Mary Graham

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finally completed//picture frame walls

I have a Pinterest board entitled “I want this in my house.” If you put all those pictures together, I’d have approxiamtely 13 kitchens and about 35 living rooms. Which is totally do-able if my husband would stop being such a slacker and get on his honey-do list.
Just kidding, we don’t have a honey-do list. Those things annoy me.
But you know what I’m talking about right, all those magical spaces you pin and then do nothing with? Don’t pretend it’s just me. Well, I finally took some inspiration from those beautiful pics and did a little sprucing up at Casa de Graham. (I’m not sure if that’s the correct Spanish, I only took two years in high school and passed by cheating off my friend Krissy. So I’ll have to double-check that phrase with her.)
You know the photo wall idea, I’m sure. They’re everywhere.
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You know what’s hard to do? Take pictures of picture frames. Dang you, sunlight and shadows. Also, windows and walls.
We have a small hallway (if you could even call it that) in our house and I originally planned on only doing the large wall (the first picture below), but after I got started, I couldn’t stop and I did all three walls. If there was space for a frame, I put one up.
(We’re in the process of painting all the trim and doors white which is why you see some white and some wood. Also, my children were running around their room and the playroom while I was taking pictures so I’m blaming the mess you can partially see to those two rugrats.)

The majority of the frames are from IKEA with a few from Target or Wal-Mart. The round flowers (that are hard to see details of) are from Target. Most frames are filled with pictures of our family, but there’s some random vintage book pages, a few masterpieces from our daughters, and a few personal momentos (like flowers from our wedding or the number 6 made of buttons for our six-year anniversary photos). Most photos are from our travels: family camping trips, a trip to Poland, road trips, etc. We like to travel and as the girls get older, we plan on doing it more often.

I like the idea of changing photos out for new ones to keep things fresh, but we’ll see if that happens. I’m in love with every picture we have up and the idea of taking it down makes me sad. I’m sure we’ll have new memories and items to display, but for now, I’m pretty proud of my small space and how it turned out.

What about you? Have you done any Pinterest-inspired home projects recently? Do you have a photo wall or two? I also have one in our living room that’s been a work-in-progress for over three years, slowly growing out as I buy more frames. I know that’s not how you’re supposed to do it, but I’m just a rebel like that.

Linking up with Young House Love’s Pinterest Challenge.

Comments

  2. I need to do something with our fireplace mantle, but I just can’t seem to make any of my Pinterest inspirations come to life. I am a terrible decorator.

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