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The Big Show

Sprawling vistas of sea and sand make perfect oversize prints. A huge canvas like this costs considerably more than your standard albumready print (and requires a high-resolution digital image), but the solitary, large-scale frame makes a striking impact.

Barnwood 32- by 44-inch custom-framed photograph, $240, posterjack.ca.

Snap Decisions

Those sun-soaked photos from your summer vacay are worth so much more than a “like” on social media. Printed and framed, they make a one-of-a-kind gallery wall. Here are four foolproof—and effortlessly artful—ways to display your happiest holiday memories.

BY BRETT WALTHER PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYAN BROOK

Mix And Match

A fresh coat of paint unites yard sale frames found in various styles and colours. The irony of this casual-looking cluster is that it still requires a bit of structure: Although the outer edges of the grouping are staggered, each gap between the frames is equally spaced.

Stone Blue 86 paint (on frames), farrow- ball.com. Photo processing, blacks.ca.

On The Grid

Whether the subjects are ponies or peonies, photos always play well together when printed in blackand-white. The stark simplicity of this achromatic approach is ideally suited to a series of matching frames arranged in a clean, contemporary

grid. Virserum frames, $13 each, ikea.ca. Photo processing, blacks.ca.

HOW-TO VIDEO

Hanging frames in a hurry can leave your walls looking like Swiss cheese. Get your arrangement right the first time with our step-by-step instructions at canadianliving.com/ howtohangart.

Nail The Scale

A gallery-style grouping should always measure at least two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it.

Ride The Rails

Nothing solves the dilemma of varioussize frames quite like a picture ledge. The secret is to overlap the frames to reinforce the flow across each surface. The biggest bonus? Because only the ledges are mounted to the wall, you can swap out your art and accessories on a

whim. Ribba picture ledges, $17 each; Ribba frames, from $5 each; ikea.ca. Photo processing, blacks.ca.

Ektorp love seat in Blekinge White, $379; Liatorp side table in White, $149; ikea.ca. Rope table lamp base, $169; burlap tapered lampshade, $64; potterybarn.com. Tiles toss cushions in Deep Marine Blue, $37 each; Handcut Shapes toss cushion in Rain, $41; Clarice linen/rayon fabric in China (as drapes), $24 per yard; tonicliving.com. Blue Ground 210 paint (on wall), Matchstick 2013 paint (on coffee table), farrow-ball.com.

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Hang your own photo gallery and send us a picture at canadian living.com/CLsummer, or on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #CLsummer, to enter for your chance to win a $500 Ikea gift card and five gallons of Farrow & Ball paint—a prize pack value of $1,000.