And just for fun, I opened the door to snap a picture with our pop of red that makes me happy every time I see it.
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Love the picture ledge. Did you build them yourselves or did you buy them? If you built them please share how. If you bought them please tell me where. Thank You!!
Beautiful idea to display photos.
What are the dimensions? I’m stock on the Deep measurements.
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I like this it gave me some good ideas. We are downsizing with not to much wall space. I have a lot of family pictures and I don’t want to leave anyone out.
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Where is the light fixture from?
I LOVE THIS! May I ask, what size are the two outside frames on the bottom, and the three Ribba frames?
hello, I love the wall gallery. Would you please tell me the sizes of the frames you used, particularly the white Ribba frames and the poster frame. Thanks you very much.
I love the idea of art that you can switch around. I have a wall in my entryway that has dozens of holes because I change my mind so often!
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Just saw this on Pinterest. Lovely! Can I ask where the light is from?
The light is from Rejuvenation.
I love your wall color. Can you tell me what it is? Thanks
It’s Benjamin Moore Cape Hatteras Sand. But we got it in the mistinted section so it’s close but not exact.
This looks great & I love the light fixture. Can you tall me the name-style of it. All together you aced this.
[…] had a couple photo ledges in our last house and we loved/missed the casual leaned-art look and the ease of switching things […]
“We used two sizes of the Ribba photo ledges to create the perfect length for the wall”
What sizes did you use for this??
I thought I had commented on this, but I guess I forgot! Anyway, love your ledges – Scott and I are planning on doing the same in our living room, but we’ll probably have to make our own since we want them to be extraaaaa long. Because we’re going to have colorful art inside, I think we’re sticking to monochromatic frames, but now our mission is to scrounge some up! Yard sales, here we come!
OH! And we have the same inspiration image – I wonder if I pinned it from you?! Hah!
Gorgeoussss!
Nailed it!!!!!!
LOVE IT! I love it so much I think I’m going to do something similar in my place.Plus I have so many photos I would like to display. You’re so creative and I’m glad you married Chris so I could meet you.
yes! this looks soo good! my favorite yet. i want to do this to my stair wall. love the pic of preston!
you guys are just endless brilliance. i love the B&W. and way cool preston pugmire poster. love that guy.
Gorgeous! I am loving how the light is off-centered. Underlines the modern vibe of the classic B&W :)
Pretty! I love the red door open. Would it clash to paint the inside of the door red, too?
Aw thanks. Haha. Me too!
Who doesn’t? Thanks Jane!
Do it!
The off centered light kinda drives Chris crazy, but I think you’re right. It’s quirky and modern.
We don’t have very much RED inside of our home, which is why I probably wouldn’t paint the inside red, but I am on the hunt for another fun color.
I can’t help myself from commenting… I read your blog almost everyday. I never miss a post. I love your style and love to read all the how-to’s and TOTALLY look forward to your final reveals. Today’s post had a surprising twist! As I was reading about your photos, I was shocked to see Preston Pugmire’s name. I went to high school with him. I had no idea he was so successful. What a small WORLD!!! I’m so glad I read your blog!!! OH… and I love the photos on the ledge! I think it looks so awesome!
amazing. I love the black and whits…sooo want a gallery wall with no colour! And the matting in the frames sets them off perfectly
This looks great! I’m working on a wooden ledge I found at Goodwill for $4.00! It was unfinished wood (previously purchased that way) and it also has wooden coat hooks (6)…it’s perfect for what I wanted to do with my entry way and I also wanted to use the ledge to layout some frames and art like this! http://www.styleoyster.blogspot.com
Small world, indeed! Chris and I went to college with Preston, but Chris turned me onto his music. Preston actually sang at our wedding!
Good find! Do you have a direct link to your inspiration? The link you provided just brings us to a main page blog.
that is absolutely beautiful!
i have 2 of those ledges in my bedroom and just bought a third to add to my collection. perhaps it will get hung this weekend. i love them!
sticky tack is a must have….i ALWAYS have some on hand!
I LOVE this, Julia! We just bought a house and I have been wanting to make book shelves like these for our daughter’s room but also want to do wainscoting so I’ve been trying to think of a different place to do these until she’s in a “big girl” room, perhaps. Also, I wanted a gallery on (one of) our staircase walls (we have two sets). And This. Is. It. Thanks so much for sharing your great finds and ideas, I always love reading your blog!
I absolutley love it, it looks so classy and elegant but casual at the same time. I might need to do this in my living room and move my all white gallery wall.
The ledges look awesome! I definitely agree with you painting the inside of the door something fun, just to bring a pop of color. :)
Teal might go well with the cool colors of your home–but it would definitely have to be the right teal, to make it sophisticated and not just silly. :)