A common question when designing groupings of pictures is, “should the framing all be the same?” The answer I give is that it is a matter of personal aesthetics. I don’t think that it needs to be all the same, but I do like a common element to tie them all together. For instance using a white mat in all of the art, or having all black and white photography. So it all depends on what appeals to each persons eye. The grouping examples bellow all show varying styles.

These are not all the same, and hung more in a parlor style.

These groupings are all the same framing.