How to Fill A Blankety-Blank-Blank Wall
By Nadine McCrea | April 19th, 2010 at 9:39am
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What to do with a blankety-blank-blank wall? Fill it up, of course!
Here is the before picture - a huge void in the breakfast area of my kitchen. First a view to the stairs, and secondly, a view to the window.
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But I digress.
I felt the wall could hold three large pieces of art. But, I didn't have a piece of art large enough to "hold" the wall. (Think mural size!) I DID have a large print, already framed that was left behind in my sister's former house. She didn't like it. I did. It's been with me ever since. Heh heh heh. Evil laugh.
Here is a shot of that print.
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I had also collected many postcard-sized prints over the years. There was a distinctly "blue" theme that connected them. Funny how that can happen. So I decided to treat the six prints as one large piece of art. I found six identical frames (including mats) for $2 each at Walmart. I love that! Here is the arrangement on the ground. I fooled around with it til I got a pleasing layout.
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Just love the cords and the vacuum cleaner hose in the picture. That's because I'm going to be cleaning right after this. I really am.
So I started putting
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And here they are (FINALLY) on the wall:
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And now for the right side of my anchor piece, I chose 2 pieces, also with special personal meaning.
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The top photo was taken by my husband at my parents' cottage on Storm Bay in Ontario. It was a beautiful sunrise. The bottom photo is a very old aerial view of the farm in Saskatchewan where my dad grew up.
So, here is the finished wall.
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A beautiful view for my morning coffee and bagel.
And the cost for my own personal art gallery?
(Left) 6 postcard prints, all $5 of less = $30
Frames with mats, 6 x $2= $12
(Middle) Large anchor piece = Free!
(Right) Framed photos - Gifts (also Free!)
The total is $42! The enjoyment, however, is priceless.
Nadine
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- Anonymous September 24th, 2010 at 9:58pm