I lust all pins about gallery walls and it has been my dream to create one in our home for over a year now. We painted our living room colors that we love- and well, that was it. We never completed the room by adding art to the walls that represent who we are. I have slowing been collecting pieces. Pictures, posters, and custom to help us remember all of the states, cities, and countries we have lived between the two of us. Hometowns, college towns, Maryland, Chicago, Germany, Slovakia, Mexico- between us the list is long!
My fear was less about the project itself and more about the results, or my vision. I was afraid there would be no sense, no flow, that the pieces wouldn’t fit together. At the same time- I wish to be a bit eclectic. Looming over my head is the thought that there is a difference between being eclectic and just completely random. With my honey by my side– I am pretty happy with the outcome 🙂
We need just a few more pieces to complete the collection: Art that represents Michael’s home Bedford, PA. Art that represents my home Lancaster, PA. We need to print a few of Michael’s photo’s from his stay in Mexico. Lastly I need a real diploma frame. Once I collect these few items, a new coffee table is all I need to FINALLY have one room in our home complete – from thought to finish.
Practice your layout on the floor
This is wall 2 in the making. I plan to paint “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” in black script on the piece of reclaimed wood.
Use templates that are the exact same shape and size to help with the spacing on the wall itself.
My man in action!
Trying as hard as possible to straighten these things out!
Chicago, Germany, Slovakia, Ny, Pittsburgh, Baltimore 🙂
All done for now!
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