Wall collage
As you know we did an office make-over. One of the goals of this make-over was to display some artwork that Mike or I have picked up in our travels. Every time I visit a new place I look for local artists and art work to bring home.
First I took an inventory of frames. We had a few of these pieces hung up the stairs in our townhouse in Chicago – most were framed in frameless art gallery frames. So I took inventory and headed to Michael’s and Walmart for more. These frames are a very economical ($4-$5 each for the bigger ones) and perfect when you have as much to frame as we did. All the frames match and most of the mats are close.
Next I laid out the frames/design on the floor (see below). This was an easy way to see what fit where. When things looked good, I took a picture. The picture was really helpful – I did the layout at 11 pm one night and needed to clean up before Twinkle Toes woke up the next morning. It was nice to be able to refer to the photo when it was time to put nails on the wall. The design/layout did change slightly when I re-created it…luckily, I like the finish product even better.
Mike did the nails/hammering. When we first started he was measuring and getting a little nervous about the whole thing….I told him we could eyeball it and it worked out perfectly….20 someodd frames and only one “bad” nail.
I’m happy with the finished product, in fact I love it. The collage currently stops where my desk begins…if that makes sense (I’ll take a full room picture when my desk is how I want it and when the ironing board is out of there…I am using the ironing board for another project in the dining room), but I think I’d like to continue it across my desk…maybe throwing in a bulletin/dry erase board for notes, maybe a silk screen I’ve had my eye on and definitely some of my celebrity pictures.