when i first started thinking about what to do with my living room, i knew i wanted an art wall! i had seen it blowing up the pinterest walls and two of my favorite blogs had shared their art walls here & here. so i’ve been saving up my allowance, collecting frames at thrift stores, and gathering art for my wall.
it’s finally finished and i love having something on my big empty wall!
i feel silly writing this because it seems like it should be common sense – yet i was unsure where to start when i set my sights on an art wall.
1. pick a theme. this is important because i didn’t do it right away and ended up buying some prints that i did not use (i still love them so i will use them around the house in other places!). i started just buying things i liked and taking advantage of all those christmas promo codes! i was finding so many things i liked but when i put them together, they didn’t work. an art wall is all about the whole. it is each piece coming together.
my theme became Colorado. Bruce & i met at camp, got married in chacos, and now own our first house here at the foot of Pikes Peak. i also wanted to pull in pops of mint, blues, and pinks (just like our beloved red rocks & our purple mountains majesty)
2. start collecting your pieces. hit up etsy and search for your theme. look on pintrest and click on the links – see if you can buy some of those things you have pinned! search your house, one of the prints we put up was a card from my dear friend.
it is okay if it takes you awhile to find all the pieces. you want to love them & not just buy the first 10 things you see.
1. once you have all your art pieces in your frames, clear the floor in front of the wall you want to use and play with different ways to lay out the prints. i liked to be able to keep looking on the wall to make sure that my arrangement would fit on the wall between the two windows i have in my living room.
2. get out the nails and grab the hammer. start with the key frame (leaving all the others in the same place on the floor ) and work from the map you created. you still have time to change things up (i needed to do that) and just let things fall into place. the best part of creating an eclectic wall is that you do not need each space to be evenly apart – i have my frames all over the place!
3. if you would rather take a more scientific approach to mapping out the wall, i recommend these posts:
How to Hang Art in Groups (Like Kate Space) by Apartment Therapy
4. ENJOY!!!
I´m not an expert on art wall so you just gave me some useful tips! 🙂
Your wall looks really pretty, awesome post!
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awesome! LOVE THIS girl:)
This is so helpful! I'm def coming back to this post when I move and have a new place to decorate 🙂
Looks great! I love the Colorado print (and I've been to the Barn in Castle Rock)! I'm on the search for frames for a little gallery wall in our hallway…thanks for the tips!
First, let me say, Thank you Thank you! for following.. And for stopping by the blog & your sweet words. 🙂 Also, I am sooo excited to have found your blog!!! I LOVE your art wall! I am reeaaalllly wanting to do one for our hall way and bedroom!! Yours looks great! I love the pictures you choose and those frames!