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They kind of look like suspects though...

yeah, it kind of gives me a 'most wanted' vibe, too...

I got the most wanted vibe somewhat, but it's also kinda neat - would only work with very good quality photos though in extremely neat environments. Otherwise it would look like cr*p.

At first I thought it was a graphic representation of the ol' notches on the bedpost.

It would feel a little strange to know that all those random people had slept in that bed before me.

I like the idea a lot but I'm not so sure that I would like it in practice...

I did something similar in my guest room. Although, it didn't end up looking like mugshots because I didn't crop faces so close up. I took snapshots of family (usually 2 people in 1 photo, also not like a mugshot) and made them black and white.

Then, I mounted each portrait on square canvas which I painted cobalt blue and acted like a funky frame. It was nice way to showcase family and also add color. Plus, I kept photos to around 10, so it didn't look like mugshots or facebook.

I third the "Most Wanted" vibe.

It also makes me just think of all the people that have slept there before. I mean, I KNOW that lots of people have slept there before, but I don't need to be reminded of it.

That would be cool if those frames were filled with solid colors that formed a gradient across & down the wall... like a pantone color grid.

I second, greenpepper.

A little too much Christian Boltanski for my taste.

I find it odd that so many people are critical of this. I don't think of 'Most Wanted' arrays as having pictures of smiling people.

It's a creative idea. Not groundbreaking but it makes a nice statement on the wall and doesn't require a ton of cash. Nicely done.

I could never stay in this room with eveyone stareing at me, creepy.

maybe replace with nature or flower pictures.

however you feel about the aesthetics of the piece-- i like the idea. I, personally, would love to know who's been there before me. I don't care how many people have stayed in a guestroom before I did-- and frankly if i knew that my guests were so particular, I think I'd rather not have them as guests. Luckily, I can't imagine it coming up in conversation.

We get so many house guests that I think our wall would fill up too quickly but I think its a great memento.

I don't like it.

It might have been better in practice if swapped out from photos from the owner's own family that lives there.

Now I wouldn't get the creepy vibe about people sleeping in the bed before me - I trust that my family and friends would provide me a bed with clean linens.

I think its the close cropping on the faces that gives it the mug shot vibe. I like the idea in general, though.

In my own guest bedroom I have pictures of family and friends on large animals including horses, camels, donkeys, and ponies, mostly they are old vacation souvenir photos which I claimed from mine and my husbands' families. If I could just locate an elephant...

I think I'll stick to what I have now - one on each nightstand and one on my fiance's desk which resides in the room. I felt like it's enough to make it feel homey.

I love this idea! I've been looking for something simple to do on my kitchen wall - maybe something like this, with pictures of friends family checkerboarded with their favorite recipes.

I agree that I wouldn't do this in a bedroom, though. I'd never be able to sleep with that many people watching me!

I took 32 old black & white photobooth photos of my family (grandparents as teens, dad as a baby being held up by my grandma, aunt on a date with my future uncle, etc) and scanned them into the computer, printed them out at 5x7, and used CLIPS frames from IKEA. I plan to hang them in a grid but I am currently without walls to do this. :) I figure either a hallway or dining room. They wouldn't look right with my paintings in the living area. And I agree with Emika, definitely not suitable for the bedroom. haha

I stayed at a hostel that had a Polaroid wall for visitors. I wish I had pictures, it was pretty cool seeing all the strangers faces; by the end of the visit there was a sense of familiarity about them.

Sorry, had I scrolled down the post I would've seen they used the CLIPS and not given props to that store again. ;)