Just a quick update about the Perfect Picture Wall Kit. I ordered it last week and already put it up. It is so easy! It literally took less than 30 minutes (and a good portion of that was spent reading the directions so I wouldn't screw up!). At first I thought $350 seemed a little pricey, but the frames are nice and the template, mounting instructions and ease of use make it well worth the money. Thanks so much to the PP who posted the link. Of course I haven't added my own photos to the frames yet . . . But at least they are up!

Raee - when you see boxes or frames with old photos, there is a way that relatives can be found. There is a facebook group called "Random acts of genealogy". You would be surprised how many people on there actually buy old photos from antique shops and garage sales and track down relatives. Some have even bought family bibles and tracked down relatives that never knew such things existed. I am lucky that some old family photos were passed down to us - we have charcoal drawings of my husband's GF and GGF. We have a tin print of GGGF, plus some other relatives had other photos of him. We have a number of others from husband's GM on his dad's side and her parents. I love looking at them, especially now that I am trying to learn about their lives in GA before they came to FL. Hubs would qualify as a SAR, and Florida Pioneer Family Member. He is 5th generation Floridian.

Check articles on Houzz and Pinterest. Lots of suggestions and tips.

IMO most builtins look cluttered unless there is a plan from the beginning of what you want to display and do you honestly need builtins to do that. I do however like the idea of the TV on that wall with some sort of cabinetry to hide all the TV stuff at least.It sure beats putting the TV above the fireplace. As for the people in the kitchen they will just have to suffer or do a TV in the kitchen which we did and I love it for getting recipes or watching shows we both can’t agree on . We have our other TV in a media room since I hate TV in my LR.