You know those kind of homes that they show on some decorating shows that are modern, clean lines, very uncluttered, with white walls and all silver, chrome, black and white? The modern, clean line look. I hate that look! It feels so cold and not cozy and personal at all. Well, not my house. I love collections, warm walls, lots of stuff, pillows, quilts, and a lot of pictures. I love to sit in my living room and be able to look at all my kids. And with a son and DIL, Austin and Melissa, as photographers, I get a lot of great family pictures.
For Christmas I got updated pictures of the grand kids and I've been waiting for a few days with nothing going on in order to switch out my frames and update my picture wall. This week I was finally able to tackle that project.
This is the "before" wall and table top.
I got busy. New pictures, a couple of new frames, tape, windex, and hammer and nails. In looking back at this picture I realize now that it could have been a very bad thing to have my cup of coffee sitting in the middle of this mess.
Then I got into the cupboard with all the photo albums to file the old pictures coming out of the frames. I try to stay organized and on top of this, but it's not easy. Before you know it you have five grandchildren and pictures just in piles!
After two days, I finally finished the project. I wanted to get all the wall frames to be more consistent in color. Now they are mostly black or a very dark brown. The one on the far bottom left is silver but it's not bothering me too much yet.
The table top frames are all silver. The only thing different here are the pictures in the frames.
These are some of my new favorites:
Sorry to be one of those grandmas that pulls out pictures of her grandchildren and shows them to everyone she knows whether they want to see them or not. I said years ago I would never be one of those grandparents. I used to make fun of my Grandpa for doing that. Well, now I get it! I can't help it. Thanks for humoring me!
For Christmas I got updated pictures of the grand kids and I've been waiting for a few days with nothing going on in order to switch out my frames and update my picture wall. This week I was finally able to tackle that project.
This is the "before" wall and table top.
Then I got into the cupboard with all the photo albums to file the old pictures coming out of the frames. I try to stay organized and on top of this, but it's not easy. Before you know it you have five grandchildren and pictures just in piles!
After two days, I finally finished the project. I wanted to get all the wall frames to be more consistent in color. Now they are mostly black or a very dark brown. The one on the far bottom left is silver but it's not bothering me too much yet.
The table top frames are all silver. The only thing different here are the pictures in the frames.
These are some of my new favorites:
Leanna
Landen (during his Mohawk stage)
Logan (his first school picture)
Their Christmas 2010 picture
Austin and his baby girl, Leanna
Collage of Riley, Heath, Brandon and Dee
Sorry to be one of those grandmas that pulls out pictures of her grandchildren and shows them to everyone she knows whether they want to see them or not. I said years ago I would never be one of those grandparents. I used to make fun of my Grandpa for doing that. Well, now I get it! I can't help it. Thanks for humoring me!
