The Hubby and I recently did a quick low-cost makeover to one of the walls in our kitchen. This wall was in DESPERATE need of a makeover for several reasons:
1) Most of the pictures were getting really dated. I think we quickly put these pictures up when we first moved in to our house (over 5 years ago) and haven’t touched it since. Not that old pictures are bad, but if all of them are old (like they are here) then there’s a problem. We’ve moved and had two children since all these pictures were taken!
2) The frames and pictures were too small. The picture on the bottom left is my all time favorite picture of the hubby and me. My uncle took the photo at our wedding. It’s a wonderful picture that wasn’t getting the attention it deserved because it was too small.
3) Everything is crooked. The crookedness was really getting on the Hubby’s nerves which gave him motivation to get the project started!
Quick and Inexpensive Wall Makeover
We bought a four-pack of frames from Bed Bath and Beyond with a gift certificate. We picked out some of our favorite recent pictures and had them printed out in the 8×10 format for four dollars each. I borrowed a clock from elsewhere in the house to give it a more contemporary look.
The Result
This wall reflects the fact that there’s four of us in the house now. The vibrant photos and colors bring life back to this wall. Now that photography is becoming a bigger hobby for both the hubby and me, we have no excuse for letting our pictures exist only in the computer. They need to be displayed!
So if you come to visit me in my home a couple years from now and these same pictures are still displayed, please give me a swift kick in the butt. Thank you!
This post linked to Give Me The Goods Monday
The makeover looks great! Very nice, symmetrical and the photos are the focus! Thanks for linking up to Give Me the Goods! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof
I’m pretty big on symmetry….can you tell?!? Thanks so much for checking it out!
Amazing what a difference color makes!
Great photos and love the clock.
Thanks, Alison! Too bad it took me so long to get some color up there 😉
I love the new layout! Your photos are so vibrant and seem to show more of who your family is!
I have a few walls in the house that could use a revamp!
Thank you for linking up to In and Out of the Kitchen! I look forward to seeing what you bring next week.
Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.com
Thanks! I really like it too 😉 I’ll have to remember to link up when I do food posts!
You just made me realize that I should update our pictures on the wall. Found you through Feeding Big – In and out of the kitchen.
I hope you have as much fun updating pictures as I did! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thanks for sharing! I am the world’s worst about keeping my photos updated! You inspired me 🙂
I’m glad this inspired you, Casey!
I need to do the same thing! We never hung our wedding photos and it has been three years!
Oh good–then I’m not the only one who’s bad about that 😉