Ancestor photo wall

I'm a genealogy buff. My great-great-aunt Melva (nicknamed "Tootsie") was the pioneer of our family's story. She was born in Panama, the daughter of a businessm…

Ancestor wall

Aug 6, 2024 - If you have a ton of family photos and a wall space for all your photos, you should try installing a wall gallery at home. The gallery walls are incredibly beautiful, but they have so many chances to turn away or go wrong with all the objects and photos you are trying to hang on the wall. I had a wall in my house that just begged to be looked at in the gallery, but I was always too scared to try it.

I love old family pictures and have quite a few. We have this display in our dining room and it has been a good conversation piece when we have company. The pic…

Here’s a fun fact: I used to write about family picture wall ideas for an art installer in New York City! I did it for about five years (I covered other art-hanging topics, too). In that time, I saw hundreds of family picture walls come across my desk, from black-and-white grid-style walls, to eclectic gallery...