It is very likely that a handful of old photographs have reached your hands (and if it has not happened, it will happen sooner or later).
Those of us who love photography, when this happens to us , we do not know how to give them up, what's more, it is likely that you were the one who made it happen. These photographs are so wonderful! They have a special charm, it is like wine with hearth, it seems that the more years in the barrel the better it tastes, because with the photos something similar happens. You may not even know who they are, or you do, and that is why they are even more special. And you may not know what to do with them, you just have them stored in a box in some corner of the shelf or closet, taking even more hearth. But, those photographs still have souls and it is a pity that they do not see the light, that nobody can admire and contemplate them.
In today's article I am going to give you some ideas so that those photographs that are so old, history and charming have a second chance and can be enjoyed again. Also, take advantage that vintage is in fashion
Make an album with the family history.
Decorate the walls of your house.
Turn them into coasters.
Create a family tree.
Decorate glass jars.
Make a case for your smartphone.
Decorate your wedding.
Color them
8 WAYS TO RESURRECT YOUR OLD (AND OFTEN BELOVED) PHOTOS
1. Album.Yes, exactly, it is a classic option, but the idea is that you go a little further and while doing a creative exercise, you can also do it from memory and from "family history". On the one hand, you will not deny me that you already make few physical albums, the most you will do is to order a digital one, but hardly any photos are already printed on paper and even less are pasted as they do not do so much in the albums (a pity, the truth) . On the other hand, it can be a task to do as a family, collect these photos, order them in chronological order and put them in a nice album that you can write on. Why write? Well, so that names and stories are not forgotten. Take advantage while they remain in your family who remember who all the people in the photo are, ask them to tell you a story, some anecdote and write everything you can on the album. If there is an interesting story you can even write it on a separate sheet of paper and paste it in the album. If you do this, your family's history will be written, as if it were a graphic novel and your children, grandchildren ... will be able to read it when no one is there to tell or show it to them. We always like to know details of our ancestors and it is not always possible. Give that chance to your descendants We always like to know details of our ancestors and it is not always possible. Give that chance to your descendants We always like to know details of our ancestors and it is not always possible. Give that chance to your descendantsIf you want to know a very simple and economic way to make your own album to place the photos, click here .
Wall decorated with photos2. Decorate the walls of your house. There are those who put pictures, current photographs, already framed IKEA prints ... the possibilities to decorate your walls are many and all very valid, but if you want to add an original touch to your home, you can make yourself a corner in the living room or at the entrance, for example, with all the old photographs you have. To make it look prettier and it doesn't look like your great-grandparents' house, the ideal is to paint the wall in a very bright and cheerful color and put modern frames in different shapes and make a kind of mosaic. Here are some graphic ideas for placing the photos.
3. Coasters. Yes, yes, you read correctly. It will seem like a crazy idea but you will not deny that it is not original. As I said at the beginning, vintage is in fashion, there is no doubt either, if you carry out this idea you will surely surprise your guests And if you are one of those people who likes decoration and who takes care of all the details from home, surely you like this option. Take the photos that have less emotional content, that is, the ones you like but they don't mean anything because you don't even know who the people who appear are. Better if they are similar in size and if you put a cardboard behind them so that they have more consistency.Once you have them with the cardboard stuck behind, you laminate them. It's that simple and cheap. If you like the idea, you can also copy it to make placemats, you make a composition of several photographs on an A3 card (I would make it black or dark gray, but that's your choice) and you laminate it. Surely no one has the same coasters or the same tablecloths as you, because even if they have the same idea, the photographs will be different!
4. Create a great family tree
It is another way of decorating one of the walls of your house but in a slightly more complex way. Organize your family tree on paper (to make it easier ) and once you have it clear (because you probably have to ask a few questions if the photos are very, very old), mount the tree on the wall, starting with the old photographs of your ancestors and ending with yours and those of your brothers, partner, children ... It is an original idea and also a nice way to have the whole family well present. And when the youngest of the house start to make a mess with that of uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-grandparents ... and all those names that seem very complicated to them, you will have the scheme already made and it will be so easy and beautiful to explain it to them!
5. Decorate glass jars
Another decorative element for the house It is very easy, choose the jars that you like the most, select the photos that fit the size of the jars and glue them with a transparent adhesive liner. Another very cheap idea, easy to carry out and very decorative. You can also put the photos inside the jars to make them frames. Here's how.
6. Phone case
Very practical and not complicated, although it will take a little more time than the idea of the jars but it will surely be worth it. In the following video they explain it step by step. The only thing that instead of the cards that she uses you can put the old photographs that you want to give a second life to. You will have a very vintage, original, beautiful and exclusive cover!
7. Decorate your wedding
Are you getting married soon? Or maybe a relative? You can use old family photographs to give a very special and emotional touch to this important event. You can pay tribute to your elders and give them a wonderful surprise. In this blog they tell you several ways to do it (which one is prettier). And well, who says a wedding, says a christening or any other family celebration worth its salt
8. Color them
Another option to give them a second life is to give them the color they never had. If you have a photograph that is more special or that you like a lot and that you would have liked to have in color, you can put it on yourself. Here is a video that explains step by step how to restore and color an old photograph.
Give one of these opportunities to those photographs that once had their moment of glory and that today only hoard dust in the bottom of a drawer or that have not seen the light for years because they have been forgotten in a little box. In time you will be happy to enjoy them and that others can also do so. You can also use some of these ideas for a gift or share this article if you know someone who treasures old and do not know photographs what to do with them if you like, let us know so we can refine increasingly on topics that interest you Thank you and see you next time!
