Last year I moved to a new area to live with my boyfriend (of now 4 years) we had rented a home with some roommates and it was my first time living away from home, aside from my semester abroad. Last month we moved into a new apartment and we've slowly been making it our own. I plan to take pics of some of the details in another post, but not everything is exactly how I want it yet.
Nevertheless I am very happy to be in a new place, and excited to personalize my new home.
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| A diamond painting I created this summer, part of my gallery wall. |
One thing that has been instrumental to making my new apartment feel homey, is hanging artwork. This can sometimes be challenging especially if you are going for a "gallery wall" look. A gallery wall is when you hang 3 or more frames in an arrangement, kind of like a collage of frames. My vision for the apartment was to have tons of white framed and matted artwork in a gallery wall arrangement. As I've been decorating I've strayed from that idea a bit. But I do love how this particular arrangement looks.
To hang my frames I've been using the
precision picture hanging kit. The
kit I used hangs up to 12 frames and includes hardware (receivers) to mount on your frames-- if there isn't already anything to hang them from. This kit made it super easy to create my mini gallery, I simply stuck the wall hanger on the wall, inserted a drywall screw with a Phillips head screwdriver and attached a receiver to the back of my frame. The 12 picture kit even comes with a level/tape measure/pen and paper tool to assist you in lining up the perfect gallery.
Leave me a comment below, I'd love to hear how you made your new place feel homey!
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