This beige wall with white horizontal shiplap paneling is lit by industrial black double light sconces. An autumn grapevine wreath is mounted to the wall between the sconces. Display family photos in wood and black metal frames hung on the wall.
30 Creative Photo Display Ideas for Your Family Pictures
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Published: August 3, 2023
Updated: November 22, 2023
A photo display is a great way to personalize any room in your home. There are many creative techniques for displaying your most precious memories along a wall. Whether in the living room, dining room, bedroom, entryway, hallway, or stairway, an assortment of meaningful pictures can make your house feel like a home.
Use classic picture frames arranged in a gallery wall to display family pictures, baby photos, or travel pictures. You can even dedicate an entire wall to your pet! You can also mount pictures to a wooden plank, on top of decorative window frames, or within a larger frame. Create a mixed media wall by incorporating a few wall signs or other wall décor among the photos.
You’ll definitely be amazed by this list of photo display ideas we’ve compiled here!
02 of Arched Niches With Black Frame Photo Art
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Give your photo art the attention it deserves with these arched niches with white shelves built into a beige wall. A small white bench with storage is seated under the niches. Illuminate the niches with black wall lights to really let your decor shine.
03 of Bathroom Corner With Mixed Media Gallery Wall
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This bathroom corner is decorated like a professional with a mixed media wall displaying family photos, wall signs, and vintage clocks. A white counter with an orange diagonal tile backsplash is fitted next to the wall. Make your bathroom a fun place to be with a tan, green, and blue painted wall mural.
04 of Farmhouse Living Room With White Family Gallery
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This farmhouse living room boasts comfortable brown leather armchairs paired with a two-toned white end table. The chairs are arranged in front of a gray sideboard. Decorate the wall above the sideboard with a white frame gallery display.
05 of Gray Hallway With White Frame Photos
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This gray hallway leads towards a room with light wood floating shelves mounted to a white vertical shiplap wall. Any hallway can be jazzed up with a family photo gallery wall. This hallway wall is decorated with travel photos fitted into white picture frames.
06 of Stairway With Black Window Frame Photo Displays
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Walk up this staircase featuring stained wood treads fitted with light wood chevron risers. The staircase is finished with a wooden handrail mounted to the wall. Personalize the space with wood frame family pictures affixed to black decorative window frames.
07 of Stained Wood Staircase With Family Picture Gallery
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This traditional stained wood staircase with turned wood balusters and a wooden handrail is full of antique character. Show off your family photos with wood picture frames hung along the wall next to the stairway.
08 of Wine Bar With Black Photo Display
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A rustic gray wood wine table is set against a beige wall under a black frame photo display. A wood frame wall sign is mounted above the display. Add greenery to the space with a rattan stool holding a plant in a black woven planter.
09 of Dining Room With Black Frame Gallery Photo Wall
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You’ll love this round white and gold dining table accompanied by gray and gold dining chairs. A black frame gallery photo wall behind the table is fitted with black and white family pictures. Style the table with a black vase and beige table decor to achieve a minimalist and contemporary aesthetic.
10 of Wood Plank Photo Display Ideas
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Use stained wood planks mounted to a wall to display your most precious pictures. These wooden boards are fitted to a beige wall in this hallway with light wood flooring. Hang the photos on twine and wooden clothespins strung across the boards.
11 of Bold Colors Showcased in Shiplap Hallway
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Hallways don’t need to be neutral spaces, be adventurous and incorporate bold colors. A steel gray shiplap covers one wall of this hallway, enhanced by an arrangement of black frames. Dark flooring is topped with a tasseled rug.
12 of Gray Wall With Wood Frame Photo Gallery
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A round white end table decorated for autumn is perched next to an antique stained wood and gray bench. The end table is lit by a gold and glass table lamp with a beige shade. Add personality to the wall with a wood frame photo display gallery.
13 of Wooden Display Cabinet With White Photo Frames
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This rustic wood farmhouse display cabinet is finished with whitewashed shiplap wood trim. The shelves are styled with greenery, white jug vases, and white book stacks. Arrange black and white family photos in white picture frames on each shelf to give the space a classic look.
14 of Black Frame Doggy Gallery Wall
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Any blank wall can be transformed into a doggy wall dedicated to your pet. This white wall features a black frame photo wall displaying dog pictures. Finish off the arrangement with a black and white wall sign hung above the photos.
15 of Black and White Gallery Wall for Modern Aesthetic
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A black and white gallery wall is displayed behind a wooden console stand. A beige lamp, tan and white vases, stacked books, and a white vase of pampas grass adorns the top of it. A wooden table displays a jute doily with a clear vase full of white roses.
16 of Black and White Gallery Wall
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Gallery walls are a fantastic way to display candid or posed family portraits. The photos displayed here are minimalist in nature, as they take up a small section of their very large frame. The black and white pictures hang beautifully under a gold gallery light, that illuminates living room wall decorations so well.
17 of Entryway With Black Frame Photo Gallery
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A gray wood entryway console table is set on stained wood flooring against a gray wall. The table is styled with black candlesticks and white vases. Display photos of cities you’ve traveled to in a black frame photo gallery above the table.
18 of Eclectic Family Photo Display Ideas
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Celebrate your family with an eclectic photo display gallery wall. This gallery wall boasts a combination of family pictures and wall signs mounted to a white wall. A rustic wood and black metal coat rack is used to display a woven hanging flower basket.
19 of Guest Bedroom With Photo Gallery Display
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This guest bedroom with a dark gray accent wall features a white, gray, and orange bed accompanied by a stained wood nightstand. A decorative map and a photo gallery display are hung on the wall above the bed. Accent the bed with a blue and beige quilted throw blanket.
20 of White Brick Fireplace With Black Photo Display
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This gorgeous white painted brick floor-to-ceiling fireplace is fitted with a stained wood mantel. The mantel is styled with black book stacks holding a black frame photo display. Keep a black metal firewood holder on the hearth for your logs so that they’re always in reach.
21 of Dining Room With Antique Wood-framed Photo Display
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This striking white beadboard dining hutch is decorated for the 4th of July with large red, white, and blue letters. The hutch stands against a stained wood shiplap wall styled with a wood-framed antique photo display. Add a pop of color with stunning mint green china arranged inside the hutch.
22 of Family Pictures in Black Frame Gallery Wall
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A stained wood table is set in front of a white wall with white trim. The table is decorated with wood candlesticks, gold candle holders, and dried flowers in a white vase. Turn your house into a home with family pictures displayed in a black frame gallery wall.
23 of Gray Wood Window Shutter Photo Display
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Get creative with these decorative gray wood window shutters used as a photo display. These two shutters are mounted to a white wall in a baby’s nursery. Hang a selection of your most meaningful pictures and items as a collage on the shutters.
24 of Black Frame Picture Display in Rustic White Frame
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Keep your memories close with a black frame photo display arranged inside a rustic white frame. A black table lamp is perched on a table under the display. The display is mounted next to a light wood shelf with a black metal photo holder.
25 of Black Frame Living Room Gallery Wall
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Get comfortable in this gray sectional couch facing a round brown leather ottoman coffee table. A gray vintage area rug is laid under the ottoman. Finish off the look with a black frame gallery wall above the couch.
26 of Chic White Frame Photo Gallery Display
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This chic white frame gallery wall with family photos is fitted above a gray wood console table. The table stands on stained wood flooring against a white wall. Style a table simply with white decor and greenery in white planters.
27 of Living Room With Beige Frame Photo Display Wall
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An elegant gray velvet chaise lounge sofa is accompanied by a round light wood coffee table. A beige frame photo display is arranged on a gray wall above the sofa. Tie the living room together with a white and gray vintage rug.
28 of Gray Board and Batten Wall With Black Photo Frames
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Take a nap in this gray upholstered bed dressed in white and beige bedding. The bed is nestled against a gray board and batten half wall decorated with black frame photos. Pair the bed with a black night table lit by a black and white sconce for added contrast.
29 of Bedroom With Wood Frame Picture Frames
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Sleep in this beige upholstered bed clad in white and gray bedding. A nickel and glass table lamp with a white shade stands next to the bed in front of a window dressed in white and gold curtains. Make the bedroom your own with a wood frame photo display next to the bed.
30 of Modern Neutral Living Room Décor Ideas
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A white board and batten wainscoting wall displays a white shelf of wooden-framed black and white phots. A beige sofa sits in front of the wall and is adorned with white and beige geometric pillows. A wooden table accessorized with stacked books, a black candle, and a white vase of greenery sits in the center of the room on a brown and grey rug. A potted olive tree in a gray stone planter stands in the corner.
