Picture Wall Arrangements

Blank space. My wife's worst nightmare. Behind our couch is nothing but blank space. A deep abyss of nothing. A place where deep thought is lost. Where bad things happen to good people. Okay, the last one was a bit of a stretch. But I digress, back to the blank space.

What do we do? A mirror? Been there done that. A painting? Not sophisticated enough. How about an arrangement of pictures? Now we were talking.

We could fill them with pictures of us, our dog, family, and maps we used on our trips to Italy and Hawaii. We could fill them with our happiest memories and smile every time we walked into our family room. We would grab a glass of wine, and point to a picture and talk about what we did, how we felt, and how we are going to promise each other that we are going to go back again!

We started by going to the best place for picture frames.....Ikea. Where we bought, what seemed like the entire stock, for pennies (about $50 dollars in total).

Next we cut out white paper the size of the various frames and taped them onto the wall. This way we were better able to see what they would look like.

After we were satisfied with the arrangement, we put a nail in about 1 inch from the top of the paper and started to hang our memories. In total, this took us under $50 dollars (minus printing pictures) and about 20 minutes from sizing to hanging.

I hope this inspired you to dig up your favorite memories and begin to build your wall of smiles in your home!