Tip: If you are starting with digital pictures, you can easily flip between color and black and white through your camera, computer software, or online editing sites.

Using Frames

Depending on your style, you can use frames and matting that match exactly or frames and matting that are different but complement each other well. While you can certainly use frames without matting, a photograph will look much more professional and finished if you use it.

When it comes to arranging frames on the wall with your pictures, there are two ways to do it: symmetrical and asymmetrical, and it’s done exactly the way it sounds. Symmetrical arrangement involves arranging them in straight, clean lines and symmetrical shapes. For instance, you might arrange your frames into a large square or rectangle on the wall above your couch. This makes it look like one large wall element despite being composed of several smaller pictures.

As for asymmetrical, this is more of an arrangement, like a collection. You might even use frames of different shapes, styles, and colors, and you arrange them in ways that are offset from each other, so that you end up with more of a wall design than a shape.

The one you choose will depend on your personal style and the room décor you already have.

Canvas

Another alternative is to have your pictures printed on canvas. This is a pricier way to go, but your photographs will look like they belong in a museum or store, which can be a big eye-catching element and a great option if you’re only going to turn a few of your best photographs into pictures.

For more ideas, take a look at this online photo gallery of decorating with pictures, and enjoy your new photo art!