We have one very long wall in the front entrance of our home. It is part of hallway and leads to the living room. As such, I felt it provided a perfect opportunity to introduce visitors to our home and family as they actually come into the house. So here is what I came up with. I wanted a collection of images that capture our family as we really are, not just portraits, but memories, and silly things. I also wanted the kids to be subtly reminded of who they are and that they are a part of something really wonderful and special - our family.
I went to Goodwill and picked up a ton of little frames in my color scheme (black, mahogany, pine, and pewter). I added those to my existing stash and laid everything out in a pleasing arrangement on the floor based around a beautiful family name plaque that my mother-in-law gave us for Christmas. Once I had my frames balanced around the centerpiece, I messed around with snapshots making sure I had a good mix of kids and styles. Next, my sweet husband carefully traced each frame on a large piece of white craft paper in its correct spot (I was not incredibly meticulous as it was not necessary with the complete mis-matched mix of frames).
We taped the paper to the wall and labeled the drawn frames with a description of the frame/photo so that we could both work at the same time and still keep everything straight. After hanging all the pictures in their drawn-on boxes, we removed the paper from the wall and viola`:
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