One of the simplest – but most meaningful – ways to make your house feel like home is to fill it with photos. Having your treasured memories, displayed around your space creates an immediate warmth and personal touch. And, while choosing the photos themselves is at the heart of the process, how you showcase them is what really brings them to life.

The design of the frame you choose should complement the feel of the rest of your home. A classic black frame can add a subtle contrast to a neutral scheme and give a room a contemporary, minimalist finish. For a softer look, and a nod to mid-century-modern aesthetics, a silver frame works well. Or try mother of pearl options – their iridescent, tactile finish works beautifully with interiors that lean towards rustic or coastal as they suit warm tones and vintage furnishings.

Short on space but want to display more than one image? A multi-aperture frame is your secret weapon, for groupings of two, four or even 52. They’re great for showcasing different memories of the same day, filling one frame with the whole family or – in the case of our 52-aperture style – recording an entire year with a week per window. Our one top tip for making sure they all hang together: try switching your photos to black and white.

Choosing the right frame size means striking a balance between function and style. Outside of just fitting your photo, the size you go for also gives you an opportunity to add an additional layer of interest with a mount. For some designs, you might want your photo to fill the whole space while for others, the contrast of a thick white border will really give space to let your image sing as well as letting you fill a larger space with a smaller image.

Now for where to put them. Some of our smaller frames are ideal for displaying on sideboards, mantlepieces or bedside tables, for a homey, comforting feel, while larger styles are great for hanging. You could also try styling a few on a slim picture ledge which makes it easy to switch pieces in and out when you feel like a change. If you want to style more than one image together, there are a couple of tried and tested design concepts that can be helpful.

This design principle is so effective thanks to its ability to create balance while still being visually interesting. While it seems counterintuitive in theory, in practice it’s all to do with the way our brains register what’s around us – and odd numbers of objects can be more visually pleasing and memorable to the eye. You could try this with images hung on the wall in – either in a row, or with one slightly offset – with a triple aperture frame or maybe by styling three different-sized frames together on a sideboard.

Whether you’re working with six or ten frames, a well-balanced layout can transform a blank wall into a curated focal point. Mix frame sizes and a variety of landscape and portrait orientation creates contrast and visual interest. Not sure where to begin? Try planning your arrangement on the floor first or cut out paper templates in the same sizes as your frames and tape them to the wall to experiment with spacing. As a rule of thumb, place your largest frame at eye level to anchor the arrangement visually, then build around it. And if you’re after an even easier route, our ready-made gallery wall sets come complete with layout templates, so the hard part is already done for you.