Our Living Room Gallery Wall – DIY

I’m finally sharing the details on our living room gallery wall! Many of you have been asking about these frames so this blog post is long overdue. I had such a hard time deciding what to put behind our couch, and I’m really happy with the final product. Honestly, I can’t take credit for all of this as I was inspired by Something Turquoise and this easy DIY. I love the oversized mat frames, and came across Kendra’s blog post. This DIY is simple to follow, and doesn’t break the bank. I’ll share my thoughts below and some tweaks I made to the mats and photos.

Living Room Gallery Wall

The Frames

I spent a long time researching frames for this gallery wall. Kendra from Something Turquoise did her gallery wall with the IKEA Ribba Frames, which I also did. The IKEA Ribba Frames are super popular, and a great price for a frame this large. Since we don’t have an IKEA store close by, I ordered these online and had a few issues with damaged frames when they arrived. Customer service at IKEA was very helpful, and I’m super grateful they shipped new frames.

At the end of the day I have mixed feelings on these frames. They look good and didn’t cost a ton of money…which is a win. But, the polystyrene front protection (these frames don’t have a glass front) was really difficult to clean. If you purchase these frames I would use an eyeglass cleaning cloth to clean the inside and front of the frames.

The Mats

The custom mats inside these frames are from Custom Mat. It’s very easy to order these mats following Kendra’s dimensions in her blog post. I actually wanted a little more space on top so here are the dimensions I used for these frames.

Top – 6.75, Bottom – 18.75, Left – 5.25, Right – 5.25

I’m really happy with these custom mats and how they elevate a standard frame. The quality is really nice, and I would definitely order from Custom Mat again. The mat is designed to hold a 11×14 photo.

The Photos

I partnered with Artifact Uprising to print these photos of some of our favorite travel moments. You guys know how much I love Artifact Uprising because the quality of their products is outstanding. These photos in the frames were taking on my iPhone and they look fantastic. I printed these in black and white in 11×14 with no border on Artifact Uprising. The first photo is from our honeymoon in Tuscany, the second from our favorite beach in Glen Arbor, and the third from a restaurant we stumbled on outside of Venice. Thank you Artifact Uprising!

Let me know if you attempt this DIY, and thanks again to Something Turquoise for this easy tutorial.