It may have taken me a year to fully complete, but the gallery wall in our family room is finally complete!
When I stared the project months and months ago, I had no idea it would be so hard!
Maybe I did it all backwards.
I chose all of the frames (from Ikea) first. Then I arranged them all on the wall. And last, I chose the pictures. The last part was the hardest. It’s was difficult to find a mix of pictures and art that complimented each other and looked good in the room!
After lots and lots of tweaking and changing everything around, I’ve finally got a grouping that works well together and that I’m happy with….
for now.
I wanted a mix of art prints, family photos, and other meaningful pieces.
The frame containing the text is the lyrics from our wedding song that I wrote out on craft paper with a Sharpie.
The shells in the shadowbox are some we’ve collected on various trips + more to fill it up from Michael’s (read about it HERE).
The Schwepes clock face was an antique store find.
The large wooden clock face was a DIY project (you can read about it HERE).
The lighthouse picture was one I snapped when we were on vacation in the Outer Banks.
Other than the family pics, all of the other art prints were purchased from Art.com.
1. Close-up of Nautilus Shell Spirals by Ellen Kamp
2. Harbor I by Amy Melious
3. Shades of Aqua III by Vision Studio
Overall, it was pretty inexpensive to complete considering it’s a whole wall full of art!
I’m looking forward to sharing many more completed project with you in the coming year!
It looks lovely and actually I like the idea of finding the frames first, arranging them, and then filling them up with special and meaningful things (your handwriting with the sharpie looks so good)! Erin, is that a little Beagle nestled on the back of your sofa?
Sindy
It sure is a beagle! She’s a grouchy old thing and I didn’t want to make her mad by making her move, so I just let her stay in the pics
love this wall. everything is beautiful and most importantly meaningful. am wishing i had a big blank wall to fill!
I love the shadow box idea and the framed song words. I am just starting a gallery wall and have been looking for inspiration. I too have boxes of shells just stored away,and now i know what i can do with them. Your wall turned out beautifully, thanks for posting this!
Love the idea on the DIY clock. Nice clicks are not cheap. The wall space great job, helps me on how I should design my wall.