Turn your favorite photos into decor for your home

I have been taking photos for years, and over the last five years I have been showcasing my favorite ones on Flickr. But more recently I have been getting into displaying my favorite of my favs around my house. It all started last summer, when my friend gave me a very sleek, high quality digital photo frame for my birthday. I immediately loaded that sucker up with 25+ photos and set it to rotate. It’s still going strong, by the way, though it is definitely overdue for some new photos.

But another great idea is to print out photos and hang them around your home! Skip the fancy photo frames and arrangement options. Sometimes less is more, and when it comes to showing off your photos, simply black frames with white mats are really the best choice. These frames cost as little as $3 and $4 at your local Walmart or Target, so you can easily buy a house worth of photo frames without breaking the bank.

But take a tip from someone who has wasted a lot of printer ink coming up with the right “look”: stay away from black & white unless you’re able to create a highly contrasting, slightly vignetted look. A personal recommendation for awesome photos? Diyosa’s black & white action for Photoshop. Run that sucker and you’ll have print-ready photos in no time!

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