Ikea Travel Prints in the Hallway - and a Lesson in Just Starting!
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Megan Aubrey
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Do you have that space in your house that has blank walls just waiting to be adorned with a beautiful piece of artwork? Well I sure do. It was our hallway.
Our hallway has had blank walls for the entire time we have been in this house. I had grandiose plans to have this beautiful gallery wall. The plans were so grandiose that I never got around to putting it together. I couldn’t decide what type of gallery wall I wanted: eclectic, all one color frames, all same family of frames, etc. To me, I built this gallery wall project up in my head so much that it never happened.
Lesson learned: don’t let projects grow so big in your head that your hands feel paralyzed. Do something!
Thankfully, Ikea is a great place to shake out the jitters and just get something done. Usually, you don’t have to spend a lot to try something. Not that I tried anything big here - I hung pictures on the wall. But it made me move.
Specifically these three travel prints made me move and shake in the art area, snatching up these prints and frames with glee.
I loved the colors – bright and modern – and the simplicity of the lines. Plus, I’ve been to all of those places so they all have a special place in my heart. In case you haven’t learned by now, anything about travel, different countries, maps, and globes are my decorating jam.
Once I got them home I just knew that the hallway finally had something to adorn its blank wall. These are bright and thin so they won’t prove to be a hindrance in our regular, semi-dark hallway.
Once hung, I was in love. It is so rewarding to finally have something on the walls of the hallway that we constantly walk through multiple times a day.
Now, I have these cheery prints that just buoy my mood every time I look at them. So remember, if a project just seems too daunting – just start. You’ll be glad to just see results!
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Our hallway has had blank walls for the entire time we have been in this house. I had grandiose plans to have this beautiful gallery wall. The plans were so grandiose that I never got around to putting it together. I couldn’t decide what type of gallery wall I wanted: eclectic, all one color frames, all same family of frames, etc. To me, I built this gallery wall project up in my head so much that it never happened.
Lesson learned: don’t let projects grow so big in your head that your hands feel paralyzed. Do something!
Thankfully, Ikea is a great place to shake out the jitters and just get something done. Usually, you don’t have to spend a lot to try something. Not that I tried anything big here - I hung pictures on the wall. But it made me move.
Specifically these three travel prints made me move and shake in the art area, snatching up these prints and frames with glee.
I loved the colors – bright and modern – and the simplicity of the lines. Plus, I’ve been to all of those places so they all have a special place in my heart. In case you haven’t learned by now, anything about travel, different countries, maps, and globes are my decorating jam.
Once I got them home I just knew that the hallway finally had something to adorn its blank wall. These are bright and thin so they won’t prove to be a hindrance in our regular, semi-dark hallway.
Once hung, I was in love. It is so rewarding to finally have something on the walls of the hallway that we constantly walk through multiple times a day.
Now, I have these cheery prints that just buoy my mood every time I look at them. So remember, if a project just seems too daunting – just start. You’ll be glad to just see results!
work ways
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Published March 6th, 2014 8:54 PM
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Katherine Floritto on Mar 21, 2014Great idea! I, too, have a narrow hallway that runs about 2/3 the length of our house. Shade created by the walls makes the non-colour darker, hence the hallway seems even narrower than it is. I have a few other prints in mine and a few paintings, but I think, with careful spacing, they'll work well - thanks for putting me in motion!! lol
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Megan Aubrey on Mar 23, 2014@Katherine Floritto Haha! You definitely sound like me! I had plans for this hallway for the past three years...and they finally happened! Good luck!
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Beth on May 01, 2014Every time I hang pics in the hallway I always brush against them, knocking them to the floor! I've now learned to use dbl stick tape to the back/ bottom of the prints! I love the motif! Perfect compliment to your dark hallway!
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Megan Aubrey on May 01, 2014@Beth That is such a great idea! I'm definitely going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
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Megan Aubrey on May 05, 2014@Beth Such a good idea! Plus it will keep them straight too! I'm going to do that to mine!
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