The Staircase Wall We Built One Frame at a Time
The first frame that went up on our staircase wall was not chosen. It was inherited, and everything else on that wall followed the same slow, unplanned rhythm.
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The Hallway That Finally Got Decorated
For eleven years the hallway between our kitchen and the back door stayed bare. It took my daughter asking why it looked…
Swapping the Mantel Photos with the Seasons
My grandmother swapped a few photographs on her mantel with the seasons, without ever announcing it. Years later I finally understood why,…
Why None of My Frames Match, and Why That’s Fine
I once paid two dollars for a frame with no photograph in mind for it. None of my frames match, and after…
The Picture Ledge My Father Built
My father built a simple pine picture ledge in his garage one weekend, unstained, with a groove for leaning frames. It has…
Getting the Photos Off the Phone and Onto the Wall
Scrolling my phone one evening, I realized four years of my children's photographs had never once been printed. Getting them onto the…
Hanging Photos Without a Single Nail Hole
My first lease banned nails in the walls entirely. What I learned displaying photographs anyway, leaning and clipped rather than hung, I…