I began collecting frames, the clearance at Target was a great place to start. I purchased 3 frames for $2.48 a piece! Of course Ikea was next on my list and we were fortunate enough to receive a couple of frames from Crate & Barrel as wedding gifts. All in all this has been one of my most cost effective house projects.
After all of the frames/items were purchased I created the shape of the photo wall on the floor. The one change I did make was to keep the shape of the photo wall structured. Typically I prefer to off-set photos/wall hangings, but this time around I felt as though a rectangular shape gave it a more modern look.
After I had the shape ready to go I realized that getting the frames on the blank wall was not going to be an easy task.....
Therefore this photo wall continued to look like this for a couple of days!
Finally I got tired of the wall laying on the ground and enlisted the help of my very handy hubby, who started the measuring process.
Tyler decided to begin with the corner pieces and work his way in, which saved us (well him) a lot of time.
Getting closer......
And after about an hour, the wall was up!
It was just as Tyler was hanging the last piece that I realized I should have put the pictures inside the frames before we hung them up! So the photo wall looked like this for a bit. I mean it still looks nice and cozy to me :)
Choosing the pictures, turned out to be a bit difficult. Seeing that I hadn't made any prints from our wedding I had lots to choose from. Plus, I wanted it to be a bit "artsy"...we really didn't need 10+ photos of ourselves displayed. A good suggestion would be to print off more than what you need. It's nice to have options when you are making your final decisions. Below is the end result. It's great to think that all of our friends and family are close by!
Looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!!!!! Obviously why I copied you. ;)
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