BLANKHAUS

This post is long overdue considering we have had our map case coffee table for a little over 8 months now… but either way, I finally took the time to take some photos of it. Last June I posted about how was really wanting one and we finally found a place that sold them with the top’s cut out & a glass piece to go over the top. What I love about this concept is it is practical, but also allows you to switch out what is showcased if you get bored. It’s like a “choose your own adventure” book from the 90’s. I get bored with things really easily so this kind of versatility is great for someone with interior decorating ADD like myself. Currently we have a bunch of photos from our life showcased, but we have featured a world map with colored pins marking all of the places we have been. 

 



 
 


 

I’ve gotta be honest with you…I was pretty nervous about putting together a Gallery Wall with 25+ prints on the wall in our dining room. It seemed like something that could end in disaster since I had a hard time picturing how it would all come together. But we went for it. Some things that we did that put my mind at ease: We put together a photoshopped version of what each print would look like on the wall. We did this by taking a photo of each print that would be placed on the wall and cutting it out in photoshop and placing them all on the “virtual wall” so we could see how things looked together. I’ve heard of people doing this other ways with newspaper cut-outs in the shape of the frames, but I really wanted to see how the colors/shapes would look next to one another before committing and hanging it to the wall. And all said and done we’re pretty stoked with the way it turned out! We’re still adding a few here and there to fill in the gaps. 

A BEFORE Photo of our Blank-wall (excuse our mess): 

An AFTER Photo of our *almost* finished Gallery Wall: