This spring the entry hall into my house was on the list for rooms to be painted. After it got a fresh new color it was time to put the pictures back on the wall. I made a few changes from what had been there before we painted. I added a few new pictures and I pulled out some old photos and got them framed. I also framed a quote I like and hung a few skeleton keys for a little added interest.
To get everything back on the wall and make sure it looked balanced without making too many holes, I mapped things out first.
I traced each of my frames onto pieces of paper and then started taping them to the wall. This way I could move them around until I liked the way it looked. It was like shuffling pieces of a puzzle to get the right fit. After the paper pieces were lined up just right we started replacing them one by one with the framed photos.
6 comments:
looks great! i'm trying to do something like this, and even tho i mapped it out with paper like you, it didn't turn out the way i had it set up on the floor. ugh!
I have seen others map it out with paper and at Michael's you can even by photo frame sets that come with the paper. I love how yours turned out. It looks much better than making 100's of holes in the wrong place.
Now that's a beautiful job!
I would have never thought to map it out... or even lay the framed things on the floor and arrange them to see what it looked like first. You have a really good eye for arrangement. :)
I really like how the color of the wall contrasts with the photo frames.
I love the layout and the way you did it is a very cool way!
I so need to do something like this in my hallway. I have tons of frames just need to get my butt in gear ... lol
Looks great!
That's such a good idea to tape them to the wall and get a visual peekaboo!
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