What to do with Travel Photos when you get Home

With this era of snap chats and selfies, going on holiday means that everything from tablets to phones come back fully loaded with photos. Unfortunately many of us leave those photos on there until the next time we need space to take more. Photos can be a great reminder of the best days of your life and should be kept safe and seen regularly. This is why just leaving them to languish on your hard drive is never the best option.

Here are 10 fabulous ways to display your photos so you can see them all the time;

1. Scrap book

This might be a little more work than using a photo album but it is fun. You can buy a scrap book from any store and stick all your printed photos there. The best thing about a scrap book is that you can tell a story with it. Unlike an album, you can capture the memories with words and arrange the pictures according to what happened that day.

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2. Hang them on your wall

A great option these days is to get your favourites printed out on canvas to hang on your wall at home, or even in your office. It used to be quite expensive to print photos on canvas but technology has made it much cheaper, so don’t dismiss this potential winner. Some places even offer themed photo collage services, (eg – http://www.thecanvasfactory.com.au/photo-collage-ideas/) so you can get a travel themed collage on your wall.

3. A messy frame

Most of us put file a single picture per frame. However, holiday pictures can cover a lot of frames. Why don’t you have all pictures taken every single day printed together in one big page? When this is done beautifully and framed it, brings back the memories like it was yesterday. It is called a messy frame because the photos are not arranged systematically; they are just placed haphazardly on the page.

4. Gallery Wall

If you have a plain-looking wall especially a hallway, a corridor or staircase, place well-arranged photo frames on it. You will see them as you walk past and they will transform the appearance of the house. You can put your photos in frames or just stick them directly to the wall with bluetack. Place your pictures in a meaningful shapes such as hearts or diamonds. This works better in bedrooms.

You can also have many photos placed in one large foam core board on your wall. This makes your room look like a movie theatre. Because frames and collages can be expensive, Try sticking all your photos on a straight wire and have the kids help out.

You can also frame your best photos and place them on your hallway or lounge in a clock arrangement. You must chose only 12 photos for every hour and have real moving wall arms to make the idea not just decorative but functional as well.

5. Material look

There are many companies that will transform your best picture into coasters, throw pillows and even canvas prints. This will be memorable and functional too. If you have kids, use transparent jars to put in items they collected and their favorite picture.

6. Create a slide show

There are programs that enable one to take all their favourite pictures and put them as their screensaver in sliding mode. Instead of one boring picture on your screen, you will have all your holiday pictures sliding through all the time.

A little creativity and time is all you need to convert your holiday photos into impressive features you can see every day.