“Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders.“
-Aberjhani
Still pulling things together, little by little, in the living room. This week: another fun addition to the gallery wall!
My friend Ruthie painted this one, and it is definitely one of my favorite handmade things in the whole house.
I will cherish it forever…not only because it speaks to my soul, what with it’s low country look and it’s gray/green/blue color palette, but because Ruthie painted it.
Such an angel-friend, that gal. I’m certain she’s hiding a set of wings somewhere. 😉
And since we’re on the subject of the gallery wall, I noticed something about decorating with dimension when it comes to these kinds of arrangements. It seems to me that the elements that stick out from the wall should overlap three of the elements hanging behind them. For instance, the propeller covers a corner of Ruthie’s painting…
…a little bit of the lake photograph…
…and a little bit of the boat photograph:
The flea market painting does the same: a little bit of the boat photo, a little bit of the cloud photo, and a little bit of the painting I did. It seems to help tie the whole thing together to position them this way.
Next up: the captain’s chairs in the dining room are getting a makeover. Mrs. Jenny embroidered a pretty capital P on the back of each seat, and Mr. Tom is helping me reupholster them in stripes and jean and jute. Pretty sure those folks are hiding wings somewhere too. 🙂
Very, very pretty!
Hugs,
Michelle from simplysantabarbara.blogspot.com
That is some gorgeous artwork & that wall is amazinggg! I’m seriously obsessed with your whole home , Layla!! The colors & flow/ style= amazing!! If you don’t mine me asking what style/decor would you categorize your home??
Paige.Rose
from
http://www.TheQuaintSanctuary.blogspot.com
I am in love with your gallery wall. I could spend many an hour daydreaming into the watery world you’ve created, it’s so restful. I’m thinking of trying the same thing with a bird theme and wonder if you collected the pieces with the purpose of a gallery or if it just developed over time? I’ve never tried anything like this before so a bit cautious!
Me again! Do you have a tutorial showing how you framed the paintings with the wooden trim?
I love your whole home!
Hi Layla,
I love how your gallery wall is coming along! I was hoping you could do a tutorial on how you framed the pieces. I love the old wood planks or molding you used for the frames around Ruthie’s painting and the heron one she did. They give such dimension. Any guidelines or helpful hints on making frames that way? Thanks so much!
I love KitKat in the pic!!
I love how parts of the gallery wall is raised and the combination of color and texture. So pretty! And I can’t wait to see your captains chairs. I love denim!!
Happy weekend Layla!
Gorgeous. You are so blessed to have such great friends. Enjoy your weekend.
Jen
You must be thrilled with how this has come together. Great job!
I love that propeller. It looks like it is wood. Is it?
Beautiful painting and I love the dimension that your gallery wall has!
That painting is beautiful, so soft and delicate I love 🙂 Your home is beautiful as well and I can see a peek of the first place and I can’t WAIT to see more.
I always love coming on here to read what your sharing next. Happy weekend 🙂
Lauren Baxter | Lovely Decor
xx
I just love all the unique elements you have pulled together to make this room shout “lovely Layla cottage/farm/lake house”. It proves that patience pays off in decorating – such a great space!
Beautiful! You are so extremely talented and I enjoy seeing the evolution of your home. One thing to note, and just saying because I would want to know…I’ve been noticing a ton of pop up ads lately when trying to read a blog post. It can get a bit frustrating and sometimes I just end up closing out, especially on a mobile device. I wouldn’t want this to hurt your traffic or business side. Then again, maybe it is just me!
Hi Layla,
Love your blog and your style. We are currently building and our layout of the kitchen, dining room and living room is very similar to yours. I’m wondering if you ever finished your three foot walls in your lining room and how you like that so far. Do you happen to have a picture of that? how wide is the opening between the walls? Thanks for updating this for me in advance.
Brenda
p.s. I’ve also been getting popups on my tablet……very irritating especially when I close them and a few seconds later another one pops up. However it doesn’t stop me from looking at your blog.
I love the gallery wall and the layered look. You can tell the painting is near and dear to your heart, it’s beautiful!
wow. I was going to say nothing for months. but then today i thought – i have to say it. and i noticed that others had too. I can’t read your blog anymore and it kills me. between the car ad running at the bottom – and then the pop ups over your pictures – and then – if your cursor isn’t exactly on the picture – it dims out. and the pictures are so small – compared to ads over them. i’m not sure you realize all this, but i see others have mentioned it. it upsets me every time i come and it also aggravates and i think why is this so hard now? you can delete this message. i feel awful leaving it. but maybe you can make a few changes. like now – writing this comment – i can’t even read what i am writing because of the car ad at the bottom which is covering up my comment.
I’ll contact the folks at AdThrive now, Joni. Thanks for the heads up! It has become increasingly more difficult to make a living blogging (hence the extra ads), but maybe that means it’s time for me to move on to something else (professionally) and just blog on the side so I can ditch some of those ads? Lots to pray about today! 😀
I have never commented before but have been following you for awhile and just love your style. I have just painted an entertainer center in your Blue Yonder and it was the perfect color to go in my living room! I have waited forever to find the right color and as soon as I saw it I knew that was it! I also just painted another piece of furniture in the Gray Cashmere and again we love it as it goes so well with our wall color (Halo, by BM). I have a question, I have a painting that I would like to frame out with wood as the painting you did as Ruthie, did you make these frames and if so what did you use? It doesn’t look like reg 1×3’s or anything along that line. Again you have a beautiful calming home, and love your mix or old and new! ?
Hi Layla,
I love your house and how you decorate! I was wondering where you got the little black shelf that is on the gallery wall? Thanks Layla!
How do you do this!?!? So beautiful. I always know in my heart and mind what I want ….. but no idea how to get there. Do you make housecalls? 🙂
I love your house so much. And that painting is absolutely beautiful.