I'm still alive...in case you were wondering. I've had a busy yet wonderful summer so far. I've attended two beautiful weddings and worked six weeks at a youth camp. I am gone all week at the camp and have been out of town a few of those weeks...my poor little apartment has been so empty!
However, I did manage to sneak in a little project last weekend while I was home. I had forgotten my camera at camp, so the picture quality won't be so great. You'll get the picture, though (pun COMPLETELY intended!)
I decided that I wanted to fill up the wall behind our sofa with pictures. I have so many great pictures that I want to display...I just never did!
I knew that I didn't want a matchy-matchy look, I wanted something a little more eclectic with a dash of vintage. I searched a few thrift stores and found some frames I couldn't live without. I wanted to get the frames before the prints so I wouldn't be limited to size when choosing frames. I found about four frames at the thrift stores. They were worn and just perfect. The rest of the frames I bought from Wal-Mart. I got frames in different styles and sizes. All of the frames together cost me right around $30.
I knew that I would need some enlargements to complete this wall, I just didn't want to pay the hefty price tag for them. I waited for CVS and Wagreens to put out special offers on their websites. I would check back quite often to see if they were having a sale on enlargements. I was able to get all three 11x14 enlargements for half price! Sah-weet! It took a little while to wait in the promotional codes to be released, but I was willing to wait to save a little money. I got an 8x10 enlargement from Shutterfly for free using a promotional code they sent me in an email and the other pictures, some 5x7 and some 4x6 I had already printed out from right after our wedding. I wound up spending less than $15 on all of the prints.
I put my prints in the frames and decided which I wanted to be the 'base', the one I worked around. I hung that picture first them held up the frames around them until I loved it and hung the other frames around it. A lot of people suggest laying out the frames on the floor and then transferring that layout to the wall. however, I am WAY to impatient for all that mess.
I did come upon a few snags in the process, I'll tell you all about how I smoothed them out in a later post. For now, just let me relish in the greatness of my new focal wall!
I love pictures too, I have some on my wall too. I love what you did with yours, thanks for sharing!!!! Ivette
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