No matter what our age or our budgets, there is one thing that we all have…personal photos, old birthday cards and various other mementos. These sentimental objects are usually stored away in a shoebox or a scrapbook, but don’t you think you would enjoy them much more if you could experience them everyday? So why not use them as a design element and put them on your wall? And the good news is that there are countless ways you can display your photos that are more inventive than just framing and hanging. Here are some ideas.

Tape It Up!
Your personal photos are just that…personal and so its ok to treat them a little sentimentally. By skipping the formality of framing and taping up images in an informal arrangement, you are giving the photos a very comfortable and personal treatment.

Frame Them But Don’t Hang Them
Remember, these photos are of the people you love, so arrange them informally and it will have a warmer effect then if you hang them symmetrically in matching frames. It’s ok for the photos to look a little cluttered as long as it is a sweet and sentimental clutter. Think of your grandma’s shelf and all her old photos…that’s what we are going for! You could arrange framed images on a table top or you could use picture ledge wall shelves like the ones pictured below. West Elm sells these for $35- $55.

Forget What I Just Said
Ok, remember how I just said this: “it will have a warmer effect then if you hang them symmetrically in matching frames”? Well, I don’t mean to be disingenuous, but here is an idea from the late great Domino that does just that. What’s so great about this idea is that the frames are the IKEA RAM frames that cost $1.99 for a 3 pack. Cheap and cool! Awesome!