Style on Monday - gallery walls

For the longest time I have been at odds with what to do with the wall space above our living room sofa.  I have tried several things but haven't been ecstatic with any of them.  With all the great inspiration for gallery walls out there, I thought I might give one a try. Here are a few of my favorite pins for your browsing.

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It would be in perfect keeping with the eclectic, granny, bohemian look I have going on in there already.

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So where to start?  With a pinterest board, of course.  I spent a little bit of time searching a few of my favorite pinners and came up with collection of walls to draw inspiration from.

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I know I want to have a lot of color (no surprise there). 

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I want it to be a mixture of things to add interest and dimension.

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And practically speaking, it is above our main seating sofa so I don't want anything that might come crashing down if a pillow or two gets tossed. 

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Since I am trying not to bring anything new into the house, (after all my recent purging and simplifying) I started scouring walls, closets and cupboards for items to use.

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Here's the collection of stuff I've come up with so far.  I think I did pretty well.  I've laid them out on the floor and know that I will need to come up with a couple of original art pieces and paint a few frames and maybe a couple more thrift store paintings but I think I'm going to love it.

I'd love to see any pictures or links to gallery walls that you have on your boards or in your home.  Send me the link in my comments and I'll come by and visit.

Have a colorful Monday.

xo, Patty

p.s. If you like this post you might like this post on styling an entryway using a gallery wall.