{"id":2498,"date":"2011-06-08T12:57:38","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2011-06-08T12:57:38","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T16:57:38","slug":"help-me-decorate-my-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/06\/08\/help-me-decorate-my-home\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Help Me Decorate My Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:12860,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.adorama.com\\\/FRFOF810BK2.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.adorama.com\\\/frfof810bk2.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12861,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/folio.jorgeq.com\\\/post\\\/5452202577\\\/mini-exhibit-at-home-with-your-photographs&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20120622140937\\\/http:\\\/\\\/folio.jorgeq.com:80\\\/post\\\/5452202577\\\/mini-exhibit-at-home-with-your-photographs&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 22:59:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-12 21:27:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24 04:39:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 20:23:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-02 12:00:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 23:05:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 23:05:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12862,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/sets\\\/72157626223872526&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105231708\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/sets\\\/72157626223872526&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/sets\\\/72157626223872526&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-31 22:35:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-12 21:27:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24 04:39:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 20:23:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-02 12:00:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 23:05:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 23:05:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>As many of you know, I&#8217;m moonlighting as a photographer in the time I&#8217;m not working at my day job, writing, traveling and taking care of my chickens. I love photography and figured that it was time to decorate my home and forgo the blank white walls. I do have a few 4&#215;6 images of family beside my bed and at my desk but my walls are bare. I&#8217;m choosing a format of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adorama.com\/FRFOF810BK2.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8&#215;10 using these frames from Adorama<\/a> as recommended by <a href=\"http:\/\/folio.jorgeq.com\/post\/5452202577\/mini-exhibit-at-home-with-your-photographs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jorge Quinteros<\/a> on his photo blog .<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where you come in. Over the past 2 years, I&#8217;ve selected <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/sets\/72157626223872526\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">199 of my absolute favorite photos<\/a>. These are pictures that I would LOVE to present to guests in my home and maybe you can help me by picking your favorites! 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