The Simple Hack To Make Your Family Photos Look Like High End Decor

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Displaying family photos is a beautiful way to keep memories alive and make a space feel personal and warm. However, finding creative, unique ways to showcase them, beyond just getting them printed to size and plopping them into some frames for your wall or mantel, can be surprisingly challenging. It takes effort to strike the right balance between sentimental and stylish without being cliche or following short-lived trends. You can only go so far when it comes to getting creative with picture frames. However, there is a unique way you can customize your family photos that doesn't have anything to do with switching up the frames. This easy hack has you modifying the picture itself. It involves printing the photos yourself, but instead of using traditional glossy photo paper, you use canvas sheets.

By using canvas paper, your photos will come right out of your printer with an artisan look. This stylish way to display family photos is easy, and there are some fun ways to customize it as well (which we'll describe more below). One of the things about this hack that makes it so easy and accessible is that you can use a regular inkjet printer. That means there's likely no need to buy anything for this project other than a canvas pad, which you can get for $12.95. No matter how you change up this project to make it your own, you are sure to end up with beautiful family photos.

This hack is so easy that you will wonder why you never tried it before. All you need to do is place your canvas,  into your inkjet printer feeder. Then hit the "print" button on your phone or computer. When the printer is finished, that's it — you have a beautiful, high-end looking canvas print that looks like it was custom-ordered. Now, all that's left is avoiding mistakes when hanging your family photos, and making sure everything looks level and polished.

For beautiful canvas photos, like the ones printed using this method, you may want to consider an ornate frame. This Kangce Vintage Picture Frame would complement a canvas photo nicely. Since the canvas gives the photo a vintage-looking touch, you could also consider pairing it with a modern, sleek frame for a nice contrast. For this look, this Frametory Enamel Picture Frame would work well for the concept.

There are so many different ways you can use this idea – some for everyday life and some for special occasions. One practical way you can use this idea is to make a family picture book for your little ones. Print several pages of photos, then hole-punch them, and bind the book by looping colorful string through the holes. The soft surface is friendly for little hands, and the pictures will help your kids learn and remember relatives. There are some fun things you can do with printing on canvas for older children as well. If you want to do something unique for the next kids' birthday party you throw, consider finding printable treasure maps online and printing them out on canvas paper. Pass them out to all of the kids, and they will feel like they are on a real treasure hunt.

You can also design your own wall art. Using a software program like Canva, a layout you like, add some fun graphics and shapes. This is such an easy DIY, you could even change up your piece of custom art according to the season. This is a great way to turn a blank wall into a work of art. Customize your bedroom wall, or adorn the family room with inspirational art.