It’s not a secret that I have a slight obsession with gallery walls.
I dream of them in my sleep. #nolie
It all began with my dining room gallery wall (updated since these pics) which quickly turned in to my entry way needing a gallery wall… and then the hallway and living room and office and basement… Oh and I have a few gallery walls that I haven’t even posted about yet.
I told you, I’m an extremist.
And I’ve ran into this giant problem called MY WALLS ARE FULL. Meaning my obsession must now be taken out on other people’s walls.
Which is why when one of my good friend’s, Brittnie, asked me if I could help her with her gallery wall?
I said yes.
Did I mention that a blank wall to me is like a man and his favorite sports team?
Come to me blank wall.
After posting a sneak peak on Instagram and realizing that her gallery wall now takes the cake for most liked picture of mine of all time… I thought I would elaborate some more for you guys.
For those of you out there who have blank walls and need to get your booty hanging stuff {picture me scolding you in my strictest mom voice}.
This post is for you.
All of the items in this collection were already purchased by Brit. Some of them she had on hand and some of them we found at Hobby Lobby. {See source list at bottom}
My best piece of advice on how to “know” what to buy for you wall is this….
Start collecting things over a few month period. I have never once said “I’m going to do a gallery wall today” and went out and bought all the stuff. Never.
I always always always just pick up things here and there that I like and that I know may one day look good in my home. I encourage you to do the same. If you see something you like, grab it up. Then when you have a good amount of items you can tackle your gallery wall {I suggest 10-15 depending on the size of your gallery wall}.
Also, I like to mix it up with portraits, mirrors, inspiring quotes, frames with scrapbook paper and canvas prints. Eclectic is my style. 
I wish I could claim I had some special trick or technique for HOW to decide the layout. I do not.
But I can tell you this… Try LOTS of different layouts on the floor first. Take pictures with your phone of each one. Then scroll through the pics to see which ones can be eliminated and which ones look best. It works wonders.
We did a few different layouts for Brit’s wall…. more than the 3 shown here, but this will give you an idea of how easy it is to tell what looks good and what doesn’t when looking through the pictures.
You have to look closely, but those all 3 are different layouts.
Taking the pictures also helps when you go to hang everything and you need to reference exactly how far you had frames from each other.
I think I may have impressed Brittnie with my power tool skills. Just call me handy-mandy.
Ahem.
If you are curious whether I used anchors in the wall. I did not. My dad would be un-proud.
But most everything we hung was pretty light {minus that giant W}.
I typically like to use monkey hooks or command strips… but we didn’t have any on hand so hammer and nails it was. Work with what you got, right?
Another good tip is don’t be afraid to use items you have laying around your house. All of the frames you see pictured above that don’t have anything in them yet… are frames we stole from either a shelf or spare bedroom in her home.
I will take more pictures once the frames are full and it’s completely finished, but I’m loving how it turned out so far. And I’m kinda wishing this was my wall. #dangit
Check out more of my decor projects HERE or tour my home HERE.
Source Info:
The GIANT White W – Hobby Lobby (over 2 years ago)
W Picture frame – Frame/Burks – W/Michaels (painted)
Love You More – Kirklands
Gold Frame – Kirlands
Everything Else – Hobby Lobby
