Gallery Wall 2

Besides enjoying the beautiful outdoor weather, I have been busy creating another gallery wall for my living room this time. This one took a little longer, as I had to move furniture and take down a tv before I could start.

I did not take pictures of the process but I have the end result.

 

To begin, I took frames that I had in my Thrift Store find Collection. I laid them out on the floor and then decided to add a piece of my art. Taking color inspiration from the art and other pieces in the room (that you cannot see in the picture) I chose my colors. I painted the frames separating the colors and mixing them up a bit.

I saw this idea on Pinterest: take newspaper, cut out the shape of your frames, mark on the paper where the nails need to go, then tape to the wall. I did this and it was awesome. I was able to tape them to the wall, like I had them on the floor, then after getting them all taped, I stepped back. I was able to see that overall it would be better to raise the entire collage up about 8 inches. and that was easy to do with tape. Once I had it where I wanted them, I simply nailed through the paper right on the spot, and peeled the paper off. (I also used 3M picture hanging strips that are like Velcro for the mirror and smallest upper right frame, as these two did not have a hanger on the back, and it worked great) Yes it took extra time to start to cut out the paper (I did not do a perfect job, and it was still fine) but overall I think it saved me time and a lot of headaches.

I left openings for future installments, because my family never slows down!

Happy Crafting!