Add A Personal Touch To Your Home Decor With This Tip From Erin Napier

Decorating your home can feel overwhelming, especially when you like different styles. If you want to incorporate everything you love into your home, that can add to the challenge. And even in homes that are more modern, contemporary, or even minimalist, finding a way to decorate that feels personal is important. No matter what style of home you have, there are ways to decorate your home that feel personalized, which is something HGTV's Erin Napier understands and embraces. One way to do this, according to the designer, is by adding pictures of your ancestors around your home.

In an interview with Homes and Gardens, Napier explained that, "my favorite tip, which I learned from my mother, is to include photos of our ancestors around our home. When you walk in the back door of my mother's house, there is a wall of black and white photos of our ancestors, her parents, and their parents, and they're all doing funny, memorable things." While not everyone has photos of their ancestors doing "funny" things, that doesn't mean that you can't include other images of your family on the walls. Even those more serious photos add a touch of personality and personalization to your home.

Many people add pictures of the family to their homes, so this tip might feel obvious, but it's not just about the more recent family photos. With the choices you make for photos, you want to bring in your family history. As Napier explained, "I love to include as many photos of our ancestors and our grandparents as possible when they were young, silly, and fun because it reminds us where we come from and who we really are." This is one way to decorate your walls without using framed art. Instead, you're using your own family history.

If you want to use Erin Napier's home decor tip in your own home, try adding more pictures of your ancestors throughout your home, mixing them in with other family photos. Plus, you can create a feature wall of family photos ranging from black and white to color. Consider this like a collage on the wall, using different sizes of photographs as well, to add more depth and dimension to the space. Look for a variety of pictures that showcase different members of your family. Similar to what Napier suggested, add in pictures of your family members having fun or showing off something interesting. While having a full family picture always works to add a touch of personal history into your space, consider adding images that also show off your family's personality, hobbies, and likes.

Adding individual pictures of your ancestors can also add visual interest that might start a conversation, while bringing a vintage vibe into any space. By using this vintage-inspired wall design idea, you have a simple and affordable way of making a statement in your home that feels personal because it's inspired by your own life. In order to make this decor happen, look through any photo albums you may have and check for the unexpected pictures that normally don't end up framed and on the wall. If you have photos of a family member riding a horse, doing a hobby they loved, with their favorite car, or unwrapping a present, use those images to add a touch of whimsy to your family wall.