DIY Black Gold Gallery Wall

Well, the big day is here! Finally my big reveal for my DIY Black Gold Gallery Wall I have been putting together for the last few weeks! See more of home DIY’s on my Home Decor page.

I have to admit my living room started out well, kind of ho-hum. We bought this furniture right after we bought house eight years ago. Since then I just moved the knick-knacks around and called it a day. This is the first room everyone sees when you come in, so I thought I could do better than just the plain old boring room I had before. That’s what started my month-long journey to create a great room with items that I already owned.

First I moved the sofa to a different wall so the whole feel of the room would change. The room is quite large and I have a lot of furniture in there, but I wanted the focus to be the wall when you come in the door. And boy is it a long wall. Next, I went to my Pinterest Gallery Wall Board where I have been collecting pics of walls for years now.

I checked a lot of the techniques to hang the pictures as well. The “cut paper the size of your frame and tape it on the wall” idea seemed like the easiest way to go. But, sadly not for me, I have no patience, cutting out all the shapes was too daunting. I tore them up halfway through.

So instead, I found a pic of a Gallery Wall that I liked the best and I thought would look the best on my wall on Pinterest {see below}.

My Inspiration~  Driven by Decor & Good Housekeeping

I then drew out a plan of how it should be hung on the wall, on a sheet of paper. {So professional right, lol}.

Next, I gathered all the thrift store frames plus other unique items from around the house that matched the plan I picked and laid it out on the floor in the way it would be on the wall.  It was kind of like doing a puzzle, each shape has its place, you just have to figure out where it will look the best.

Then I measured how tall and wide my collection was with the sofa length and wall height. I started hanging everything on the bottom row evenly together first, measuring as I went. Then added the top pics. I know this is not the most efficient way to do this, but it was the one that I could wrap my head around.

After you have everything hung up, take down each pic that needs a makeover and repurpose them. The room is full of things I love, my kids & pets! It a tribute to my family!

Here is a list of the project posts for each makeover shown on my DIY Black Gold Gallery Wall.

• DIY “Us” Wall Art & Free Printable
• Black & Gold Wood Arrow
• Gold Feather Wall Art
• Birch Tree & Heart Wall Art
• Swiss Cross Wall Art & Free Printables
• Black, White & Gold Stripe Monogram Wall Art

The only things I added new to this room were the Lo-ve Pillow Covers and the antlers.

The Globe Suitcase Table was made from a tv tray table that I had, and I just opened my old Samsonite leather vintage suitcase, added a tray inside, a few old books, a little bric-a-brac and that’s it! Super cute table!

I am also providing a FREE Printable of the “Come in We Are Awesome Sign”! You can use the white one to print a transparency for a projector, or for the Chalkboard version for your own Wall Art.

Just frame it and sit in your entryway!

Click to download the PDF or Right click either the chalkboard sign or the white version of the sign below. They both are 8 x 10. For personal use only.

Chalkboard We are Awesome PDF

I hope I inspired you with my DIY Black Gold Gallery Wall!! Enjoy the FREE Printables!

LOVE IT? PIN IT!