The Art of Display
Click through our gallery of stylish ways to show off family photos, treasured keepsakes, and everyday objects
You could almost mistake Francesca Harris’s home for an art gallery. Black-and-white picture frames adorn almost every wall; little vignettes of heirlooms and mementos top most surfaces. Harris, a design-build contractor and home inspector in Corte Madera, California, believes in meaningful decor. “I’m obsessed with my family photos,” she says. “I love making art out of memories.”
On the wall above her desk, white picture frames of the same type but in varying sizes create a nostalgic collage: her wedding day, her sons’ toddler years, her mother’s childhood portrait, her brother’s first ice cream cone. “Framed images ― whether old or new ― become more substantial when they’re grouped together,” Harris says. The use of mass-market frames and mats gives her the freedom to swap photos in and out, and keeps her displays from feeling too precious. “Having two young boys forces me to be practical,” she says. Stick to a black-and-white palette