Every year I attempt to take some kind of family pictures. You know, get matching clothes and all. I think that the scrapbook-er in me, always wanting to document everything. With all of these pictures I have displayed them somewhere in our house. I have them up and then it seems like we decide to add another kid, so I have to get pictures taken again. This has been going on for the past 10 years. Some of these pictures are some of my favorite pictures. I was sad that I did have them on display anymore. So I had this idea to have a gallery wall in my entry way, but instead of with current pictures, I used our old family pictures. And I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!
Then I painted all 9 of the frames white. Since the wood was a little rough, I distressed them a little bit.
For a little color, I added the years to all the frames with vinyl.
I added a blue G to complete it. All of the pictures were 11×14 (well except two, they were 10×13, but I cut the frames to be 9 1/2×12 1/2 so it’s hard to tell).
It’s so fun to see our family grow. Some of the pictures we just took with my tripod right before church. Nothing fancy, just pictures of the family.
This is what people will see when they walk into our house! The best part about this gallery wall is that I can easily add onto it as the years go on.
DIY Fire Pit
Storage Shelves
DIY Dining Table
Garage Mudroom Lockers
Julia Nyanyo
That is such a lovely idea. I' having a bit of a "doh! why didn't I think of that" moment! Love it!
Emily Thompson
SOOO super cute!! I am loving this and a bit envious of your huge entry wall there ;o) Lovely! Can't wait to see the whole home tour ;o)
Atta Girl Amy
Great idea, and I love that you made the frames. That ensures that you'll be able to add to your gallery wall for years to come. Great job.
Heidi @ Happiness is Homemade
What a GREAT idea!
Lindsay
I love this! What a fun way to see how your family has grown. The size of the frames on your huge wall is perfect too!
Stephanie Paxman
Such a great display and I love the that you made all the frames!
Tracey Hilborn
Great work! Wonderful tutorial!
inkhappi
Awesome! Great idea to put the dates on them!
Albion
LOVE how this turned out!!
Mabey She Made It
What a great way to display them all!
MrsMajor Hoff
Very cool! I totally need to do this in our entryway~
Dee Cupcakes&Crowbars
Looks great! I love the break from the traditional smoosh 'em together photo collage that everyone has.