How To Create A Beautiful Album Display For Your Photos

I recently read a blog about intentional design and how “feeling” should always be considered in home decor. This resinated well with me, as I’m always considering the psychology of a space, and what emotion it will evoke on the people utilizing it. For this reason, I am so happy to share a design secret of mine that will be sure to leave breadcrumbs of memories and feelings throughout an intentionally decorated home.

A few years ago, I wondered how I could share more of the memories my husband (Jonathan) and I had created throughout or home, and in an aesthetically pleasing way.

I thought of the traditional photo album, but soon realized going this route would lead my well-cherished photos and memories straight into retirement. I wanted these photos to easily be seen everyday, and to have a display that encouraged me to take a trip down memory lane.

During this time, Jon and I were in the middle of making payments towards our wedding photographer and deciding on whether we could afford to have a videographer at the wedding as well. That said, I wanted to consider the costs of choosing the traditional wedding album to display our wedding photos.

After much research I found a 33 dollar glass box, that at the time was marketed as a jewelry box. I checked for its dimensions and realized they were the exact same size as your typical 5x7 photo. This made we wonder off into the world of Amazon, looking for other glass boxes that also reflected the typical photo sizes.

After 2 hours spent shopping through Amazon.com, I found the perfect vendors to order my 5x7 and 4x6 glass boxes. I’d decided I would print my engagement photos to fit a copper 4x6 glass box , and that I’d print my wedding photos to fit the brass 5x7 glass box I ordered.

For my wedding photos, I wanted a high-quality look and feel, so I chose a double-thick matte option from Artifact Uprising. I selected their Everyday Print Set and ordered 100 photos.

to save a few more dollars, I went to my local print shop to print my engagement photos, and they also turned out beautifully.

This photo album hack is one of my favorite home decor tips to share. It’s elegant, and perfect for displaying and keeping my photographs safe. Both glass boxes will hold over 100 prints, and the presentation is so lovely. They are also quite the conversational piece, you’ll too be sharing this secret with your friends and loves ones!