Frame Gallery Sneak Peak

I know I owe pictures of the painted office, but I couldn't resist jumping ahead to this post. I did this on January 2 and I wanted to get it out there before my excitement wore off. I finally put holes in the wall!

This is something I have wanted to do for a couple of years. For several months, I have been collecting various, inexpensive frames in anticipation of creating a family frame display/wall gallery. It wasn't until I made it my New Year's Resolution that the idea moved into the planning and execution stages and it went through those stages pretty quickly. I can't say that it turned out according to the initial idea I had in my head. In fact, I ended up putting it on a completely different wall than I intended and I ended up using mismatched frames while I had planned on having all white ones. Nevertheless, I'm pleased with the layout.

I'm still working on the pictures/artwork that will go in the frames. I was going to purchase art prints when my neighbor encouraged me to take photos of architectural structures or natural elements for more meaningful images. {Thank you Alison!}

How it all came together – finally?!

It started with an inspiration. These were a few of the galleries that inspired me. You can click the picture to access the original location.

HouseTweaking

Young House Love

From Gardners 2 Bergers

6th Street Design School

Then I started arranging and rearranging the frames on our bed. Once I found something I liked, I took a picture to remember the layout. {Sorry for the blurry iphone pic.}

The only problem was I didn't have measurements to know how far apart to place each frame so I cut newspaper the size of each frame and taped them to the wall with painters tape. I really wanted to skip this step but it turned out to be well worth it as it saved me a few unnecessary holes!

To hang the frames I used a combination of nails and 3M frame hanging strips. I used the 3M strips for the frames that were intended to be tabletop frames.

Where I got the frames?

1. Micheal's {Metal frame with 'Family' magnet} 2. Micheal's wooden frame that is intended to be painted 3. Ikea Ribba frames 4. Hobby Lobby 5. TJMaxx 6. Marshall's 7. Michael's 8. Kirkland's

It's still a work in progress but what do you think? My son thinks my excitement is overrated so I can handle constructive feedback.

Thanks for visiting!! I'd love to hear what you think and I really hope to have you back!

Linking to: Imagine the Impossibilities 2012 Challenge