Painter's Tape Wall Display

By Thor Rasmussen

12 Nov 2011

This is a fast, inexpensive way to get your photos displayed and spruce up a space. It is also temporary, so there aren't any holes in the wall that will have to be filled in later. If you are having a party, you can change the theme of the photos to match the theme of the party. For example during a child's first birthday party you might display a photo of the child from each month of the previous year. If you were to throw a costume party you might use instant print photographs and add them to the wall as the night progresses.

Materials:

+ Painter's tape

There are different types of painter's tape. Depending on the kind of wall you are putting the tape on (i.e., rough surface verse smoother surface) you may need a different type of painter's tape depending on where you are displaying your photos. The tape can generally be found at hardware stores.

+ Photos

The size of the photos is up to you. Depending on what you want to show off, you may have large prints or you may want small prints.

Instructions:

1. Take a tape some painter's tape on the wall (sticky side out)

You may need to reinforce the tape strip so it doesn't sag when you attach the photos. The strip of tape adds some structure and organization to the photos.

2. Put your photos on the tape strip

You may want to tilt the photos, varying the angles or you may wish to keep things simple and display them at right angles.

When you are done with a set of prints they come off the wall about as easily as they were to put them up so they can be used later in frames or made into postcards. This isn't rocket science, but it might help you get creative with your prints.

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