First of all, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all of your nice comments about my gallery wall reveal. I would love to say that I slapped that sucker up in a day but the reality is that I arranged, rearranged, added to, took away, and second and third guessed myself while my soon-to-be-hung-up gallery wall laid on our living room floor for two weeks. So I was more than excited to finally get it up on the wall and to then read all of your wonderful comments. Thanks – you guys are the best!
When I started planning for my gallery wall, I already had a few pieces that I wanted to include but I knew that I was going to need several more. Nice art and frames can quickly get expensive so I DIY’ed several of my art pieces and stuck with inexpensive frames and other objects to hang. I thought it might be helpful to go through and share my resources in case there were any pieces on my wall that you guys were eyeing. (affiliate links included in post – full disclosure statement available {here})
Let’s start on the left with my much loved elephant print and move our way across the wall, ok? The elephant is a limited edition art print called “In The Room II” by Holly Royval that was c/o Minted and it’s framed in a chunky white/wood frame that was on clearance at Pottery Barn a few weeks ago. Underneath the framed elephant print is a botanical that I bought on my June visit to the Country Living Fair.
I found the sun mirror at the Ballard Outlet years ago but this Suzanne Kasler Sunburst Mirror that they currently carry is almost the exact same one. Below it is a wooden arrow from Urban Outfitters – it comes in a natural wood finish that was a little too much next to my tree slice so I dry brushed on some gray and white paint. Below the arrow is a woven frame from HomeGoods that I’ve had forever and to the right is my tree slice, which is a cutting board that’s also from HomeGoods (the cutting board section of HG has some great finds – remember this Instagram pic?). The gold cleat is Anthropologie’s Streamline Hook – I snagged it at the eleventh hour with no time to mess around with painting, but you could easily replicate it for very little money by spray painting a standard cleat gold.
Above the tree slice is a picture of the ship called “The Finland” that my maternal grandfather was on when his family immigrated to the United States. I found the image online and printed it out at home. It’s framed in Target’s Carved Chevron frame* from their Threshold line.
The black and white bone inlay frame is an old Nate Berkus frame from Target. I simply added three feathers to the frame with no background matting.
The green branch/frond/whatever was from my stash (I have no clue why I had it) and the frame is from Michaels. It started out a dark brown but I painted it white and distressed the edges.
The huge lion’s head door knocker was a HomeGoods find – love that thing!
And finally, the octopus print was a freebee from the Graphics Fairy {here} – I sized it to fit my frame and printed it on my home computer. The Graphics Fairy is definitely worth checking out if you haven’t been on it before – lots and lots of free graphics! The octopus print frame is a flea market find. And I should also mention that the beautiful vase is from Bonnie Nieman’s Antiques & Artisan in New Jersey. I won it in a contest on The Relished Roost several months ago and have used it all over my home. On the books next to the vase is a Turtle Magnifying Glass from World Market.
The rest of the items sitting on my console are either vintage flea market finds (like the elephant & pineapple) or are from my private stash.
Now that my gallery wall is done, I’m switching gears and putting my bathroom remodel into overdrive – I’ve got lots and lots to do before the final reveal in just over two weeks. Yikes! I’ll be back tomorrow to fill you in on the progress…
Kris – I am in awe of your stunning gallery wall!! Kudos to you for doing such a fabulous job! Your ideas/resources are so helpful. Love, love!
Thanks so much Denise!!
i love it all and cannot decide which part is my favorite!!!!
I really appreciate that Cassie – the lion’s head is my fave 🙂
I love love love your wall! You did an amazing job!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing! You are so talented!
Wow – thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a nice comment!
Love this wall and your frames are all fantastic. Such great texture.
Thanks Marty!
It’s such a great grouping of eclectic items. So hard to pull off and you did it!!!!!! Looking forward to seeing your bathroom progress tomorrow!
Progress or lack thereof! I’m missing my ORC buddy this go round!
This is so beautiful and bursting with personality. I love everything about it. I would not have thought to hang a door knocker on a wall!! I love how the neutral palette keeps it from being too busy. You are so generous to share all of your budget friendly sources. I am a new fan.
Thank you!!
Thank you so much Anne and so glad to have you following along!!
Thanks for sharing where you found all your fabulous goodies! I “think” my favorite is the lions head with the ring!
Me too!!
Thanks for sharing all your finds. I love the lions head!
Somehow I missed the reveal. AMAZING! You are so talented.
Thanks Lauren!
I saw your gallery wall on IG and it is a stunner Kris, great job once again! Like I mentioned before, I need help with making gallery wall especially the kind you just did – the collected and asymmetrical kind. Love what you did and hopefully will be an inspiration for my future gallery walls! My fave is the ship picture -so sentimental and the cutting board!
Thanks Vel – most of the art is just stuff that makes me happy but I love having the ship print as part of it given all of the meaning behind it.
Of all the gallery walls in this series yours is my favorite. A great mix of art. You inspire me to get busy.
Thanks so much Sandy!
It looks amazing. I love how you incorporated some things you already had with your new items. I really like the lion. He looks heavy!
It is VERY heavy Jennifer. I must have tested that sucker about 100 times before I was convinced that he wouldn’t fall down and knock someone out!
Hi Kris,
How did you hang the lion? I have the same one and it is tearing up my sheetrock trying to hand it through the holes with screws. The anchors don’t help as it just pulls down on the screws and rips. I love it but can’t figure out how to support the weight
Hi Tanya! I used picture wire and a three-nail OOK hook to hang mine and it’s in there really well without any damage to my walls other than those three small holes. Hope that helps!
It looks so good…you did a great job!
Thank Taylor!
Your Gallery Wall is gorgeous. Love that you used varying materials and the wild nature theme. Everything about i is perfect – the wall color, the spacing, the mix of objects. Just beautiful!
Thanks for sharing,
Suzanne
Pieced Pastimes
Thanks so much Suzanne!
Hi Kris. This is truly one of the best gallery walls that I’ve seen – love it! Thank you for sharing your resources.
Wow – that’s such a nice compliment – thanks Suzy!
I love this! I love everything about it. Including the wall color. I looked to see if you listed it, but I didn’t see it. Unless I missed it somewhere. What color is it? I love it! I am think that is the color I want in my office! 🙂
Thanks so much Candi! The wall color is Benjamin Moore Nightfall – it is a deep gray that pretty much looks black. I have been really happy with it!
Love the art, the wall color, and the console. Is the console currently available?
Thanks so much Peggy! Unfortunately, the console isn’t a current piece – it’s a Craigslist find and the owner had had it for over fifty years!
Wow, I love the wall! Could you please tell me the paint color too?
Sure Trisha – the wall is Benjamin Moore Nightfall
Hi, This is gorgeous… Do you know what is the wall color?
Sure Teresa – the paint color is Benjamin Moore’s Nightfall.
Love your gallery wall. You have amazing talent. What size is the Minted elephant print?
Thank you so much! The Minted elephant print is 11 x 14.
I have combed the internet looking for ideas for my own gallery wall and yours is by far my absolute favorite. I was wondering if you would be able to provide the approximate measurements of each of your pieces so that I can get a feel for how to set up my own work. Thanks so much for your time!
Love the credenza cabinet!!!!!!!!!! Where did you find it? (Love the Gallery wall too!)
Thank you! Wish I had an easy source for you but it was a Craigslist find!
Tell me the color of that beautiful wall!!
It’s Benjamin Moore Nightfall!