“A house is made of walls and beams;
a home is built with love and dreams.”

This is somewhat of a personal post for me.  I have had these on my walls for a few months and I want to share what I have done (plus, my good friend in Portugal has asked to see them!).

My house is  very simple. Sometimes I wish I lots of walls with lots of wall space for photo displays, but this is what works for us right now. And, as you can see, I can still have large wall prints on my walls and make it work. It’s all about doing what you love with what you’ve got.

This is my front room, large window and front door to camera right, kitchen/eating area to camera left.

The square prints of each child are display wraps in 16×16 size (I love the display wraps because they come ready to hang and they look very clean in design).  They are headshots and larger than real life but I like close ups a lot. I wish I could have gone larger but we really don’t have more space. The Salt Lake Temple framed canvas is roughly 34.5×17.5. I know you’re probably thinking it doesn’t really go with my kids’ headshots but religion is important to our family and we like to display prints and objects that are dear to us.

The display ledge houses my collection of Willow Tree figurines but I placed these prints there for a reason. They are mounted 8×10 prints on easels- do you see how small those look in comparison to the 16×16 ones? I know most people think 8×10 prints are wall portraits but you can really see how puny they look; in fact, they would be quite ridiculous if hung on that wall.

Truth be told, I really love this wall, it’s my favorite in the house, I love looking at these sweet faces everyday. The kids love them too. I plan to update these every 2-3 years or as my fancy strikes.

This is like my personal reminder of why I started this journey in photography. I wanted to take better pictures of my children and here they are- my favorite pictures of them as personal and meaningful art on the walls of our home.

And this is what custom photography should be all about, beautiful displays of art featuring those you love the most. The wall prints, display wraps and gallery wrap canvases that I offer are professionally printed and archival, the quality is the best available in the market nowadays. They will literally last for generations. So don’t be afraid to go large and choose your favorites to go on the walls of your home, it will be the best investment you make in the memories of your family.

And since I’m sharing this much, I might as well give you a tour of my front room (the following ones were taken on another day, hence the difference in light and color):

This another view of the front room. On either side of door are 2 more 16×16 display wraps, ones is a collage of my favorite macro shots and the other is a collage of my trip to Portugal last Summer.

You can see the same easels with the mounted 8×10 prints- each easel has 3 different prints and I just rotate them for display. The frame in the middle is a Philips digital frame and the kids love watching the slideshow.

You can see down the hallway- the framed print is roughly 23×20.5 and the family collage display wrap is 20×16. We are due for family portraits, I must confess those were taken over 2 years ago.

These displays are a work in progress and will change as I take new photos and have new favorites.

And since I love large prints so much, here’s a little incentive for you- if you have had a session with me in the past year,  I’ll offer a 20% discount on any wall prints, display wraps and canvases 16×16 and larger. Just send me an e-mail and I will be happy to help you choose your favorite in the size that works better for your wall. I can even help you design a wall display when you order more that one.  I’ll extend the same offer to any new clients who book sessions for their children in in the next few months.

And then I want to see the pictures of your home with your favorites on the walls.