Creating a Gallery Wall
by
Ashley Harding
(IC: blogger)
This week I finally finished creating a gallery wall. I have always loved the looks of gallery walls, but quite honestly, the thought of creating one myself has always intimidated me. Therefore, I've always stuck with the safe bet of 'pairs of two' or just one really large picture. Well, I decided it was time to face this challenge and take a stab at creating my own gallery wall.
While planning out the selection and layout, there were a couple guidelines I followed. I want to share these guidelines with you, as I think they help to make the task easier to manage and, at the end of the day, give you a personalized product.
1) MAKE IT MEANINGFUL - What you hang on your walls is a reflection to others of who you are and what is important to you. It should ultimately tell a story and have some sort of special meaning to you. This wall depicts two important aspects of my life - family and travel.
In terms of travel, we have been fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to some amazing places and emerge ourselves in different cultures. While I'm not big on displaying pictures of us posing in front of famous landmarks or historical places, I still want to remember these places we've been and the people we've met.
2) CHOOSE ITEMS FROM A LARGE RANGE OF TIME - Unless you are creating a gallery wall that showcases one major event, such as a wedding or the birth of a child, try to choose items from different points in your life. Again, this helps to tell a story, and prevents the wall from becoming dated. I went to extremes with this rule. I displayed pictures of my grandparents from the 1940's all the way up to recent trips we've taken just a couple years ago.
I'm glad I finally found a way to display all these pictures I've had stored away in a closet. I love walking into this room now and being taken back in time to special events in my life.
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Published March 6th, 2015 12:15 PM
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Carolyn Barrick Churchill on Mar 07, 2015Thank you for posting the gallery wall. It gives me inspiration as I've been wanting to do something like this in my guest room and was afraid I would overdo it. I love the blending of art, photos, and most especially, the frame with the old lace!! I have some doilies that my maternal grandmother crocheted. This would be a great way to display them. I also like the idea of not necessarily having to put everything in exact, straight lines. :)
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