I have always loved the idea of a gallery wall in our house and as it is, there are a whole lot of framed photos in our house. For me, photos are a major part of making a house a home. And I take a ridiculous number of photos on any given day at any given event. I’m that friend who people tend to groan at because I’m insisting on yet another group photo. The result of that though is that I have a lot of photos of great moments, great people and great memories and I would definitely love to start showcasing them in a more special way. I stumbled upon these images of this living room on Apartment Therapy and instantly fell in love with the stunning yet simple grouping of photos on the side wall. Don’t you love this?
{photos by Sean Slinsky}
I’m thinking I’d love to do this on one of the large blank walls in our living room choosing favorite photos from our engagement session, wedding and honeymoon. I would probably stick with all black frames, but I’d definitely switch up sizes and styles. Perhaps some are ornate with traditional white mats while others are clean, sleek and modern. I love groupings of mismatched but alike items so I like the thought of a dynamic photo display that, over time, would likely evolve as our lives do. So the architect in me (practicing or not, you can’t shake 4 years of architecture school and obsessive measuring) is thinking I might grab a level and a chalk line and start blocking out a wall and then from there let it grow organically. Heck, soon enough I might even have a disc of wedding photos so I can get this party started right.
Anyone else put together – or looking to put together – a gallery wall in your house? I would loooove to see pictures!
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We did actually :) I LOOOOVE it. It’s still a work in progress but it already makes our dining room feel more cozy.
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We JUST hung a gallery wall above our couch this weekend! We went to Goodwill and picked up a bunch of mismatched frames, then spray painted them all white and bought white mats from Michael’s. We used black and white pictures in most, but in a few we used brightly colored scrapbook paper. I absolutely love it!
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I definitely plan to but am nervous about the configuration of all our photos/pictures.
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Oh wow, this is my apartment! I’m a little…..stunned to see it on here, but definitely flattered. Glad I could provide some inspiration!
This is gorgeous! We have a small-ish gallery wall (waiting for some pictures, I hate to admit), but I’m already wanting to re-arrange it because we’ve gotten another couple of frames!! Ugh!
Also, ours is all black frames with white mats, but I wish that we had mixed them up a bit now.
But I still love it – I love how it fills up the wall and tells our story! (well the few pics we do have!)
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This is incredibly impressive! I’ve wanted to do this – but I’m very intimidated by the whole thing: choosing the frames, how to matt, choosing pictures, how to arrange the frames – super overwhelming!
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It does look great. Somehow, the wall still doesn’t seem cluttered even with all the pictures. It actually looks pretty homey.
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I did a photo gallery wall of some of my Europe photos and used all black frames of different styles, some with different mats, and made the arrangement so that I could add more photos of the places we visit as we go travel. I really like the look of mixed frames as well, so I plan to make a photo wall of family and friend portraits in silvers, natural/rustic wood frames, and maaaaybe whites. We’ll see how it turns out!
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