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title: "How to Mix and Match Frame Styles"
url: "https://static-stage.whcc.com/inspiration/how-to-mix-and-match-frames/"
description: "Learn our 6 tips to create a custom wall display."
updated: "2023-11-27T11:14:49-06:00"
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# How to Mix and Match Frame Styles

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Learn our 6 tips to create a custom wall display.

Published on June 23, 2022

A wall collage allows your clients to enjoy their favorite images and lets you make multiple sales from one session. Offering [Framed Prints](https://static-stage.whcc.com/products/framed-prints/) are a classic and timeless choice for your clients to invest in.

You can make purchasing a wall collage a positive, effortless, and high-end experience for your clients. If you’re looking get started, just 3 or 4 photos can make some amazing wall art.

We have 6 tips when it comes to mixing and matching frame styles in a wall collage:

### 1. Use photos from the same session to tell a story

Images from the same shoot that share similar tones and colors can create a unifying theme, even if the frames are different. For instance, capture images of each child and family member, favorite moments from a couple’s wedding day, or senior portraits that highlight their personality.

### 2. Choose your statement piece

Select the main image you want to highlight as the focal point and pair it with your or your client’s favorite frame.

### 3. Same moulding, different color

Find a frame style that offers mouldings in various, complimentary colors. We recommend starting by only pairing 2 colors together, and not all the options. Make the second largest frame a different color from the first. This method can create a beautiful, cohesive look on any wall.

#### Suggested Color Pairings

- Academie Black and Academie Gold frames
- Modern Metal Black with Modern Metal Gold or Silver
- Gallery Fine Frames in Black and White

### **4. Experiment with different mouldings**

This one requires trust in your own interior design abilities, but it’s very doable. Don't feel you have to make it all the same frame, mix it up by selecting 2 or 3 styles that feel cohesive to give your display character and detail.

Pick your or your client’s favorite frame style to be the large statement piece, then select a complimentary style to pair with it. Or, select frames of similar colors, such as different styles but all in black.

#### Suggested Moulding Pairings

- If you like **thick and ornate**, try combining our Academie Frames with Hudson Frames.
- If you like **thin and sleek**, try our Woodland, Metal, or Gallery frames together.

Shown: 11×14" Academie Gold Frame; 24×36" Academie Black Frame (3" mat); and 16×20" Hudson Black & Gold Frame (3" mat)

### 5. Don’t forget the mat

Mats can be the unsung heroes of this whole thing. By adding a mat, you can help draw attention to your client’s images. Mats help anchor your layout visually. Choose a select mat width or add a thick mat to create an upscale appearance.

### 6. Experiment with sizes and orientations

These are a couple more variables that can help your layout stand out and give it visual interest. Select an alternate orientation with a thinner frame to enhance or complement your main statement piece.

#### Design Wall Collages with Our App!

Have you tried the **WHCC Studio iPad app?** It’s a super easy way to create wall collage renderings for your clients using actual images of their spaces.

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