Sunday, January 16, 2011

Lovin' my new gallery wall

Gallery walls seem to offer a sense of comfort to a room.  Depending on the mix of artwork displayed, whether it be photographs of travels, a collection of botanicals, kids artwork, etc they tell a story about those that live there.
photo courtesy of Pottery Barn

It pains me to have artwork leaning against the wall in the attic or in a closet somewhere.  After the Christmas tree came down in our living room this year, I decided to do some rearranging.  The new arrangement left a large blank wall that is somewhat of a focal point as you enter the room.  I decided to make my own gallery wall.
This shot is looking down into the living room from the stairs.

As you can see a lot of the colors in the artwork are the same colors in the room.

The photographs are all photos I've taken.  This one is a tree in our backyard, loved the peeling bark.


These two photos are also in the backyard, after a rainfall.  If you look closely you can see the drops of water on the leaf.  The pear was painted by a friends mother and something I bought at the kids school auction last year.

Three of the prints are on old roof slates and were all wedding gifts.  They are prints of locations in New Orleans - Absinthe Bar and Royal Street.   
And, St. Louis Cathedral.
The last photos are hibiscus flowers.  One was taken in Mexico and one in Hawaii.
I like the idea of the two wall sconces thrown in the mix too.  Gives it a little character.
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Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

10 comments:

  1. It's nice to be able to look at all the things you enjoy. Very nice.

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  2. Great find on the pair painting. Everything works together so beautifully.
    Cheers!
    Rita @May Days

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  3. I love your gallery wall, too!! AND I love the color of the walls behind the paintings/photos! very attractive!

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  4. Your wall gallery looks outstanding and so does all your pics!!!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  5. You did a nice job on your gallery wall. Looks like three of us so far this week did picture walls for Met Monday! I hope you'll come see the picture wall I helped DD2 create for her home.

    Allison
    Atticmag

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  6. Love gallery walls. I have one in my LR too. Its a great way to showcase a collectable of prints, etc. TFS

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  7. Love your gallery wall - I really like the NO tiles and I love the frame with the name split between three sections - cute idea! :)

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  8. You really did a great job with this. I love the colors you used and how well everything goes together, even though the elements are each different. I especially love the sconces you added in there too. I just would never have thought of that. It's very appealing!

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  9. I really love the photos that you took. They are very good. I also like the prints from New Orleans. I have some that I bought from San Francisco that I just love!

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  10. I love your gallery wall, I may have to try this.The sconces were the perfect touch.

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