Gallery Wall

This will be a quick post: I just wanted to brag a bit about the gallery wall my husband helped me hang a few days ago! It took us a while to hang it all up, partially because Command strips and I aren't exactly on friendly terms. The good news was, Hubs was a bit more persistent (and yes, he was happy to pull out some of his tools to help). Anywho, was it worth it? I think so, if I do say so myself. :-)

As far as the colors go, the orange was Hubby's choice, and I decided on a teal-ish to complement it. Photos of the throw pillows for the couch (which pillow covers have yet to be made...) are yet to come!

Here's what I did:

Round mirrors: a wedding gift that have been sitting in storage for at least a year (from Target, I believe).

Framed pictures: home-printed photos in thrifted, painted frames. (I just used a bunch of coats of acrylic craft paint, although I'm sure spray paint would have been faster and easier. Use what you have first though, right? As my mom always quoted: use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!).

H painting (top middle): a canvas that I've had in my art supplies forever, painted using a circle stencil, with a $3.50 JoAnn wooden letter hot-glued on (again painted with acrylic craft paint).

Dahlia art (middle): This has been something I've wanted to make since I first had a Pinterest account. I followed this tutorial (very loosely). :-) Then I just hot-glued it to a piece of white cardboard I had in the frame.

Teal, wooden square (bottom right): I used an old wooden square that my husband had lying around, then decorated it using this blog post about DIY wallpaper. My husband is a fan of the modern, Moroccan-style print, and I love it too.

Birch art (my personal favorite!) (bottom middle): I found this idea from this page that I found on Pinterest. The hubby and I saw it, and we both immediately said, "Oooooh!" I did change up the background to incorporate the more vibrant colors of our living room - which turned into fun sunset colors! (Yes, that was totally planned... not!) One notable difference from the tutorial: instead of gold leaf for the initials in the heart, I used... drumroll please... metallic nail polish. True story.

Aaaand, that's it (apart from getting inspired by a bunch of pins on Pinterest about gallery walls)! I love it. I keep looking in my living room and thinking, "Is this really my living room?" I love being more creative than I think I am. :-)

Anyway, thanks for stopping by, friends!