Gallery Wall, Remixed

I've been a fan of gallery walls for quite some time, although its taken me this long to try and and tackle one myself. Staying true to my procrastination tendencies, it took about three months for me to find the frames I like, order the photos to put in said frames, and arrange the frames in a template that I thought would work (this part included consulting Mere, who is a gallery wall pro and can get this entire process done in about....a day!). Then finally, finally, the day came when I got it together and asked CP to help me start hammering the nails into the wall - and then he told me that we couldn't put the gallery wall where I wanted it to go because the wall is cement. Cuuuuuue the face plant. Clearly I had not thought this all the way through. We could have used picture hanging strips, but we've used them before and they ended up being way more work than they were worth. So, it was time to rethink the gallery wall. Something needed to go on this wall!!

Enter Artifact Uprising. I ended up ordering their square print set, which includes 25 5x5 inch matte prints that are pulled from Instagram. The process could not have been easier - I simply downloaded the app and decided which prints I wanted to include from my feed (this was probably the most difficult part!) before placing the order. I wanted to use a variety of photos, including different people, places, and things that each hold their own significance. When the package with my photos arrived later in the week I could not have been more pleased! Oftentimes Instagram photos can look a little warped when they're printed due to the filtering, but the quality of the prints from AU is impeccable. Just to take my creativity quota over the top for the year, I got some fun washi tape at Paper Source to hang the prints up with.

The arrival of my order was well timed since Mere came the following weekend (Coincidence? I'll let you decide...), so I tapped into her gallery wall skills and we put it up together! She was probably ready to kill me because every time she would ask if something looked straight, my response was "Of course! Looks perfect!". Sure enough, though, the wall does look awesome and I could not be more pleased with how it turned out. Since the package included 25 prints we started with a square frame but it will be fun to add to the shape over time and include some variety! The washi tape is the perfect accent and completes the look for me.

This isn't a sponsored post - just passing the word along about a great company! Artifact Uprising also has some other neat products, such as photo postcards (how fun would these be as wedding or big event thank you notes?!), a wall calendar, and a wooden box.