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Gallery Wall Tuts & Tips {Guest Post: Becca at From Gardners 2 Bergers}

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Today I have some wonderful news!!  I’m very excited to have my friend Becca at From Gardners 2 Bergers blog guest post here today while I am neck deep in our big move! 

Becca has been a wonderful and sweet friend whom I met at the start of my blogging adventure and lucky for me, we connected right away.  Her blog is full of Restoration Hardware knock-offs and trendy artwork, go quick and check out her blog….I garantee you will absolutelly drool over her inspirational DIY’s!

 
Take it away Becca!:
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Hey there, Setting for Four readers! My name is Becca and I blog over at From Gardners 2 Bergers.
 
I was totally excited for the chance to share a post with you guys. Heather is the biggest sweetheart and, with her moving this week, I’m happy to fill in! I thought I’d share my gallery wall. It was a lot of fun to put together and includes a ton of DIY art projects.
My gallery wall is in my front entry way. I purchased all my frames in 1 fell swoop, from Ikea. They’re mostly the famous Ribba with a few dark brown Fjallsta frames thrown in for contrast. Total, they cost less than $80.


Gallery walls are super popular  now {or maybe they always were?}-but the whole reason I did mine was this annoying thermostat. There it is, right in the middle of the wall. One big eye sore right there at eye level. I mean right smack dab in the middle of the wall, right where you may want to hang a large mirror with a wreath on it. Hmmf. No getting around that sucker. So instead of being angry at thermie, I embraced my thermie. I became one with it. You hear that? Embrace your thermies, people!
Planning the layout was rather arduous. First, I had to lay out all the frames on the sales floor at Ikea. Couldn’t really tell which ones would work so I convinced my handsome husband we “needed them all”. With a shrug and a hug, the frames were in the car {snug}!

 

Next I used this fantastic wall tutorial on Pinterest? Have you any of you checked this out? If you haven’t, you should! It uses wax paper to help line up the frames and keep track of where the nails should be placed. So, I used that.

Well, no that’s a lie- I saw the tip way after I started my wall. But I would use that, if I did one again! And you guys probably should!

I used the butcher paper you get free from Ikea -you know, the paper they let you take to protect your  breakables? Yeah? So I used that stuff to cut out out squares correlating with the frame sizes.
 

 Next, I hung those cutout papers on my wall. This makes it super easy to mark where the nail hole should be right on the paper. Go ahead and hammer the nail right through the paper, it’s easy.
I don’t know about you- but trying to hang a bunch of frames straight & level horizontal lines is one of my least favorite things to do. So the papers are worth the extra effort.
 
 

 

Once I’m all hung up, I use a level and some mounting putty to make sure none of the frames will shift when people walk by or when if you dust, hee, hee. Mounting putty is like 2 bucks, a little goes a long way, and it’s reusable.

 
Ta da!
All the “art’ was handmade and I blogged tutorials for each of them. So if you are curious, feel free to check out my many, many projects.
I was able to incorporate personal details for the hubs and for me, that makes all the difference. One of the many reasons I love DIY! Plus, I find that when I DIY, I AMSWM {Appreciate My Stuff Way More};-)
So here’s the tally:
Apiary Sign made from salvaged wood, using a transfer technique-$0
Wood Grain Initial Blocks-$0 

 Typography Photo Art-$3.10 @Costco

Of course a frame for my arch nemesis new friend, Thermie.


 

Ampersand-$3 @Hobby Lobby


Rhino Map Art– $0


Happy Therm-y – Priceless

I love how the frames are mostly white, but the infusion of dark frames keeps your eye moving.


I hate to say it, but just as I finished the wall I began thinking of switching out a piece or two and making some new art! {Don ‘t tell Z.}  



Grand total for the project- $90.


If I had used frames I already owned, then the total would have been less than 10 bucks!!!


 Great totals for my frugal friends who’re planning the same projects. Right?





I hope you guys will stop by my place and say “Hi!”



Thank you for taking some of your time to leave me a message!


If you’re new to from Gardners 2 Bergers, WELCOME!

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Thanks Becca for Guest Blogging today!  I am sure my readers will love this post!  Visit Becca and see more of her jaw-dropping tutorials at Gardners 2 Bergers!
Thank you SO much for coming by for a visit! I love to hear all of your comments!

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heatherHeather Luckhurst is the publisher and owner of the Design and Lifestyle website settingforfour.com. Along with being a proud military wife and mom of two boys, she is also an Interior Decorator and digital media influencer. At Setting For Four, she shares creative design and decor ideas, stylish DIY projects, easy entertaining ideas and recipes. Heather is addicted to Instagramand casual, glamourous interiors.

 

 

Comments

  1. Little Vintage Cottage says

    Love Becca’s style, I have followed her blog for months! This is such a great gallery wall… I tried one on my own and kind of fell short of what I wanted… so I think I’ll try again using her method and tips!

    Tania

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  2. Becca says

    Thanks for having me Heather! I was so happy to be able to share my way to make a gallery wall! Thanks for the super sweet write up, too!
    xo Becca

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  3. thistlewoodfarm says

    Heather,

    Good luck with the move! Isn’t Becca amazing! I have been her biggest fan for a while now. I love that eye chart!

    Have an awesome day!
    karianne

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