Thursday, February 7, 2013

Organizing a Small Gallery Wall

We have a gallery wall of family photos in our basement, but I've been wanting to add a gallery wall somewhere in the main living room. The perfect place may have been staring me in the face this whole time - this a side table sort of divides the dining room (to the right) from the living room (to the left) in our open floor plan.


I have just a few pieces of sentimental art I want to play around with and I'm definitely going to adding more.


I mocked this up to play around with the placement before I go putting holes in the walls. 


The large white frame is a watercolor of our sweet dog, by my friend Anne, it is precious! The blue and green is a painting by my sister, I think I kind of stole it, but it's been on this wall for a while so it's mine now. The colorful gradient was the color palette for our wedding. The tiny square is a little dog, my Mom got it for me and a cat for my sister this Christmas. And the cross is meaningful in and of itself! It's also part of a family tradition - every Christmas my Mom gets a new design made, as gifts for family friends, from Hog Hill Pottery.


So which one do you like better? I can't decide!

12 comments:

  1. I think #1 -- it flows better to me. I feel the cross looks like it's standing out there on its own in #2

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  2. I like #2 ( I like the cross standing out more) but maybe do you have another little something that could go in that space to the right of it?

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  3. I like option 1 OR add something to the right of the cross in 2 like Shannon said. :)

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  4. Option 2 - without a doubt!

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  5. I like option 2. Love how you are embracing the thermostat and including it as part of the gallery wall!

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  6. haha thanks andi! I'm glad you noticed! I don't really want to put a frame around it or anything, so I'm just going to pretend it's art:)

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  7. ah yes! i think i do! good thinking shan:)

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  8. thanks, katie! i agree, it needs something else at the top with the cross in #2.

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  9. I vote Option 2! I love the proximity of the color palette and your sister's painting, and I like having the larger scale of the watercolor of Birch near the bottom of the assembly! I want to see that wall sometime soon!!

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  10. Option one is my favorite. I want a gallery wall in my house too:)

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