor one large photo is used or a composition is created, a collage of several pictures.
If you combine several photos, it is important that they correspond to the same theme or have a similar color range.
In addition to your own photos, collectible shots of professional photographers are also used. Therefore, if there is no possibility or desire to apply pictures from the family photo album, you can safely refer to the range of modern photo galleries. Also do not forget about the appropriate framing. Photo frames perform a decorative function and protect images from burnout, damage, dirt and wear.
Main frame for photos
The following materials are used for making photo frames:
- plastic;
- natural wood;
- glass, crystal;
- metal;
- leather, textiles;
- gypsum;
- artificial, semi-precious and precious stones, crystals.
Plastic photo frames are a common and economical option. Frames made of natural wood are environmentally friendly, giving the room a natural freshness and extra comfort. Glass, crystal frames for a photo bring notes of luxury and solemnity to an interior. The metal frames are in perfect harmony with the ultra-modern interiors. Soft textile models fit the child's room.
There are luxury photo frames, for the manufacture of which are used expensive metals, alloys, stones, crystals. Photos in the appropriate frame can visually expand the space, hide defects, create an accent, emphasize style. By the way, photo frames in the interior are filled not only with photos, but also with other unexpected objects.
What else fits in photo frames besides photo cards
The photoframe is initially self-sufficient element of decor. A beautiful effect is obtained in collages collected from empty frames. And if you connect creative thinking and put various objects in them, it is possible to create a truly masterpiece decoration. Music lovers, as the option of filling fit vinyl records or CD discs with images. The beautiful half of humanity will love jewelry, jewelry, lace or embroidery placed inside photo frames. Elegantly and aristocratic in photo frames look vintage maps, old-time recipes, menu pages. Also framed interesting quotes, poems, statements, magazine covers, or a memorable artifact created with old postcards, invitations. Even scraps of old wallpapers look very stylish in photo frames. There are plenty of options, and each has the power to create an exclusive decoration from items that are in every home.
Rules for combining various photo frames
It cannot be said that there are some specific rules for combining photo frames of different sizes. First of all, the frame should be in harmony with the photo, and then with the general style of the interior. Photo frames made of various materials, such as plastic and metal, are difficult to reconcile with each other.
The frame and photo should be combined, and not compete with each other.
Frames made in dark colors increase the intensity of the colors in the picture, emit warm or cold colors from the overall color range. Photo frames of metallic, golden and silver colors are perfectly combined with rich tones and balance flashy colors. For colorful, color images it is worth picking up a frame of calm, inconspicuous tones. Frames in black, white and gray are suitable for black and white. Vintage images should be framed with similar styling.
Rules for creating compositions and collages
To create compositions on horizontal surfaces, in addition to photo frames, additional elements are used. These can be candlesticks, jewelry boxes, figurines, figurines, toys, vases and other accessories.
On the walls, you can create a collage in several ways:
- symmetrically;
- asymmetrically;
- vertically;
- horizontally;
- diagonally;
- right and wrong rectangles, squares, etc.
Placing different-sized photos in one horizontal line, you need to align them on the top or bottom edge. If the composition is formed diagonally, then it is desirable that the diagonal rise up, not down. Chaotic placement can also look very interesting and extraordinary.
If the walls already have bright elements or colorful wallpaper colors, then using photographs for additional wall decoration would be inappropriate.
Decorative photo frames
If the photo frames of simple geometric shapes seem to be strict or boring, then you can buy or make your own decorative frames. Models of this type are absolutely any form. In the souvenir shops there are samples decorated with artistic carving, stucco, engraving, additional details and elements. There are stained photo-collages with original design, which contain several cards with images. Or decorative photo frames made in the form of an antique figurine.
For decorating the framework, the following techniques are used: decoupage, papier mache, weaving, scrapbooking and others. Figured baguettes, stones, shells, buttons, chains, textiles, mosaics and anything else are used as decorations. Decorative photo frames with mirror elements can visually expand the space. A frame with LED neon lights will be the original modern decoration. Forged massive products will give the room the effect of antiquity. Most of the decorative frames are decorated so that they look good without photos.
Different styles of photo frames
The design of photo frames is very diverse. Products can belong to laconic minimalism, refined baroque or to an elegant vintage, eco style, ultramodern hi-tech. As already mentioned, the frames are selected so that they are in harmony with each other, with photos and with the style of the room. The classic style of the interior is hardly suitable products in the style of hi-tech. Eco style is popular and appropriate literally everywhere, products in this style are made from environmentally friendly natural materials. Fans of luxurious furnishings will love baroque or vintage.
How to place photo frames
There are many original ways to post photos and photo frames. One large photo above the headboard can make the interior stylish and original. An unusual way of placing frames and photos will emphasize the individuality of the whole apartment. For example, you can make the drying of photos, fixing them with clothespins on a stretched, in several rows, rope.
Lovers can place on the wall a collage in the shape of a heart with their joint photographs. The family tree on the wall with photos of relatives will become an exclusive decoration and revered family heirloom. In the children's rooms, you can design the original, with the help of photo frames, the stages of growing up a child. Now it is fashionable to create monochrome compositions from black and white images.
Photo frames in various rooms
A boring and unremarkable corridor can be turned into a fascinating photo gallery. It is enough to place a lot of photographs, images in frames at the same distance from the floor or in a chaotic way along the stairs. In the nursery, it will be nice to arrange collages for boys in a nautical style. For girls, a doll or fruit theme will do. Today it is easy to find many options for photo frames that are styled for a child's room. In the living room it will be interesting to look at the chronological composition of photographs of a different time period located around the clock. Self-portraits in the same style are also suitable for the living room. In the bedroom, photos are set above the bed or on the bedside table. In the dining room it is better to place several photographs on the same wall to accentuate the room.
How to choose a photo frame
For portraits it is better to select traditional products of strict rectangular shape. For festive, solemn photos suitable colorful and positive framing. If you want to buy a frame for someone as a gift, then decorative items will be a very suitable option for this. When choosing it is important to consider the size so that the photos fit the frame perfectly. If you want to create a collage of several photo frames, it is desirable that they are combined with each other. Collages in which wooden, plastic, glass, metal and wicker photo frames are simultaneously involved look tasteless.
Conclusion
Photos, paintings, images in the appropriate frame are unlikely to lose their relevance. Even with the advent of digital technology, family photos within the framework are often found in every apartment. And today it is a popular method of decorating rooms. It at all times looks elegant, prestigious and relevant.
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