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Show me your photo/art 'gallery' wall

16 years ago

We have an entry from our front door that rarely gets used for anyone but us -- all friends come in through the back door! We have so many windows and doors in every room of our house, we have no more space to hang photos or other misc. artwork (kids' art that I have framed, and a few funky little prints). I thought about putting a mix of "real" art, my kids' art, and photos on this wall. There's also a round mirror that will stay. I'm not looking for a polished, formal look -- more of an artsy, eclectic look. I'm looking for examples of walls that display a mix similar to what I've described. Any pics? Thanks! This is a picture of the wall in question: {{!gwi}}

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beausoleil
16 years ago
I love art walls!! I have one in my home that is in progress. All the paintings are thrifted, from garage sales or eBay. Every time I look at that wall, I smile. I even will sit outside the house and look inside at night cause it just looks cool (to me, anyway).

I like that you are going to mix it up a bit. I do have some things that my kids have done too. I think I'm going to do those on my stairway wall. My house is old and has small rooms and lots of doors and windows, so I have to take the space where I can find it.
I'm going to link you to my space as I find it impossible to upload photos here. I think I need a photobucket acct. to do that.

Here is a link that might be useful: My Art Wall
User
16 years ago
Here's a wall from my meditation room, inspired by a Pottery Barn catalog:
{{!gwi}}
Here's a more formal art gallery wall with paintings done by my mother:
{{!gwi}}
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This is the wall upstairs on the landing. My DD did all the pictures at various ages from middle school to college. When we built the house I asked the builder to take out the linen closet so I would have more wall space but they wouldn't so I had to work around it. There is a mixture of media types on the wall so I stuck with black frames so that it would be consistent. These pictures were taken awhile ago - I have a plant on the small table along with the uplight. In a few weeks the walls will be painted EK Wheat.

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