Stylish Picture Frames
One of the most fascinating parts of decorating is discovering how other people live. Case in point: photos. Some people find displaying personal photos completely distasteful. Others find it an absolute must. And there really doesn’t seem to be much grey area.
Why the strong reaction? I’m not 100% sure. But I have a guess.
I think it’s three fold. The first part being what type of person you are. Those who are auditory or kinesthetic learners typically don’t put as much sentimental value into photos. So they don’t feel the need to have them around. Whereas, those who are visual receive a great deal of comfort and happiness from seeing their personal photos on a daily basis.
Of course, that alone doesn’t determine if you display tons of photos. If you’re an extremely private person, chances are you won’t deck your home out in personal photos. Just as if you’re an extremely conscientious person who decorates for others instead of yourself, you’re not likely to plaster personal photos on your wall because you don’t want to make anyone feel as though they’re unwelcome or have them think you’re bragging.
Where do I fall? I came from a home completely sans of any type of photo display. Not even a photo album. When asked about it, my mom always said she didn’t need photos. The people she cared most about she saw all the time. So the idea of having personal photos in my home is completely foreign to me.
But Brent came from a home decked out in personal photos. So I’ve decided to branch out and try adding a personal photo or two to our new home. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that there are so many fun and beautiful picture frames from which to choose.
1. Del Conte Sterling Calypso Picture Frame
2. Crystal Bubble Picture Frame, or for a cleaner look, Ralph Lauren’s Clarity Photo Frame
3. Polished Horn Picture Frame
4. Michael Aram Goldplate Gooseberry Photo Frame
6. Maori Bone Picture Frame, or for a cleaner look, Vanilla Mother of Pearl Picture Frame
7. Donna Karan Lenox Picture Devore Frame, or for it in silver
8. L’Object Platinum Braid Picture Frame, or for it in gold
How do you feel about displaying personal photos? I’d love to hear your input.
One Response to "Stylish Picture Frames"
I think you may be right about the auditory/kinesthetic thing! I had not thought about it that way. We chose to display photos of places we love in the living room which feels personal to us in a secret sort of way. Some are plants in our favorite gardens, or a railing at a hotel we loved, etc. The photos of us as a couple are in the bedroom only, though I might expand into a hallway should I ever have one. What I don’t understand are the people who criticize other people for displaying photos (or not)! It’s their home for crying out loud! They should do what makes them happy. (I am pretty sure I learned that in a famous decorating book.)