Charlotte Mason Artist Picture Study
Our family practices Artist Study as part of our Charlotte Mason style homeschooling. I’ve always appreciated art, so this was a fantastic excuse to beautify our home with famous prints. I happened to already have the framed center poster by Gustav Klimt. So the rest are rotated out with a new artist set each semester. I’m planning to keep as many as will fit stored in the frames for when we rotate back around in a few years.
Here are the frames I used for the Artist Study.*
Photo Gallery Wall Hack
I’ve discovered a quick and easy way to layout and hang gallery wall frames. The Artist Study was the second one I’ve done. Here is the first.
I loved it so much I wrapped the design around the corner and continued
the pattern down the hall!
the pattern down the hall!
Here are frames I used for the family photo wall.*
5×7 black or white, 8×10 black or white, and 4×6 black or white.
5×7 black or white, 8×10 black or white, and 4×6 black or white.
I chose white but black would look sharp too!
DIY Gallery Wall Instructions
- Take the store photo out of the frame. (With the adorable model family)
- Line up the frame back with that sample photo.
- Mark on that photo where the nail hole will be.
- Take all the same size sample photos and stack them neatly together.
- With your marked sample on top, poke or hammer a nail through all the samples.
- Tape your samples on the wall in your desired layout. (So easy to rearrange!)
- You can measure the distances between them or just eyeball it.
- Nail the papers to the wall through the holes you previously made.
- Tear off the papers and hang up your frames!
- Do a little jig! Now your house looks even more amazing!
Bonus Idea:
Zen Doodle
You may have noticed something different on the family photo wall. I first painted the space I wanted to hang the frames white in a flat sheen. To contrast the high gloss of of the glass and create the illusion of a huge matted frame. I drew the border with a fun silver paint marker* which I also used to doodle on this accent wall:
Have you ever made a gallery wall?
How did it turn out?
Post a picture and tag me at
#AriannaFrancisArt
Can’t wait to see what you create!
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