I love wheat fields and my husband took some beautiful pictures earlier this summer before the harvest. I also love our bedroom; it’s a place of solitude, love, and peace–like wheat fields. So we printed out some of his best ones and hung them on the wall above our bed. (Thanks to those who recommended Mpix, we are very impressed with their quality!)
I really like the pictures but my husband and I either are still getting used to there being something on that wall or something is still missing. Maybe I should have gotten bigger prints/frames? Any suggestions or is it good like this?
I love digital cameras but the one thing I miss about film is having real pictures to hold/frame available. I’m also very lazy about printing out the good ones because I don’t know where I’ll put them. So, since I was already ordering some, I also ordered some updated pictures of our kids. I set them on our bathtub ledge. I’ve arranged my bathtub with visual/tangible reminders of what is to come soon. Yes, I am going to birth a baby, it will be a great work to bring him out into this world, but the pictures of my kids remind me why I can/will get through it.
i think the wheat field pictures would look better all in a horizontal line. but i know nothing about decorating, as my house indicates.
I noticed the photos when I went upstairs searching for something for cleaning and thought they were lovely, good job Steve!
It’s probably a combination of still getting used to them as well as feeling like something is missing. Art photography is generally matted when it’s framed to set it apart from its surroundings, thus giving the photo its own identity. A wide mat is generally recommended (3-3.5 inches on all sides for an 8×10, minimum, is a common recommendation) but the photos don’t have to be totally centered on the mat either. Think outside the box to create visual tension and interest. You could get a rectangular mat, position it so the long side is going up and down and cut the photo hole in the mat in the upper third. Don’t be afraid to let the pictures take up space on the wall to make a statement. I like Patty’s idea of hanging them in a horizontal line. If all of that seems a bit much to do right now, you could just try rearranging the order you have them hung in. Maybe having the similar pictures diagonal from each other instead of one on top of the other would change how you feel about it. Sometimes rearranging is all the change you need. I do think even just adding a simple white mat (not necessarily as large as I said above) will really make the images “pop”. Regardless, they’re beautiful photographs that really add a special touch to the room
Very nice. Glad you liked mpix, that’s where we got Clem’s newborn pics printed and I was very pleased as well, I will be using them again.
I’d say mattes as well, and I definitely like Elizabeth’s recommendation of doing the like pics catty-corner from each other.
I should ask Aaron though, sadly he has a much better eye for decorating than I do.
If you want to reprint bigger images, you could try having them back matted on foamboards (this would be for very large prints). I’ve seen people do that and it looks really cool. But the print size is generally 16 inches or more. They would almost make like a square “headboard” over your bed. Good job though… your hubby is good with the camera!
Aaron says a diamond. He even eagerly got out four books and laid them out on the flor to demonstrate how there should be an thin rectangle shape in the middle so that it is geometrically even. Want me to send him over? ;-D
Wow, these are all great and helpful ideas! Now to find the motivation to actually follow through. I guess it could be a ‘get-my-mind-off-waiting-for-the-baby’ project this week. I really like both the headboard and diamond ideas! I purposefully chose not to use a mat frame because I originally wanted to order the prints on canvas because I really like that look but that was just too expensive. At this point, I think I’m too lazy/cheap to reorder different prints/frames anyway. I think I’ll try out the diamond idea…Monica, when can Aaron come over?