I don’t know about you, but keeping frames hanging straight on the wall always used to be such a hassle. STEP 7: Make and KEEP the frames straight After your photos are in the frames and arranged the way you like, hang the frames on your wall. Replace the stock photos that come in the frames with your personal printed 8×8 photos in the order you created on your phone! Lay them out on the floor to make sure you like the way it looks, and make any changes now. Hammer nails in each of the holes you marked. Once you have all your nail holes marked, take the template down. STEP 5: Remove template and hammer in nails But let me tell you, frames that come with a ready made template are a game changer in my opinion. If you choose to go with different frames that do not come with a template you could always lay out the frames on the floor to make your own template using parchment paper or something similar. Once the template is level and balanced evenly on the wall both horizontally and vertically, use a push pin (or something similar) to mark the dots where the nails will go. Next, divide by two to make sure you have the frames centered horizontally. To ensure balance, I measured the full length of the wall, then subtracted out the length of the template. What I love about this set of frames is they come with a full size template! You simply tape the paper template to the wall where you want your frames to go using a level to make sure you have the template straight. STEP 4: Tape template to wall & mark nail holes If you are using the frames linked above, print square 8 x 8 photos. My photographer always recommends , , MPix or Miller’s Professional. I typically use Sams Club or Shutterfly (order online and they ship straight to your house!) and have never been disappointed with quality. You can do this anywhere- Walgreens, Costco, Sams Club, Shutterfly, etc. I chose a warmer filter to work off the warm tones in our kitchen cabinets. I used to print an excess of photos just to physically arrange and visualize before hanging, but you save time and money doing this step on your phone! You also want to choose a cohesive color scheme- black and white always looks clean and timeless especially with black frames, but I added a few in color to mine! It helps to choose the same filter on all the photos to make the colors in the pictures look similar. I saw this idea from Ashley Petrone of Arrows & Bow– she chose, edited and laid her photos out in her iPhotos library on her phone to get a visual idea of how they would look and flow together before printing. See my Pinterest board labeled “Gallery Wall” here to get inspiration for other locations to create and hang a gallery wall around the house! I personally love one in an entryway, living room, large hallway or kitchen/breakfast nook area. Decide where you want the gallery wall to be.
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