1. How many snapshots will be displayed?

2. Will they be organized for display in albums, in frames placed on a table top or on the wall or a combination of each?

3. Is the ability to exchange items as new pictures are taken important?

4. In how many locations in the house will photographs be on display?

5. How does the display of these items effect the overall decor of your home? Is that an important consideration?

1. Pictures look best when grouped together i.e. by subject matter; by color; and/or by shape, etc.

2. Accessories on a table top generally look best grouped in odd numbers - think of candlesticks grouped together on one side of a fireplace - 1, 3, 5, 7.

3. On a table top, differing sizes and shapes are more interesting than all the same size and shape - have a combination of 3x5's, 4x6's, 5x7's, and 8x10's etc. and of vertical, horizontal, oval and round shapes - pictures can be cut to fit in oval and round frames. Also, different frame finishes are more interesting than all the same frame.

4. On a wall different frame finishes or all the same frame finish as well as different sizes and shapes or the same size and shape can be used depending on the effect you are trying to achieve and personal choice.

5. If considering a wall display, I have a preference for using hallways and bedroom walls for family pictures. I reserve living room, family room, and dining room walls for very special professional studio portraits.

6. I prefer not to use refrigerators as a display board for anything. The effect is one of clutter and confusion. Instead, I suggest a bulletin board attached to the wall and painted or papered the same as the wall. The bulletin board becomes a catch all, but in the center a picture mat could be permanently attached to "frame" the newest picture which would have a "short run" on the bulletin board as picture of the week, month etc. My personal bias in picture display is that if a picture is worthy of display it is worthy of a frame.

7. A collage can be done for the nursery. It might include the arm bracelet from the baby's birth, the new born picture, a picture of Mom and Dad and any siblings or anything else significant.

8. Pictures can also be displayed under a glass table top, but be careful to avoid a cluttered or messy look.

9. Consider a "revolving" picture display. I have a revolving wall display in my office. The grouping is permanent - the pictures in it change as each grandchild or other significant family member sends a new picture - truly a SPECIAL SPACE for me.