I started this project by measuring our wall, it was 101" by 76.9". To figure out how I wanted to include all of our pictures and make it look good I opened up a work page in Pages [Mac program like Word], I created a rectangle that was 10.1" x 7.69".
I then created my mock "frames" [I used the measurements from the size of the frame not the picture inside]
This is the layout guide I came up with.
I found this way extremely helpful. I'm a visual person but sometimes I have a hard to visualizing things without a guide. This allowed me to have balance and spacing ideas when it came time to hang my photos.
Prior to laying out all of my photos I didn't have that center frame, by seeing my frames on the wall I knew I needed a frame hung as a portrait since everything else was landscape.
Now to start hanging the photos:
I used blue painters tape to mark my "middle" this isn't really the middle of this wall but its the middle for my gallery.
I then hung my middle frame
I then marked [with the painters tape] where the other sections would be. The tape was my guide as I hung my next two frames.
From here I hung the 5 smaller frames.
With all of my frames hung I removed the tape guides and the Gallery Wall was completed!
from this vision |
to this! |
I'm very happy with it and I have another wall in this hallway to do... I'm going to use this same process to do the layout.
I'll share it once I'm done with it.
The Family Art in the middle you can download here.
[Note to my family: if you do not like the family photo I used please send me an updated one!!! :)]
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Looks very nice! Love the pattern and the all white frames!
ReplyDeleteSelene @ Restoration Beauty
Thank you for stopping by! The smaller frames are actually from the $1 store that I spray painted to go with the larger ones that I've had for years! I love spray paint, it makes almost everything better.
DeleteI love seeing how you planned this and arranged it with painter's tape. It turned out great! Thanks for sharing at Monday Funday :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Rachel!
DeleteGreat tips to show us how to do this the easiest way! Thanks so much for sharing at Project Inspired linky party! Tx! Heather xo
ReplyDeleteThank you Heather!
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