I don't think I have actually shared this on the blog but we moved! Yes! Bought a new house in our same neighborhood in December 2018, tore it all apart in mid-February 2019 and moved in to a demo zone the last week of February 2019. Our interior and exterior phase one remodel was completed in eary August. At some point I will start sharing more of it. We love it. You can see more photos of it here.
BUT TODAY! I am here because I finally figured out a plan for the big wall behind our dining table. I had so many ideas - but I knew none were quite right because I couldn't commit and just DO IT already. But then! I saw this photo and was in love with the look of a tiny photo with a giant white mat and light wood frame. Thirty minutes after seeing that photo, I was loading ten HOVSTA frames into my cart at Ikea. (We are lucky to live near one!). I always know a plan is the exact right plan when I waste no time getting started.
I went through my photos (I have google photos with makes it easy to search by faces and places) and found ten photos. I used my favorite black and white filter in the A Color Story app to make them all look the same and then printed at home on my Canon MG7520. I am pretty sure it's discontinued, mine is 5 years old and still kicking. My photos were 4x4.
The 16x20 Ikea frames came with mats but they were big and definitely not right for my project. I could have ordered mats, I assume but I already had a big pad of watercolor paper so I decided to use that. My paper was 18x24 and I trimmed it to 16x20 using my sewing tools (I have this giant cutting mat, but this set could work too). SUPER EASY.
To make sure the photos were exactly in the same spot, I lined them up on my cutting mat with the ruler and a piece of paper. I chose to go 12 inches from the bottom and six inches from the sides.
I glued them in place with a simple glue stick.
And that's it! SIMPLE, PRETTY, BIG STATEMENT that fits my style and this house so well for under $150.
LINKS: frames, dining table (similar), chairs, lamp. (That plant is a bird of paradise from Home Depot.)
