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Using Scrapbook Layouts to Decorate Your Walls

April 7, 2010 By Angie Kauffman · Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. {I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.}

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This week’s Works for Me Wednesday theme is a “Great Tip” theme. I picked one of my past WFMW posts (from January 2008) to repost. I will admit to being a flunkie and I still have the exact same layouts up on my wall today as I did two years ago. Maybe I’ll change them again soon.

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Sometime last year, I decided that I didn’t like my wall arrangement of photographs in our dining room. It was made up of around seven framed photographs — ranging from 4×6 to 8×10 (and only one of those!).

First thing — bigger pictures do tend to look better on the wall. So, I knew I wanted some larger framed pictures than I had.

(If you want to read more about why you should use bigger pictures on your walls, you can read a piece that I wrote in November 2009 called “Why You Should Choose Larger Portraits for Your Walls.”)

Then, I was at Michael’s and saw their $9.99 black 12×12 frames that are sold as “album frames” (you know — record albums). They were 50% off, so I picked up seven of them. I then picked seven scrapbook layouts, and have them hanging in our dining room.

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I get so many compliments on these! It’s different than just having photographs framed, and it’s very visually appealing. I will point out — my layouts don’t coordinate with one another. I just picked favorites that were fairly recent (within the past year) and made sure everyone in the family was represented.

Above the seven layouts (four in a horizontal line, and then three in a horizontal line above those), I have a long and narrow wooden sign that says “All Because Two People Fell In Love.”

So…if you’re a scrapbooker (or could at least do up a few layouts), this is a great way to frame something a little different than your average photograph.

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About Angie Kauffman

Angie, mom to three very fun kids, is the founder of Real Life at Home.  With degrees in elementary education (B.A.) and special education (M.S.Ed.), as well as being a former homeschooler, she is passionate about supporting both parents and teachers by providing printables, crafts, and activities to help children learn and grow.

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  1. Lana says

    April 7, 2010 at 4:31 am

    Love it!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Sandy says

    April 7, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Beautiful job, Angie!
    .-= Sandy´s last blog ..Happy Easter =-.

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  3. Karyn says

    April 7, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    What a great idea! You always give me such awesome inspiration 🙂 Thanks for sharing, I love it 🙂
    Hugs
    Ma
    .-= Karyn´s last blog ..The Simple Woman’s Daybook =-.

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  4. Samantha says

    April 7, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    I love this idea! One of my big goals this summer is to organize my scrapbooking space and get back to scrapbooking. How fabulous to hang the layouts on the wall!

    Samantha
    .-= Samantha´s last blog ..The Desire for a Clean and Orderly Desk =-.

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  5. Lacy @ Catholic Icing says

    April 7, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    I love this! I have multiple scrapbook pages from my wedding hanging up on my walls, and I love them there. I hardly mind the “holes” in my album. lol! 🙂
    .-= Lacy @ Catholic Icing´s last blog ..Easter Link-Up! =-.

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  6. Marsha says

    April 7, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    That’s a fantastic way to display layouts! I’m going to go through some of my scrapbooks and see if any of them are worthy of wall space. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  7. angie says

    April 7, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    never thought of this idea before but now I see it is a great idea how super cool

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  8. Jenny says

    April 7, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    That’s a great idea! I should do this in Abby’s room.
    .-= Jenny´s last blog ..Happy Easter =-.

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  9. Bella says

    April 8, 2010 at 2:40 am

    Love this! I actually just bought a frame today at Michaels to make a scrapbook page for my bathroom. I then saw your post — so, I am thinking about gettting some more frames because they are on sale and may do something similar in one of my bedrooms.

    Great idea!

    Blessings,
    Bella

    http://lildaisies.blogspot.com
    .-= Bella´s last blog ..Fabulous Tip — Homemade Household Wipes =-.

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  10. Melinda says

    April 19, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    I love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing it.

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  11. LynB says

    June 7, 2011 at 9:22 am

    My goodness you are a busy Mum. thanks for sharing that great idea. It would be so nice to see some of my scrap-booking of my grandchildren up on a wall for all to share. A wonderful idea.

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