Weekend Recap: Gallery Wall
This year we decided to do something special for my parents and since design is what I do best I came up with the plan to gift them a gallery wall.
In my parents home there is a massive wall that leads upstairs and for years it’s been blank. A couple of years ago we added a mirror, which made a huge difference, but then we just left it as is.
Wall before:
With the help of my sisters we hit the stores and started purchasing an eclectic mix of frames to fill the wall. Once that was done we went through boxes and boxes of old and new family pictures and cropped them to perfection along making them black and white.
Frames:
We boxed them in a rather large box and left it under the tree. Mom and Dad loved the gift and after the Christmas madness we were able to hang everything up.
I know there is a tried and true method to hang gallery walls, but since we had so many frames the thought of making templates for each one and arranging different mock-ups was not the route I wanted to go with. My method this time was just to start hanging my first piece in the middle of the wall and then working my way out. It worked out perfectly and we finished in about 30 mins.
Wall after:
Along with pictures we mixed in some small artwork pieces and mirrors. Normally I would think a LOVE sign is a bit cheesy, but my Mom kept saying that all she wanted for Christmas love. So when when we saw the sign and it worked perfectly within our budget and color story we knew we had to get it.
Danay had fun cleaning up all of our little finger prints:
Close up of frames:
My favorite image:
It’s my mom showing off her pregnant belly with little ole me in there! She wasn’t in love with the idea of having it up on the wall. Hope she’s okay with seeing it online! 🙂
It was a fun gift to give and I’m certain my parents loved receiving it.
* Thank you for all your sweet emails and comments regarding my bit of heartbreak towards the end of 2010. I really don’t to get into it too much, because I try and keep this blog happy and design related, but the reason for my sadness is a bit of medical drama with my Dad. So please bear with me as I try to wrap my head our new normal around here.
xoxo,
Camila
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What a sweet gift! It looks amazing!
What a great, personal gift. It turned out absolutely beautifully. I did a gallery wall in my house, and hanging without a planned seemed to work for me too, much less work that way!
Very Nice! I just recently completed my wall of frames and I couldn’t be happier. I used 5 frames and was so concerned with them being perfectly placed so I am beyond impressed with you wall of frames. It’s perfectly balanced!
I went through something similar the first half of last year with my dad. Hang in there. And that’s definitely a cute picture of your mom. You made sure readers know she’s got a tummy full of baby, not cheesecake!
I cannot believe you created that gorgeous gallery wall in 30 minutes. It completely tranformed the space. Happy New Year and praying for healing for your family!
Wow! I can’t believe you freehanded that! It looks awesome!! I’d love to do a gallery wall, but I’m worried that in my smallish condo it will look too cluttered.
Also, p.s. – Love your new blog design!
What an awesome gift! And, it turned out beautifully 🙂
It’s great to have you back, and I’m sending happy thoughts to you and your family.
Now that is one spectacular gift! Your parents must have been beyond thrilled…thoughtful and beautiful!
OMG sniff sniff what a sweet, wonderful gift. It turned out perfectly and I can’t believe it only took you 30 minutes to hang them all.
Happy New Year!
Cheers!
J.
Such a great gift idea!! And it looks great! I think the “LOVE” sign fits in perfectly!!! And I love that picture of your mom- she was doing the belly pics before they were “in”!!
It makes such a difference! I bet she loves it!
Wow this is really beautiful! I love that you used all different styles and colors of frames but it looks so pulled together, I agree with the posters above, it was a wondeful gift to your parents!
What a wonderful idea for a gift! And I’m sorry to hear about your dad – stay strong!
I am so used to seeing this idea in black and white, or even very few colours. It’s refreshing to see it in an other colour scheme. Wonderful job : )
What a great gift idea and you guys did a fantastic job finding all those different frames that work so well together. Many kind thoughts are sent your way regarding your Dads health…hang in there.
It looks amazing! What a thoughtful gift. Your mom looks so cute with her belly.
I’m sorry to hear that your dad’s health isn’t great. I’ll be thinking of you and your family.
that is the best looking gallery wall i’ve ever seen. l.o.v.e. it.
I love the gallery wall! This is one of my projects for my own home this year. I am embarrassed to say that I have owned the frames for 3 years and have still not put any photos in them! This is the year, though!
I wish you a wonderful 2011 and all the best for your dad.
Lori
Love This! What a great idea for a present too. I love all the different frames, it really gives it a collected look.
What a wonderful gift to give your parents. The arrangement looks fabulous.
I am sorry to hear about your dad’s health. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Camila, it’s gorgeous! You are in my thoughts, hope all is ok with Dad, xoxo
Thanks Sarah. So appreciate all of those good thoughts going to my dad. xo, Camila
The gallery wall is stunning!
Thanks Anna. I love it. Totally warms my heart every time I walk upstairs.
well done!!!! you did an amazing job…and in only 30 minutes?!?! you are a wizard!
What a thoughtful and unique gift!
Camila – A beautiful and heartfelt gift.
I wish your father well and your beautiful family, too.
Loretta