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Most families have their kids back to school photos on prominent display. Obviously because they’re proud of each of them but it’s far from the whole story.

Are you using your picture frames so you can see and remember those great family moments, life events, those in your life past and present who add meaning and purpose? Or are you just using your frames for home decor?
You can have both, but if you’re just lining up dozens of 6” x 4”, 7” x 5” and other smaller sized photo frames, chances are, your side tables, coffee tables and any shelving units, and the wall shelves too… are looking a bit cluttered.

If you have a photo hanging on display that has been around for a while, chances are you’ll notice the colour hasn’t stayed the same. The average family home owner are not art collectors so will not pay too much attention to framing photos, mostly because they’re not considered valuable in the monetary sense, but more so on an emotional level.

Finding inspiration for your interior décor can come from many places, mostly online through social media platforms. Facebook photos, Instagram and gorgeous glossy cover photos on Pinterest. Some people still find their inspiration from magazines picked up in the supermarket. They all work.

Is that really you though?

Artistic elements are in every room, whether you intended to create the look or not. If you take a look around the photos, you have on your walls, on sideboards, and dressing tables and the soft furnishings you have, you’ll notice they either complement or detract from a central theme.

Any print can be framed, but it’s not always easy as frames are generally made to uniform sizes. When you have a print that doesn’t conform to the norm, and you really want it framed to put on display, you’ll likely be dismayed when you find out the price of custom framing. Whilst taking it to an experienced framer will get you professional results, it’s not always the case that you can justify the cost of a made-to-measure frame.

The family home is filled with memories, and that’s not only shown in the photography of kids, grandkids and relatives on the walls, but it’s also the emotion connected to everything around the home. The inherited display cabinet in the hallway, the dining room table perhaps bought at auction and the nursery designed and created by Mums, Dads, Grans and Grandads.

Parents do all they can to baby proof the home. Baby gates, safety sockets, kitchen cabinet locks etc. Not always are the frames around the house considered, yet they can pose a significant risk.

Have you come across an image in your digital library you’d love to print and frame, but you are unsure what size to go for? It’s a fairly common issue because not every size can be printed from any photo.

Standard framing sizes cover various print size options, but what you’re best with depends on where you intend to place the printed photo once it’s framed.