The Nursery Gallery Wall
Posted by Rebecca, January 10th, 2013
This post has been a long time coming. As in, Easton is now 7.5 months old and I’ve been waiting to do something with this wall in his room since I was pregnant. It has been a thorn in my side– that project that always seems to have some issue that makes you delay it another week… then another… then another. But then finally, it’s done.
Wait, where did I last leave you? Oh yes, with a Corn Flakes box and some tissue paper.
I bought a black shadowbox and planned to paint it white. The Corn Flakes box and spray paint run was a major fail. The spray leaked through the glass and the paint didn’t adhere to the frame. Next I decided to just hand paint the whole thing. I bought some paint and primer in one, gave it a decent sanding then sat on the garage floor one night painting away. Have you ever painted a shadowbox? Yeah, don’t. There are way too many little ledges inside and out. I painted everything I could with the door of the thing open, then left it to dry before doing the next parts. When I saw that one coat of paint wouldn’t be enough to cover the black, I decided to try a new(er) approach.
I returned to spray paint, but this time I went with my usual Rustoleum Universal spray paint and I decided to Frog Tape the entire glass portion of the shadowbox, front and back. Why I didn’t think of this sooner, the world will never know.
First I had to do a lot of cleaning and scraping of the previous overspray.
FYI- the plastic knife worked the best since it didn’t scratch the glass 🙂
I used the razor to trim the tape perfectly so I didn’t have to scrape anymore paint off the glass.
Then it was back to the yard for the shadowbox and two smaller frames that I had sprayed with the previous spray paint. I could have lived with them, but they were chipping so easily that I figured I’d give them a good coat so I could stop handling them like they were a dozen eggs.
Once everything dried and sat in the garage for a few days, we were FINALLY ready to hang everything!
The gallery wall recipient so proudly watched from his crib.
He loved it before it was even done.
To hang everything, we had the awful tissue paper up, but I knew the real frames were likely to be off from that. So we didn’t nail into the templates or anything, but we just started with the most centered frame. From the tissue paper, I knew I wanted everything about 2 inches higher so we just eyeballed it. Once the first frame was up, we did the one above it– spacing it rather close to the first frame.
This part is personal preference, but I like gallery walls that have a tight arrangement. We then moved to either side, keeping everything spaced tight, until it looked like this.
Hanging everything took no time at all. After all of these months, we finally have a completed nursery.
Scatter brained sidenote: Â I forgot to tell you guys that Easton had a little Christmas tree…
I took the tree away for the rest of the finished pictures so that it wouldn’t distract from the gallery wall.
I already mentioned in my planning post how easy it was to actually decide what to put in the frames and where they would go.
On the far left is a photo from our maternity shoot. I wanted to remember what Easton looked like on the inside.
To the right of that, on top, is a print I made that says “You are the world and the world is yours”. It’s from a Jason Mraz song and since we went to two concerts when I was pregnant, plus I listened to his album while in labor and when Easton was a newborn, it will forever remind me of Easton. Thirty years from now I will hear some of those songs and remember walking my newborn around our neighborhood, with my iPhone in the stroller cup holder playing music.
Underneath that is just a spare piece of chevron fabric from the curtains and crib skirt I made.
Next to those, on the top, is a rocket I made out of scrapbook paper. I originally painted a rocket in muted blues and grays, but it was lacking the fun, vibrant color that I wanted to include in the nursery. I felt like there were enough sophisticated parts to this room, let the rocket be fun Rebecca. So I remade it.
Below that is one of Easton’s hospital pictures. It’s inclusion is self-explanatory.
On the end is a photo of Macky that we always refer to as Macky’s mugshot. It’s a few years old but we love it. When I was planning this wall, I wanted it to sort of be a “things we love” lesson to Easton. The cats are a huge part of our family and I wanted them to be included in his room. We used Macky has the ambassador because of this particular picture, but it turns out that Easton adores all of the cats, but especially loves (or is obsessed with), Macky. A dream come true for all of us.
And finally, up top is of course that effing shadowbox that has caused me so much work. But in the end, it was totally worth it. Just look at this little newborn sized onesie.
I originally planned to iron the onesie, but once it was in there I decided I liked the not perfectly pressed and flat look. The 3D appearance looks better to me.
I couldn’t be happier with how this wall (finally) turned out. Whenever I open Easton’s door, it makes me so happy to see his tiny little onesie and newborn picture up there. I cannot believe he’s almost 8 months old.
And with this wall, the nursery is officially complete! Final room reveal coming right up! I couldn’t snap anymore pictures, my assistant was demanding me.
Wait, he’s my boss.
Tags: art, frames, frog tape, gallery wall, rustoleum, spray paint
The gallery wall looks really good. I like how you picked things that have meaning, and the arrangement is just perfect. I especially like your son’s little onesie in the shadowbox.
Thanks Jayne, the onesie is my favorite too 🙂
Where has the time gone? 7.5 months…WOW time flies
The gallery wall turned out great!
Wow, what a cute baby!
Aw, it was worth the wait!! I think it’s perfect! 🙂
Looks awesome!! Love the collection of things you decided to frame. I like how the pregnancy photo is on the left and then moving to the right you have his hospital picture and then the onsie. It really came out perfect. Not sure if you have mentioned in it a previous post, but can you tell what iPod dock do you have? Looking for a small one to use in my baby’s room. Thanks!
Whoa I didn’t even notice that! I mean, of course I planned it 🙂
The iPod dock is a Phillips one from Target.
I love the gallery wall! The newborn picture and onesie are adorable!
That newborn onesie slay me with its cuteness. This looks so awesome. And the little guy clearly agrees.
Too Cute, I just found out I am going to be a firsttime grandma, and so now I am particularly interested in all things baby, ha!! Thanks for sharing!
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Hi there,
How did you make the shadow box. I would love that for my son.
Thank you.
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