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December 13, 2011

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Back in August, we traded in our art gallery wall for a photo gallery wall.  We have art all over our home and barely any photos, so the idea of filling the entire staircase wall with snapshots of our family made us giddy–even if it meant patching all of those holes.  We started out with just three pictures:
One of us dancing at our wedding, a photo of our home, and an impromptu snapshot of our little family of three taken earlier in the summer (you can see close-ups in this post).  Chris and I both agreed it is time to add more.  We decided to do all black and white photos, but I don’t think I am going to be able to find the same frame as I used before (I found those at Ross), so there will probably end up being a slew of different sized photos and frames as we add to it over the years–which feels so right for us and what we are trying to achieve with this wall of memories.  
Here are the next four pictures we can’t wait to hang:
Chris and I at a little food competition he competed in.  The competition wasn’t monumental or anything, but photos of just the two of us are sparse and I bet one day we’ll look back and gawk at how young we were. 

This photo was taken with Chris’s iphone a couple weeks ago.  It captures daily life too perfectly to not frame:

Our little Greta girl.  She has since had her hair cut into a little bob and has all of her teeth in, but this photo melts our hearts and belongs on the wall:

Lastly, Chris and his little girl:

We can’t wait to find frames and hang them up.  We’ll keep you posted on how the arrangement transforms.  Any other photo walls in the works??

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  1. meaganbriggs3 says:

    So so soo perfect. I love those pictures! I can’t wait to do black and white pictures when we can actually put color on our walls. Geez. But for now, I like doing colored pictures for a pop of color in our stark apartment. I can’t wait to see how the wall looks cause Ry is soooo anti gallery walls so I’m doing my very best to convince him that there is a RIGHT way of doing it ;-) aka Julia style is always the right way ;-)

  2. Jessica says:

    I love photo walls – and LOVE the idea of a black and white one. Yay drama! :) I made one for Pierce in his music room with program covers/posters/pictures of him playing during shows, and tried one in our TV/living room. Not in love with the living room one, and have paint on the shopping list….

  3. These photos are adorable. What great choices for the gallery wall!

  4. Melanie says:

    That photo from your husband’s iPhone is hilarious. You’re right, too good not the frame.

  5. I love that photo of you and Chris. You’re both just tall and good looking. And I adore that photo of Greta. She is so cute with her pig tails.

    I’ve always wanted to do a gallery wall, but haven’t found the right frames. PLUS, it’s just the two of us and we have no kids to display. PLUS PLUS, we don’t live in our own place so we can’t hang anything on the walls. :(

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