Thursday, August 4, 2011

Pretty Little Pictures




I started the "shake-up" today with the bookcase in our TV room.  It was a pretty simple project and only took a few minutes to gather enough family photos to completely fill one of the shelves. 
It could have been boring (family photos on a shelf in the TV room -- it doesn't take a genius) but I think I avoided that by layering the pictures and stacking them against the back of the bookcase.  Fourteen of them. 




On another shelf are pictures of my Mom in the first, second, third and fourth grades.  Isn't she adorable?


The shadowbox behind them are filled with odds and ends left by the previous owners of our house along with a fun carnival like picture of them.  It will stay with the house if we ever go...


I'm happy with the results.










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Posted by Lindy

27 comments:

  1. Kelly (Seaux Southern)August 4, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    I love the look of lots of frames clustered together and your frames are beautiful! Great job!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Hi Linday! Oh, this looks good and I love the look of all your little frames together.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  3. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeAugust 4, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    I love the look and the pics are all fabulous. Your assortment of frames just make it so interesting. Great job. Hugs, Marty

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  4. NanaDianaAugust 4, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Lindy-Your project turned out beautifully. I love all the family photos and the ones of your Mom are so sweet. I love the shadowbox with all the little things in it. There is a shuttle for tatting there just like my grandmother used. Great post- xo Diana

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  5. LaurAugust 4, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Oh I love the photos, the way they are arranged, and the frames -- all of it. Lovely job you did. Nice to have something so delightful to view.

    Laurel
    www.abundantempress.blogspot.com

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  6. JaneAugust 4, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    That's a great look! I love displaying family photos and this is a wonderful way to display several with a lot of impact.
    I love that you have shadowbox of odds and ends left by the previous owners. The fact that it will stay with the house is priceless.
    Jane

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  7. Stacy CUrranAugust 4, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    I can't believe how clever that os o put on old photo in a jar! I get a new idea every time I come here! Love this blog!
    Stacy

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  8. SueannAugust 5, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    Love the shadow box collage! Very cool!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  9. La Vie QuotidienneAugust 5, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    it is so much fun to rearrange objects in bookcases...this turned out great! I am going to be putting my bookcases back together soon, after I finish adding the new trim and painting. I hope they turn out as good as yours.

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  10. fairyrocksAugust 5, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Very nicely done. I love that you honor the previous owners so beautifully.

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  11. SheilaAugust 5, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    It looks great! Its amazing how placement can make a room look so much better!

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  12. PamelaAugust 5, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    Looks great Lindy! I love all the lil frames!

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  13. The French HutchAugust 6, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    I love family photos. You bookcase looks fabulous with the photographs there. I love your shadowbox too. I have some special things I would like to use for one. I'm visiting your delightful blog from Seasonal Sundays.
    Have a great weekend.........

    ~Emily
    The French Hutch

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  14. afternoon teaAugust 6, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    You did a great job of making your collection of family pictures as interesting to strangers as they are to you. I would say that's genius all right. It looks wonderful.
    AT

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  15. Savannah GrannyAugust 6, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Super job Lindy. I enjoyed the mix of , what seems to be, vintage and current family pics. We sometime forget to put out the older ones. I found that displaying the older family members and ancestors sparks conversations with the little ones.
    Thanks for the inspiration.
    I am following you now. I liked your message at the end of the post. I will borrow that phrase, if I may. Please advise is I shouldn't.
    Ginger :)

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  16. Savannah GrannyAugust 6, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    OOPS! already following. Oh well, I am old. Hugs, Ginger

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  17. SarahAugust 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Lindy, it's perfect!! I love to look at family photos when I visit friends or even open houses. This has inspired me to do some rearranging. ;-)

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  18. The TablescaperAugust 6, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    I'm loving the look of your clustered photos. I need to do some reorganizing of my shelves...but not until Summer is over.

    It's great to have you being a part of Seasonal Sundays.

    - The Tablescaper

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  19. SnapAugust 7, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Wonderful! I like how you've stacked the photos. Well done!!!!!

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  20. MaggieAugust 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    I think that photographs displayed on bookshelves always look great,tucked between books and other decorative pieces they really make a house a home!
    Maggie

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  21. Sherry @ No Minimalist HereAugust 7, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Hi Lindy! Thanks for sharing your bookcase shake-up at my party. All the family photos are wonderful and I love the mix of frames. Have a great week.
    xo,
    Sherry

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  22. Anita @ GoingALittleCoastalAugust 11, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    I love those pictures of your mom. How sweet they are! Having wonderful pictures around just makes a house feel so much more of a home.

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  23. Linda August 14, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Hi Lindy, I'm one of your newest followers. How it all started was this bee pillow that I had seen in blogland. Actually 2 bee pillows, Once that Ballards sells and one that the Source sells.
    Well Living in Canada means high postage so both of these pillows would be out of reach. I thought I could draw out a bee and transform it into a pillow hand hooked as well. You see I also rug hook. Thats another story... Anyhow I saw your pillow on three pixies blog. Wow. Thank you. I traced my pattern onto burlap and then stared to paint. LOVE IT!!! Next I will add the border leaves. When I'm all done I will let you know. I still think I will transfer this pattern on to my linen or monks cloth and give it a go. Rug hooking.

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  24. eliftAugust 15, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Dear Lindy,

    what a lovely blog, how cute things, like dreams.

    Love from Turkey, I will follow you, thank you for the inspirations, so valuable for me.

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  25. designchicAugust 17, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    I love the look of a collection of frames and the family photos make them so much more personal...great job!!

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  26. Little PenpenAugust 19, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    The shadow box frame is fabulous!! We have lived in several houses and I love finding things that the former owners left behind. I have a pretty crock and a pretty cake plate from two homes. (I didn't leave them with the house though..haha). I love your finds.. I have a tatting shuttle like the one in your shadow box that I found in a yard sale sewing box.

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  27. My Inner ChickAugust 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    --You are a genius. I love this site !!

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