Gallery Wall 101

I had been planning a gallery wall for our new house since before we had even found a house to buy.  I had in my head, plans for a wall in our house to be filled with different items, both sentimental and trendy.

So when we purchased our house, I knew that the massive wall in our living room would be "the wall."  Luckily, I'd been collecting items to add to our gallery wall for months.  Literally. 

The inspiration (via Pinterest):

Some will suggest you plan out your wall, specifically measuring each area.  I placed all of my pieces out on the floor and kind of "went with it."

I wanted to mix some trendy pieces with some that were special sentimentally.  I used mainly items I already had, altering them as needed, and added a few new items. 

 One of my favorite new pieces is this large flower painting from Hobby Lobby.

Some of my sentimental pieces were a doily that my great-grandmother made and some of Katherine's artwork.

My DIY items were done by taking scrapbook print paper and cutting it to fix a matte and frame.  I also used a painting of our dog, Callie, that was done by a former customer from my old job.

A lot of the extra pieces used were from Hobby Lobby, Target, or thrifted.

Jason's expression when he saw the finished project:
"That's a lot of stuff on the wall."


He's always so observant.