Around The Room | Living With Your Photos + Color Inc Giveaway
I'm a huge fan of living with your photos. Out of albums, off your computer and onto your walls.
Over the years I've amassed quite a collection of family images - many of the recent ones being mounted rather than framed as you'll see below (and above). When I first starting hanging up photos I wanted them to be all black frames with white mats. Now I'm really enjoying the variety of both the framed and simply mounted images.
Around our house I've got quite a few gatherings happening on the walls. Some are consistent collections (meaning all mounted or all framed) and others are a mixture of the two.
The first ones I want to talk about line the hall from our entry into the kitchen.
The images are 12x12 photos are "standout mounted" from Color Inc. (Color Inc is a sponsor of my blog and has been generous with samples for me in the past and as you'll see below. This set I purchased on my own. They are excellent quality and have wonderful customer service.) When we moved into this house I ordered eight or nine of these with the intent that they would be grouped together and I love them.
They are mounted onto the wall using Miller Studio Magic Mounts removable mounting tabs. I tried a couple of other brands and these have worked the best.
You might have seen this image a couple weeks ago. This is in our dining area, between the kitchen and living room. This wall has a combination of framed and mounted images. The one of Simon and Anna in the blue shirts is from Persnickety Prints.
Upstairs I've got a few other collections starting. In the room you enter before coming into my office I've got a large standout mount from Color Inc (photo taken by Tracey Clark). That one is 3o inches x 20 inches.
In my office I've included two Ikea frames with 12x12 photos of me and Chris as kids. I enlarged these 1970's photos on my scanner and they were printed at Scrapbookpictures.com. These hung in Anna's room in our last house.
A little collage in Simon's room that includes photos, Star Wars stamps, and a signed photo of Yoda from Frank Oz.
And this one was in Anna's room in our last house. I didn't recreate it here yet, but it was a favorite in the old place.
In our bedroom I'm just beginning to build a photo wall.
The newest addition is a Framed Gallery Wrap Canvas from ColorInc. As one of my sponsors they kindly sent me this new product to review and want me to give one away as well (with your own photo of course).
Here's what they have to say about this new product:
Love the sleek modern style of a Gallery Wrapped Canvas? Now you can add a frame! Our Gallery Wrapped Canvas Frames will give you that same modern and edgy look you've wanted but with a touch of traditional style to give you a unique shadow box feel to add to any home, work, or studio wall space!
These ready to hang Gallery Wrapped Canvases come with a 2 1/8'' deep smooth black laminate frame. With a 1/2'' floating space between your canvas and frame, each of our hand wrapped canvas prints will be permanently attached with the finest attention to detail. Each piece will arrive properly finished with a wire hanger, bumpers and Tyvek® backing. A true first class upgrade to your studio or home!
These Framed Gallery Wrapped Canvases are really, really nice. I didn't realize when I was ordering it that there's a space between the frame and the wrapped canvas but when I opened the package here at home I was really pleasantly surprised. I'd definitely consider ordering another one.
GIVEAWAY | One Framed Gallery Wrapped Canvas (20 x 14 or smaller) from ColorInc.
TO BE ENTEREDinto this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing how you live with your photos (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at noon Pacific on Friday and the winners posted shortly after. Please be sure to check back or subscribe (click here to get posts delivered to your email box) to see if you are receiving one of the items this week.
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I have always admired your collection of photos on your walls. I think it creats a great sense of place in a home. So I am working on a photo wall in my living room right now. And already thinking about other rooms I could start a collection.
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I am a big fan of living with my photos. I have 8x10's from my wedding that I printed out the day I got married because I wanted to come home from the honeymoon and immediately hang them on the wall. I have photos of my children that I have scrapped and put in 12x12 frames. I love them and the kids love to look at them also. I have yet to do a large print on canvas but I'm really excited to go that route also.
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I have an office bulletin board that includes my current favorites in rotation. I also have some framed from when I was young. I am ucky to have a dad who is a great photographer!
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I have very few photos on the walls, mostly framed pics on bookshelves. We love art and have paintings and wood block prints on the walls. You have inspired me to frame a few photos and try them out around the house.
Thanks for opportunity to win.
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I scrapbook many of our photos, frame and enlarge a few to go around the house. The majority I place in 8x6 size albums not too big for little ones to pull down and thumb through. I also share my pictures with family and friends on facebook and my blog. Life without all these pictures capturing all these moments is unimagineable. We are so blessed and fortunate in this country to have such a precious luxury.
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I've love pictures up on the wall, but haven't really gotten around to it. I've been seeing more and more of the canvas and loving the idea. thank you for a chance to win.
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I have a small wall started with photos, but we have lots of frames around the house with recent photos printed out. There are plenty of pictures on my camera/computer that I need/want to get printed for us to enjoy!
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I have a huge print I took of the Eiffel Tower from the Arch de Triomphe hanging over our fireplace. I love it. It is a gray/purple hue and has a wonderful black frame. My sister in law framed it for me. I also print off random photos I love at 4x6 size and paste them on my cupboards in our kitchen. I am in there so much it is nice to look at my boys all the time :) I am dreaming of a family photo on canvas right now. Someday....
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I have just started hanging on my walls, it's very intimidating at first but I 'm slowing coming out of my shell. Thanks for the chance :)
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I have photos displayed all over my home...on the walls, on side tables, on various ledges and mantles...even on bathroom and kitchen counters. I haven't tried a wrapped canvas yet, although I'm eager to. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I have a photo wall in my living room (mostly black and white) and LOVE it. I also have 2 photos on canvas which add a lot of color and texture. Would enjoy another one too :)
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Down the hallway we have photos of when the kids were young! Love having a memory lane :)
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Your creativity seems to flow into all areas of your life. What a gift. I am learning to live with my photos from so many like you. I just started a gallery in my hallway. It needs help though but with time and practice will grow and change. Love pictures from all different ages. Thanks so much for the inspiration and prizes too!
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Just moved into a rental so haven't put all the photos up yet, I do love bigger prints of the kids and groupings as well. Great way to decorate!
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I have several of my photos that have been enlarged and are in IKEA frames in my bedroom. Think I'll start incorporating more in the rest of the house.
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We have a 2 large computer screens in our living room so I am always making different desktops to actually display our pictures and remember all those amazing memories. I also have a photo wall on the stairway and up into the hallway...as well as a magnet board for school and Christmas photos! I love living with photos!!!
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Pictures everywhere!...in frames, on the walls, on boards, on mirrors...even on my car's dashboard ;). I'm definitely checking out color inc for the 'new' kind of frame-thanks for the info!!!
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We have lots of framed photos on our walls (black frames with white mats), some canvas prints and lots of photos in my scrapbooks.
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I love gallery-wrapped canvases and haven't taken the plunge to get one for myself (yet). Love, Love, Love all the inspiration you provide. Your blog is always a place I go to for beauty and kindness. Melanie
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We moved last summer, and I've been taking my time hanging my photos around the house as I get each room painted, so right now, most of them are on the ledge in our basement rec room (they were one of the first things I unpacked!)
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