I’m trying to turn my house into a home, but I’m almost completely useless at interior design. I’m also not overflowing with money. Mini photo galleries around the house are helping me in making a home without needing a stylist, and paislee press elements are keeping costs down.
After seeing this journal card in Dwell, I knew I couldn’t have it just living in an album somewhere. It’s a work of art. So I bought a frame from IKEA, along with a bunch of others, and started my mini photo gallery. I added three of my current fave photos, gorgeous words from Martu Alterada, and my fave word art – xoxo from Smitten.
Tips for creating a cohesive mini photo gallery:
- choose a colour scheme ahead of time and stick to that
- if you find things you like that aren’t part of the colour scheme, recolour them
- choose elements from a digital kit because they’re already matching
- use digital paper as backgrounds to keep the consistency
- be sure to balance out any busy photos with more minimalist images or text
- change any photos that stick out to black and white
- if all else fails, use a black element on white paper.
Products: Dwell, Smitten Papers, Smitten Photo Templates and Wordart
♥ Caylee
You can see previous Paislee Press projects, or find more bits of me on Instagram, and my blog.
This is a brilliant idea!
Thanks Susan, I really love how it looks in my home.
I love the idea of framing a favorite journal card. There are so many I’ve come across that I feel bad just leaving in my stash- this is a great solution. I’m also REALLY intrigued by the year-at-a-glance calendar in that first photo. Could I get some more info on where to get one of those?
You’re right, it’s a great way to use stash.
The calendar is a German one from an Etsy store called Kleinwaren. It’s great!