Hello Friends! I hope your weekends were exactly what you’d hoped for, whether that be full of exciting events or relaxing at home! We had a great weekend visiting with family, doing a few house projects and taking Sophie to the pool. One of the house projects was a very simple update of replacing our curtain rods with new double rods so we could add sheers in our bedroom. Doing this reminded me that I wanted to post on the small gallery wall I’d made for above our bed.
You know how the bedroom is often the last place you decorate in your home? That was the case in our home as well. Our bedroom is still in the decorating phase but has gotten one step closer by having some art above our expansive vaulted wall that our bed sits against. In order to make the gallery wall a more relaxed feel, I wanted the frames to be hung as well as leaning against the wall held by photo ledges. I picked up two photo ledges at IKEA as well as a few frames. In order to not put extra holes in the wall, I used 3M velcro to hang the frames.
I made templates of each frame with newspaper and moved them around until I got the layout I thought looked the best.
Notice the thin strips of newspaper? I even made templates for the photo ledges so I’dknow exactly where to put them. Having the template made hanging the ledge super easy because I held the shelf, held up a level and drilled the screws straight in, making sure to pull out the newspaper before the ledge got flush against the wall.
I made sure to fill all the frames with art before hanging them to avoid pulling them off the wall. I did a color theme by accident but it worked out really well! The bottom right print is a page of scrapbook paper as a place holder until I can find a piece more suitable. I made the two in the middle on the bottom ledge. The ‘hello love’ was a free printable and the blue floral piece is a tea towel my sister made. I already had the ‘look on the bright side’ print as well as the city print. Just showing it doesn’t cost a lot to make a statement on a wall. Just a few frames (I only bought the two outside grey frames) and photo ledges! Fill with art on hand or make your own!
I like this smaller size of art layered together rather than a full wall of frames. I was tempted to do a full wall but felt it would be too busy and encroaching for a bedroom.
So there’s my little addition to decorating more of our bedroom. Next stop: wall sconces for reading! In the earlier photos, you can see the old curtain rods and lamps we used to have on our nightstands. If you’re interested, here’s the list of where we got items from this shot of our bedroom:
- Curtains and teal pillow: Pier1
- Sheers: Target
- Curtain Rods and Pullbacks: Lowes
- Grey Pillows, Nightstands and Frames: IKEA
- Duvet Cover: West Elm
- Headboard: DiY
What do you have above your bed? Is it a piece of art that is calming or energizing? What about on the other walls in your room? I like to fill every space of wall with art but in the bedroom I’m sorta liking seeing some wall space.