I have a fairly large wall in my my main living area. Right now it’s the home for a painting I bought years ago. Sadly, that painting no longer fits in with my tastes and so I’ve been formulating plans for this wall of mine over the last few weeks.
Some of you may of seen my moodboard for my main living area. First of all, yes, it still hasn’t been started BUT I promise you, it’s been slated for September. No ifs or buts. Anyways, let’s forget about my lack of following through for now… I mentioned back then I was going to purchase the Toronto Ork Poster in black and white. I still am and I’ve decided to build a whole photo gallery wall around it.
Rather than talk my way through it I figured I’d give you some context. So, below is where I am thinking of going. The photos shown aren’t necessarily the ones I’ll use but at least it gives you an idea (please ignore the scale of the images within the frame too!). I wanted to add a small burst of color to it but not something that would compete with the photography. Of course, finding frames/images that will work with the symmetry I’m hoping for may not be possible, but I’ll adapt if need be.
As I hope for the wall to be full of great memories and things near and dear to me, I wanted any artwork on there to be my own too. I want the wall to be a story all of it’s own. So, as I love quotes and lean on them often when I need a bit of motivation, I took two I discovered recently and turned them into prints which are now available in my shop. I adore how they look in white frames and I hope that you do too. I’m already sending this one out in gray to a customer so I’m excited to see how others place these within their homes as well. I currently have them at an introductory price of $8 but they will go up to $12 as of July 30th!
Eye Chart Albert Einstein Print
Eye Chart Elbert Hubbard Print
What do you think? Do you have any home renovation projects going on?
I wasn’t familiar with that particular Einstein quote — I love it!
Ooh, this is going to look fabulous with the black and white, and just a tiny bit of color. I really can’t wait to see! I wish I were as motivated to decorate my space. :)
I like the idea for that photo wall. I think it can change as your tastes do.
I’m looking for storage ideas for my bedroom/workspace. It’s a challenge when your budget is tight. So it’s also helping me decide what I really need of all the stuff I have.
And I can’t wait to get my print! EEE!
I LOVE that wall! I’m a big fan of grouping smaller things together…but I like when there’s some sort of plan – what you’ve got is fabulous!
Funny you should ask – we’re in the home stretch of installing bamboo floors in our boys bedroom and playroom. The bedroom is done:
http://www.candiedfabrics.com/2010/07/28/bamboo-floors-update-1/
and the playroom is close – but I have to wait for varnish to dry on the 1st bookshelf hubby made and THEN wait for him to build the second and THEN install baseboard! Ah! So close, but yet so far! ;-)
I love this idea. Go for it :) Beautiful photos.
Love it! I’m a huge fan of the Toronto Ork poster, I actually had signed up to receive an email when it was ready for purchase. I will eventually order both the Toronto and Boston one’s to use for a gallery wall I’m going to put together in our newly finished basement! Can’t wait to see your final wall. (Oh, and love your new quote artwork as well!)
I think this is awesome, A! All of those prints are simple but so stunning. I might get the Manhattan Ork print!