Each year, we take hundreds—even thousands—of photos of our birthdays, vacations, and other special occasions. In between those milestone moments, you snap tons of pics that capture your everyday memories (like that time your toddler painted the cat green). Don’t lose these memories to the camera roll graveyard! The best way to make sure they don’t disappear forever is to print them in a Chatbook and display them for all to see. That’s why we came up with this list of creative album themes to turn your pictures into stunning, cohesive coffee table photo books.

Before you start designing your coffee table photo, choose the perfect product for your vision.  Chatbooks’ 10x10 layflats are super easy to make, starting at $70 (with free shipping) for 20 pages. Each page is five times thicker than our standard photo book, plus they’re created with archival ink that’s certified to resist fading for 200 years (so each generation after you can enjoy photos of your life, too). Standard books are another great option for creating a coffee table book on a smaller budget , or try stacking Monthbooks to freshen up your decor with new photos every month.

There’s no better way to add a personalized touch to your home than by using your own memories. Coffee table books are an easy way to hold onto your family’s favorite photos—plus, it gives your in-laws something to look at when they visit! Adding a photo book to your table is a simple way to turn your house into your home. If you need inspiration, here are some photo themes that deserve to be front and center on your coffee table…

When you think of a coffee table book, do you think of hardcovers filled with photos from faraway places? Try personalizing a layflat with pictures from your own travels. Add photos from vacations with your kids, or opt to design a book filled with memories from your own childhood adventures.

Your wedding ceremony and reception are arguably some of the most important (and expensive) photos you’ll ever take—so give them some love. When you upload your images to the Chatbooks app, add custom quote text pages. Pro tip: Add text of your vows if you didn’t include a picture! 

Before you walk down the aisle, make a layflat of your favorite memories with your partner. Leave every other page blank and ask guests to sign the book at your wedding! This is a super cute way to save messages from your friends and family—and show them the important moments in your relationship. Pro tip: Have different color options for your pens!

While maybe not as professional as your wedding photos, your honeymoon photos deserve a little love. Don’t be afraid to display the photos you snapped smooching on the beach or smiling in front of the Eiffel Tower. A photo book dedicated to the post-nuptial celebration of your love is just as important as snapshots from the big day. 

The quality time you and your spouse spend together before the birth of your first baby is special. It’s the last time the two of you will spend as a family unit of two. Before you begin snapping pics of your newborn, celebrate your growing family with a photo book that highlights the loving moments between you and your partner.

With every new baby comes new photos (especially with your first child). Include photos leaving the hospital, or at the airport on adoption day. They grow so fast, so hold onto every first with a beautiful layflat dedicated to your newest family member. For any children you have after your first, include photos of the siblings meeting for the first time! 

Whether it’s for you or for Nana, the best place to showcase your favorite family photos is on the coffee table. From family reunions to sticky ice cream cones on a summer day, a compilation of your family’s most-loved moments is perfect for your table. Choose from photos from over the years or fill it with your favorites from the past year.

From kindergarten to high school and beyond, you’ll want to remember their graduation caps and “last day of elementary school” signs. Collect photos of each of your kids throughout the years and celebrate all their graduation victories—even the smaller ones.

Every birthday is worth documenting with a photo book, but for milestone birthdays—like one, eighteen, thirty, fifty and beyond—you’ll want to pull out all the stops. Include any photos from previous birthdays (just snap a pic and upload them in the Chatbooks app) or other important milestones and adventures. Pro tip: Try to recreate an old birthday photo and put the two photos side-by-side in your layflat.

Even if you already have photo books dedicated to your wedding and honeymoon, there have been a lot of moments between your first adventures as newlyweds to now. Include birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions, like when you bought your first home. Anniversaries are about celebrating all the big (and small) moments that define you as a couple. Pro tip: You can always upload pictures from your parents’ wedding and surprise them with a custom photo book of their own!

Between school projects and holiday crafts, our kids have a ton of artwork. The best part about snapping photos of your kids’ art and adding them to a layflat is that the art is still big and beautiful—and not on your fridge. Even better? You have more space and less glitter on every surface.

Print your special occasion photos and create coffee table books your family—and guests—can enjoy.

Print your special occasion and everyday pictures in a photo book. Then, display it on your coffee table so your best memories can double as home decor. Chatbooks photo books are great for travel, wedding, anniversary, honeymoon, babymoon, graduation, and artwork pictures… and all the moments in between. Learn how to design a gorgeous coffee table photo book in 3...2...1...

11 Creative Ways to Design A Coffee Table Photo Book

How To Design A Coffee Table Photo Book - Coffee Table Photo Book Ideas

The same way you can never just eat one chocolate kiss, it's impossible to buy only one Chatbooks wall tile. Why? Because they are the easiest way to create visual interest on your walls using actual memories that you can relive again and again. Plus, you can stick and restick to your walls up to 50+ times without nails or any damage. And at only $15 per canvas print, you can fill up an entire space with IRL art for well under $100 (and you know you spent almost half of that on a singular pillow that no one is allowed to touch). Now that you're sold on making a family gallery wall full of canvas tiles, you might be wondering about how to lay out your pieces of art so that they really speak to you. Here are 18 creative gallery wall layouts that you can use as helpful templates for your next Chatbooks wall tile shipment. Happy hanging!

If you have 4 wall tiles, look for a smaller wall in your home so that they can really make an impact. Consider making grid or linear arrangements depending on your space. Got high ceilings? Go for grids so that they draw the eye upward. Hanging your wall tiles in a finished basement with lower ceilings? Opt for a linear look to make your space feel bigger.

Now this is where things get really fun. Having 6 wall tiles means you get to experiment with more exciting gallery wall layouts. Try The Pyramid layout with family portraits for a really fun wall-scape the whole squad will enjoy. Go for The Zag layout if you wall the linear look but with a little extra quirkiness.

Get ready for the Instagram likes to start rolling in when you post pics of this gorgeous 9-tile-deep gallery wall. The Square layout features clean, simple lines so that your photos are really the star of the show. The Stack is perfect for landscape wall tiles that speak for themselves. If you want a classic gallery wall silhouette with a little more variation, try The Tetris!

To the window, to the wall, to the canvas tiles upgrading my halls...

18 Genius Gallery Wall Layouts for Your Canvas Wall Tiles

18 Gallery Wall Layouts and Ideas for 2020 - Gallery Wall Layout Generator

A family photo gallery wall sounds like a great idea, but then again so did getting that toy piano for your three-year-old. But thanks to Chatbooks, you no longer need to dread turning those photos stuck on your phone into stunning home decor. These simple family photo wall ideas make for beyond easy and super unique photo gallery walls, especially when you’re using Chatbooks wall tiles. Learn how to display family photos on a wall in two seconds flat.

There are a bunch of different ways to arrange your wall tiles in order to maximize your space and upgrade your empty wall. Here are 3 go-to approaches for designing the gallery wall if your dreams.

Arrange 9 wall tiles to compose a large square. This formatting is perfect for a gallery wall in a more narrow area of the home or in a space with a lowered ceiling (like in a finished basement).

To create a perfect rectangular gallery wall (ideal for an empty wall above a couch), order 3 square wall tiles and 3 landscape ones. Then, alternate using a square or landscape wall tile as your work your way across your wall.

Add a little more interest to your gallery wall by incorporating various wall tile silhouettes. The portrait wall tile is great for adding headshots of the kids to your eclectic mix of prints. 

Now that you know how to expertly lay out your gallery wall, learn some fun themes and concepts to pull all your pictures together.

There is no easier (or cuter!) way to create simple home decor than with wall tiles. At only $15 a tile, there also isn’t a cheaper way to create wall decor that will make you smile every time you look at it. Our simple peel-and-stick Wall Tiles make decor as easy as 1, 2, 3! Get your Wall Tiles here.

Incorporate the letter that your last name starts with 

Looking for a simple way to show off your home, your family, and your namesake? Create a gallery wall that’s extra homey by adding a large wooden letter to your photo display masterpiece. 

For a simple way to make your photo collection look more cohesive, stick to a neutral color scheme. How? Try using only sepia or black and white photography. This example of 3 simple black and white photos is so chic.

If you want an easy to switch out photos and decor as your kids grow and your style changes, just hang up a floating shelf! There’s no need to force a gallery wall with this little design workaround. A cute shelf in your entryway or in the living room is the perfect place for all of your framed photos of Chatbooks prints to live.

Want a unique way to display your photos in a bedroom or mudroom? Try a photo mobile. To make your mobile come to life, use embroidery hoops of various sizes, twine or string and a few Chatbooks photo prints. Your kids will love helping you with this easy DIY project!

Hang family photos in chronological order of when they were taken. This will serve as a great reminder of how far your family has come and will be so fun to watch how your kids grow.

So simple and it hardly takes any time: You have already edited and posted the pictures! Just connect your Instagram to your Chatbooks account and have perfect Instagram prints sent to your door for you to display on your fridge, in your room, or in the bathroom.

Lay out a travel destination gallery wall

Such a fun way to remember all of the incredible places you’ve been as a family and all of the memories you’ve made! Group travel photos together for a gallery wall full of wanderlust.

Get your kids to get involved in the decorating process with this beyond easy DIY. Rather than framing all of your Chatbooks Photo Prints, use tape to secure them to the wall and them “frame” them with colorful washi tape. One huge bonus: They can switch the tape out whenever they want!

Want an out-of-the-box layout for your gallery wall? Try arranging your framed photos into a shape like a triangle or circle. Creating a shape with your photos really mixes up your typical family photo gallery wall and adds some additional depth to your creative space. 

Such a simple way to display your photos without damaging the walls or needing a lot of supplies! Simply buy small command hooks, string, and clothespins and start stringing your memories together.

Rather than reserving a section of your wall to hang photos, try turning your entire wall into a photo gallery. This will be so fun for guests to check out and also for your kids to see every morning as they are leaving for school. These are their people! 

For a simple and beautiful way to show off your favorite prints and best family photos, buy a bunch of the same frame to use with your pictures. This will create a cohesive vibe for sure. 

What better way to pay tribute to all of your animal friends than including them in your family photo gallery. Design a little gallery wall just for pet photos. It’ll be the best decision you’ve made in a while.

This is probably the easiest way to show off your family photos without any frames, nails, or command strips. Simply clip your photos and hang them.

Consider adding shadow boxes for extra wall flair

Whatever you collect as a family, use your gallery wall space to show it off! Whether it’s pins, stamps or stickers, you will love being able to look at all of your memories hanging on your wall.

Family mottos, favorite quotes, phrases to live by: Whatever saying that your family loves, add it into your photo gallery as a great reminder of what you stand for.

Looking for a fun photo theme for your gallery wall? Display photos all taken in a certain city, state or even area of your house. Wouldn’t a family photo gallery wall of pics taken only in the kitchen over the years be so delicious?!

Display photos of each family member all taken during the same photo shoot (so that the light and scenery feels cohesive). This is a simple way to highlight not only your family photo but also your individual kids. 

Have a single photo printed onto a few canvases

This is a fun way to get creative with your wall art while also only having to choose one photo (double win!) Maybe it’s your favorite family photo or your go-to vacation spot.

Make your house guests say WOW with these photo gallery wall ideas.

Creating beautiful family photo gallery walls is a critical step in making a house a home. These genius tips will show you how to display family photos on a wall like a total pro. You’ll love this wall decor with family photos!

20 Genius Family Photo Gallery Wall Ideas You Simply Have to Try

Family Photo Gallery Wall Ideas - How to Display Family Photos on Wall

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Isn’t it? Who even knows what day or month it is anymore, but your kids will definitely not forget that Halloween is around the corner. Spooky season will look a little different this year, but we’re here to make pumpkin pie out of pumpkins. What better way to bring Halloween home than with fun Halloween photo booth ideas. Your kids will be fighting for the spotlight and your Chatbooks will be cuter than ever with so many shots of your kiddos in their darling costumes. These DIY Halloween photo backdrops are sure to slay the season. And you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get killer backgrounds and Halloween photo props! Read on for some seriously genius spooky photo booth ideas that’ll leave you screaming.

Make bats out of black construction paper

This classic and timeless Halloween craft is sure to grab everyone’s attention. Not to mention the fact that it’s an easy craft to get your kids involved in. Cut paper bats out of black construction paper and tape them all over your door, entry way, bathroom wall, or on an empty wall in your house as a simple backdrop that you will want to recreate year after year. Get ready to snap away!

Create a starry night backdrop with a full moon and stars galore. For this simple craft, use poster board or construction paper to cut out your starry shapes and tape, staple, or glue them to an old sheet or curtain. If the full moon isn’t reading on camera for you, a crescent moon also does the job. Add some candles and pumpkins for the full effect. 

Paper chains are most often used as a countdown to Christmas but why not use them as a fun, festive Halloween backdrop. Another perfect opportunity to get your kids involved in the decorating process, have them cut strips of orange and black paper and link chain after chain. You can drape these horizontally across your wall in fun patterns or you can just hang a bunch of chains from the ceiling and shoot your shot.

Use your Christmas decorations for Halloween

Use white Christmas lights to spell “BOO” in cursive across your wall! If you don’t have lights, you can use yarn, or shoe laces. Use push pins or tape to secure them for a beyond easy DIY photobooth. This will be such a fun sign/backdrop that you may end up using it for other holidays! Consider using “Merry” during Christmas and “Love” during Valentine’s day. 

Perhaps the easiest set up and take down of all of these backdrop ideas: creating a web out of tape for your wall. Using white masking tape, stick 7 strips of tape to your wall in a star shape.Then add strips in between to create your web. Feel free to add paper spiders with googly eyes to make your photobooth backdrop look even spookier!

Orange is the new black. Make sure you get both orange and black streamers that you can hang over one of the walls in your house as the perfect photo booth backdrop. Not only is it simple, it’s so darn cute. Your kids will be so excited to pose for you (fingers crossed!). 

Stack your hay bails on either side of your photo backdrop so that your kids and guests can sit on them. Add pumpkins of varying sizes to the ground, and on a few of the hay bails. Have some straw and cowboy hats available as perfect Halloween props for everyone!

Whether you’re going for vampire vibes or just want to add a little chill to your Halloween, this fang wall backdrop is perfect for you! Using a black curtain and white poster board, you can whip this together faster than you can say “boo!”. This will be a Halloween backdrop that will live on for years to come. 

Is there anything more eerie than seeing strands of caution tape? Consider hanging loads of caution tape all over your wall of choice. Make it even more creepy by adding painters tape on top of the caution tape in the shape of a body. It’s like a crime scene for your wall that is sure to make your models squeal! 

Balloon arches have been all the rage the last couple of years and surprisingly, they’re easier to make than you would expect. Consider using an array of orange colored balloons to create an ombre effect, stick with black and grey for a darker feel, or use white to create a ghost effect. You can find a balloon arch tutorial here.

Design a backdrop that says: I’m watching you!

Googly eyes may be the best all around Halloween decor ever. They’re perfect for making anything look a little extra spooky while also adding a total cuteness factor. Decorate the walls with googly eyes, hang some from the ceiling or glue some to pumpkins, paper bats, and masks! Go all out with the googly eyes and let your kids get creative! 

The $4 cobweb packs at Target always seem to come in clutch when Halloween rolls around. They make the perfect porch decor but also could make the perfect backdrop for your home. Using a darker colored wall will make the webs pop against the background. Be sure to add a few plastic spiders into the cob webs!

Streamers may be the most versatile party decor item EVER. There are so many ways to use streamers, the options honestly are endless. One of the simplest (and cutest) ways is to hang them to simply tape one end to the top or bottom of the wall, twist the streamer 10+ times and then tape the other end. You can also hang them so that they are horizontal to the ceiling and floor!

If this wall doesn’t get you ready for Halloween, I don’t know what will! This simple, darling Halloween backdrop is easy to make, easy to clean up (double win!) and SO cheap. Using a few plastic tablecloths, some plastic fencing, and a hot glue gun — you can make this masterpiece come to life! 

Create a killer backdrop for photos that are to die for.

Halloween photo booths can be so much fun. Create the perfect DIY Halloween photo backdrop to make your spooky photos come to life! Whether you are looking for a Halloween backdrop for your kids or for your dogs, these are sure to thrill everyone. Your Halloween photoshoots will never be the same again with these creative, cheap and crafty ideas — Halloween props included!

14 Halloween Photo Booth Ideas for Seriously Spooky Pictures

Halloween Photo Booth Ideas - Best DIY Halloween Photo Backdrops

If you’re a true spook sister, then Halloween is something you take very seriously. From nailing the perfect DIY costume to having the best candy in the neighborhood, you treat Halloween like a full-time job. Take some of the pressure off of the holiday season with this list of short and sweet Halloween quotes that are sure to spice up any spooky card, Instagram caption, photo book or goody bag! Odds are you already have some of these Halloween sayings committed to memory (since you’re a witch and all), but there’s no such thing as too many funny Halloween phrases. Read on for cute and creepy Halloween quotes you’re bound to get stuck in your head!

“Believe nothing you hear, and only half of what you see.” —Edgar Allen Poe

"I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul." —Bram Stoker

“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.” —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” —Stephen King

“I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.” —The Criminologist, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

“It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” —Vincent Price

“Be afraid ... Be very afraid.” —Ronnie, The Fly

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'" —Dexter Kozen

"I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner." —Evan Peters

“I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.” —Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family

“Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.” —Stephen Graham Jones

“Eat, drink and be scary!” —Unknown

“I witch you a Happy Halloween.” —Unknown

“For some of us, Halloween is everyday.” —Tim Burton

“A mask tells us more than a face.” —Oscar Wilde

“May your candy supply last you well into the Christmas season.” —Unknown

“Halloween is the only time I can easily convince others that my children are monsters.” —Unknown 

“The cobwebs in my house just became my decorations!” —Unknown 

"Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?" —Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

"Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it." –Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown

"During the day, I don't believe in ghosts. At night, I'm a little more open-minded." —Unknown

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…and spiders." —Unknown

"This witch can be bribed with chocolate." —Unknown

“Keep calm and scary on.” —Unknown 

“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.” —Emma Bombeck

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." —L. M. Montgomery

“Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.”—Mason Cooley

“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.” —Unknown

“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” —Paula Guran

“Wishing you a spook-tacular Halloween!” —Unknown 

“Hope you don’t have a scare in the world this Halloween!” —Unknown 

“October brings crisp, cool nights and Halloween frights.” —Unknown

“Wishing you a spooky good October and a fang-tastic Halloween!” —Unknown 

“A candy a day keeps the monsters away.” —Unknown 

"There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch." —Robert Brault

"On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be." —Ava Dellaria

"We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!" —Humbert Wolfe

"Ghosts and goblins come to play on October's final day!" —Rusty Fischer

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” —William Shakespeare

"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." —Eden Phillpots

"Where there is no imagination, there is no horror." —Arthur Conan Doyle

“It's all just a bunch of hocus pocus!” —Max, Hocus Pocus

“Something wicked this way comes.” —William Shakespeare

“It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” —Brackett

"When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween." —Unknown

"There is something haunting in the light of the moon." —Joseph Conrad

"Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween's upon us now." —Richelle E. Goodrich

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain." —J.K. Rowling

"Trick or treat, bag of sweets, ghosts are walking down the street." —Unknown

Are you looking for the perfect short Halloween quote for a trick-or-treat goody bag, a Halloween card, or maybe a Halloween photo book? Here are the best short, sweet, funny and scary Halloween sayings for all of your spooky season needs.

50 Short Halloween Quotes That’ll Get You In the Spooky Spirit

50 Short Halloween Quotes 2020 - Best Short Halloween Sayings

Home is where the Wifi connects automatically — oh yeah, and it’s where your heart is, too. Odds are you feel all kinds of ways about your home base, and now it’s time to put those feelings into words with these on-point quotes about home sweet home. Whether you’re looking for a saying to use in a housewarming card, for a text page in a Chatbook, or on some fun wall decor, we’ve got you covered with these creative home quotes. Oh, and if you’re looking for a funny home quote to put on your letter board, read on!

“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” —Jane Austen

“The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.” —Unknown 

“No matter who you are or where you are, instinct tells you to go home.” —Laura Marney

“Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.” —Pierce Brown

“He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.” —Margaret Mead

“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” —Robert Frost

“You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.” —Anita Baker

“Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” —Irina Shayk

“Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.” —Billy Graham

“The longest road out is the shortest road home.” —Irish Proverb

“Home is where somebody notices when you are no longer there.” —Aleksandar Hemon

“They created a home where I felt safe. I could make mistakes. Failure wasn’t punished.” —Sarah Williams

“Home is where children find safety and security, where we find our identities, where citizenship starts. It usually starts with believing you’re part of a community, and that is essential to having a stable home.” —Matthew Desmond

“Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.” —Kin Hubbard

“Charity begins at home, but it should not end there.” —Thomas Fuller 

“Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action.” —Mother Teresa

“The ache for home lives in all of us.” —Maya Angelou

“If I see it in nature, I know it will work in a home.” —Miles Redd

“May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.” —Unknown 

“Home is where one starts from.” —T.S. Eliot

“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” —Unknown

“Home is a shelter from storms-all sorts of storms.” —William J. Bennett

“Home is everything you can walk to.” —Jerry Spinelli

“Where thou art, that is my home.” —Emily Dickinson 

“Home is the place we love best and grumble the most.” —Billy Sunday

“Home is the nicest word there is.” —Laura Ingalls Wilder

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” —Confucius 

“Home is not a place, it’s a feeling.” —Unknown 

“A house is made of bricks and beams. A home is made of hopes and dreams.” —Unknown 

“I believe that all of our lives we’re looking for home and if we’re really lucky, we find it in someone’s loving arms. I think that’s what life is: coming home.” —Anita Krizzan

“I will be seeing you soon and it will be better than anything else.” —Unknown 

“We might be miles apart, but I’ll always carry you in my heart.” —Unknown

“Home is where we should feel secure and comfortable.” —Catherine Pulsifer

“You can have more than one home. You can carry your roots with you, and decide where they grow.” —Henning Mankell

“Home is any four walls that enclose the right person.” —Helen Rowland

“Where we love is home — home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. 

“Today I will be as useless as the ‘g’ in lasagne.” —Unknown

“Home is not a place, it’s a feeling.”

Celebrate your shelter with these quotes about home sweet home. We found the best home quotes so you can truly celebrate coming home. You’ll also love the quotes about family and funny home quotes that are in here, too!

55 Totally Cute Home Quotes To Use As Instagram Captions

55 Best Home Quotes - Beautiful Sayings About Home Sweet Home

Figuring out where and how high to hang photos in your home is an art form. Place photos too low on a wall and they can make your room feel shorter than it actually is. Secure your pictures too high and the blank wall underneath will require an added piece of furniture. And don’t even get me started on the various nails, hooks and hardcore tapes you have to choose from to actually get your pictures to stick — of course, if you have Chatbooks Wall Tiles that’s not an issue (wink, wink). Improve your picture hanging game ASAP with these pro tips and tricks for how to hang photos and arrange gallery walls.

First things first: Choose the space where you want to hang your photos. Maybe it’s in your stairway, above your sofa, in a bedroom, or just on an empty wall. Wherever you choose, measure the height and width of your wall and of your photo. This way you have a clear idea of what space you have to work with and where your photo can fit within that space. 

The size and weight of your picture is going to determine how you will hang it. It’s also important to consider factors like whether or not you want to create holes in your wall and if you’re hanging your photos on drywall or wood. 

If you are going to hang a small picture frame, you can use a simple adhesive hook or nail. This will keep your walls from having huge holes in them. A hammered nail will have to be hammered in downward instead of straight in for the picture to rest securely (which means a slightly bigger hole). 

If you have a photo that weighs more than 10 pounds and you will be working with drywall, using some sort of drywall anchor and screw is going to be your best option. A drywall anchor should have plastic wings that expand out behind the wall to keep your photos secure. 

If you are working with a plaster wall and a photo that is heavier than 10 pounds, you will also use an anchor screw but most likely one without wings for a better grip on the wall. You will want to drill a hole the same size as the anchor, push the anchor into the wall, and then use your drill to secure a screw in the anchor. You can then hang your photo from the screw!

It’s also important to note that most store-bought tools will come with instructions. Be sure to read them carefully and follow the diagrams they list. 

If you do want to totally eliminate this step of using tools, our Wall Tiles are seriously the way to go. Just peel and stick (seriously!). Not feeling your Wall Tile placement? Just pull it off and re-stick it somewhere new. No walls will be harmed in the process of finding the perfect placement.

Generally, between 57 and 60 inches from the floor is a standard height for hanging art. Depending on how tall or short your family is, you can adjust those measurements accordingly. If you have taller ceilings (8+ feet), hanging your photos a bit higher than 60 inches will make your pictures look a little more centered. 

Be aware of whether or not you are hanging art in a room where you are typically sitting versus standing. If you are hanging art in a living room or dining room, be conscious of being able to see the art from sitting down. If you are hanging art in an entryway or hallway, consider that everyone will be standing and you will want to hang your art at eye level (57-60 inches off of the floor). 

Your photos will look picture perfect with these decorating tips.

Making sure you get your photos hanging just right is a large part of the battle when it comes to creating a gallery wall. Let us help you find the right tools, the right wall, and the right picture hanging height from the floor so you can master how to hang pictures.

How High To Hang Pictures: Tips For The Perfect Gallery Wall

How High to Hang Pictures - Picture Hanging Height from the Floor

You just took a DNA test — turns out you’re 100% obsessed with your dog. Isn’t that how the song goes? Anyway, you know it’s true. From taking 1 million photos of your precious pooch to printing almost all of them, you’re all about celebrating your furry friend. You definitely have some puppy pics in your Monthly Minis or Ongoing Photo Book Series, and there’s a chance you’re stumped on what to write on your text pages to really do your pooch proud. These 34 dog quotes will be a perfect tribute to your little barker and can serve as a great Instagram caption or a perfect cover for your pet tribute photo book. Get ready for some serious inspiration with these cute puppy messages.

“My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.” –Elayne Boosler

“It’s hard not to immediately fall in love with a dog who has a good sense of humor.” –Katie DiCamillo

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” –Josh Billings

“Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.” –Franklin P. Jones

“Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” –Moby

“The more people I meet the more I like my dog.” –Unknown

“Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.” – W.R. Purche

“If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers

“The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” –Samuel Butler

Looking for a sweet dog quote to serve as an Instagram caption or to engrave on your dog’s collar? These 35 dog quotes and dog messages are perfect.