A Wall Of All That Makes You Happy

My adorable smilin', chicken raising, open minded client, allowed me put holes in her walls!  We recently worked on her family room, addressing the furniture, the window treatments, and now it was time to think about the finer details-creating interest on the walls.  To keep the warm cozy feel we envisioned, we raided her basement and found sentimental artwork.  Why buy art when you have a variety right in your own place!!

I love the eclectic feel of bunching together art pieces that wouldn't necessarily 'strike up a conversation at a dinner party'.   Works that don't just look pretty, but have meaningful history behind them.  You may have some pieces in your own home you can use.  Maybe you just have to look past the current frame and/or matting.  We reframed a few prints, and it made a huge difference!!  It's as easy as 1,2,3,4!!!

This is how we did our wall gallery.........

STEP 1

First we played around with the pieces on the floor until we found a combination that made us smile.  

STEP TWO

We began by finding the center of the wall and sticking a piece of painters tape there.  

STEP THREE

We hung the largest piece of artwork first, right where the center mark was.

STEP FOUR

After that, balanced the smaller pieces on either side.  Add drama and color by adding plates, plaques-any fun 'out of box thinking' decor to spice up your wall gallery!  We used paper mache animal heads from West Elm.

I celebrated the new look and our hard work with iced coffee from Wawa.  

This room will be done soon (still waiting for our end tables and one more picture that is at the framers').

A Peek At Projects In Progress

Back in March I blogged about how to frame fabric and use it as artwork.  Since then, the project I created them for has been completed!  CLICK HERE to see the room and get the details!

Right now I am finishing up a family room and living room makeover where we used a newly published calendar as art! If you are looking to pull color into a space through framed art, try using a white finish for your frames.  This way, the art takes center stage, allowing the color in your print to jump out more in the room! I will have the details of this young and hip home very soon!  Bring on the cool vibe!!

 It's hard to see with this iphone photo, but the back wall of this living room space is wallpapered.  I can't wait to share the finished product because, if you are like me, you may be looking for ideas on how to turn your living room into a space that is more useful.  This will be a chic bar lounge area.


Also, I am so thrilled with the way another project I am working on is coming along that I wanted to share a few pics.......here is a sneak peak as of today!  We mixed a steel gray paint typically used in contemporary spaces, with more traditional wallpaper, and it works so well together! Who knew how much fun you could have mixing up styles!  

"I am crazy for boxes!"