The Art of the Collage Photo Frame
What is so captivating about a good photo or piece of art? Is it the colors or texture? Is it the subject or lighting? In truth, it is none of these. What draws us in to a good photo or piece of art is the story it tells. We connect to that story. This is what makes our own photos so special. Snapshots of memories, they are our own stories. How we frame them and display them is how we tell those stories.
Collage photo frames save money and space, but most importantly, they turn memories into art. From the classical single frame to the modern multi-frame, collage picture frames come in a wide variety of materials, colors, and designs. When choosing the right collage photo frame, we can use these attributes like texture and lighting to decide how best to tell the story of our photos.
First things first, the canvas
Oil on canvas, black and white on glossy, polished brass above the mantle; where you display your collage is the canvas of your art. Location will be the first filter for your choices of material, color, and design as you match your collage photo frame to the decor of the room you wish to display it in. Who will see your collage if you hang it there? Is it a personal story to be told in the master suite? Or an adventure story to be shared in the living room? Once you’ve picked where you want to display your collage, you can decide what colors and styles will best complement that area. Take a snapshot of the area you want to hang or set the collage, and refer back to it as you look at collage photo frame options in stores or online.
Chrome weddings and plastic vacations
The material of your collage picture frame will heavily influence the expectation of the content of your photos. For example, engagement photos may be framed in plastic or wood, but the wedding photos will often be held in silver or chrome. Consider the way in which the material of your collage frame affects the way your story is told. Brass may speak of legacy, silver of elegance, or any frame at all may only serve as a distraction. Perhaps your latest vacation scenes should be bundled in a frameless, plastic collage?
Feng Shui storytelling
Don’t feel like you have to limit your design and color choices for your collage photo frame to the materials and tones of your “canvas” room. As the masters of the Tao of Heaven and Earth taught us, the true feng shui of your decor is how it feels more than how it looks. In other words, if your collage story is on the right canvas (or in the right room), go ahead and be expressive with the design style. Go ahead and hang that fly fishing collage pole in your man cave. Or cluster your distant relatives together in the family room with this Melannco collage frame. What’s important is for your collage design to tell the story of your photos with the right voice.
Collage picture frame options are staggeringly numerous, but you can easily thread through those options by simply focusing on the story you want to tell, and where you want to tell it. So what’s your story? When you hold those snapshots of memories in your hand, how do they make you feel? Have fun taking those feelings and sharing them in the collage photo frame that tells your story best.




