Hanging Art

Tory and I are settled in our apartment and absolutely loving it but on the hunt for 1. an ottoman with tray situation 2. credenza/buffet with storage underneath and 3. we need to get our gallery wall up. I recently made a trip back to NY and stayed with my friend Caroline, who has the cutest gallery wall in her apartment. It inspired me to get moving on ours. How do you guys handle hanging art? Do you like random gallery walls or more structured lines? We have a mix of photographs and prints and all different sized frames so it will definitely take some time to arrange but I can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

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Gallery Walls and Art

I have a couple of friends that just graduated and were asking me what to adorn their new apartment walls with and where to find inexpensive/cool prints. My go-to art site, 20x200.com, where I bought two pieces that hang above my bed, is no longer up and running (sad!) but there are a lots of alternatives. Although Etsy can be daunting, there are some amazing and unique pieces on there. Minted.com is another good option, as is Pinterest. My newest project (even though I'm moving out of my current apartment in 2 months) is to create a gallery wall. They really make a room look so finished and chic. The best gallery walls combine art, photos and other objects like mirrors. Below is some of my inspiration.

Gallery Wall

The walls in my apartment are stark white which I can not handle. While I've started to fill them with different things (a mirror, two 20x200 photographs above my bed), I've always wanted to create a gallery wall. I love the look of different colored frames in different arrangements or an all gold neatly organized arrangement. You can create one in any room (bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom...) and can add in other decorative objects besides frames like canvases antlers, etc.Mix in maps, landscapes, family photos, architectural prints and  abstracts. Below are some of my faves from pinterest.