Say Cheese

Since we moved in to this home I have wanted to arrange a picture gallery wall. I finally decided the best location for the gallery wall would be the hallway between our entryway and family room. I looked at numerous gallery wall examples and tons of picture frames, before deciding on picture frames from Ikea.

After deciding on which pictures to use for the wall, it was time to make a list of sizes of frames needed and quantity. Of course I left the list at home, which we discovered when we arrived at Ikea.....so good thing I pretty much had memorized the list. 

We decided on the Virserum Frames sizes 4x6, 5x7, and 8x10. The frames range in price from 1.99 to 4.99. 

Photo from www.Ikea.com 

I found a tip online to use paper scraps to make outlines of photo frames and arranged them on the wall using painters tape. This tip was a lifesaver and made it very easy to rearrange the photos without leaving tons of holes in the walls. 

I arranged the photos on the floor, which it made switching the photos around easy

Our Gallery Wall 

The cost of project was: 

Picture Frames from Ikea $ 49.80 

"N" Initial from Micheal's  $0.99

Total of                          $ 50.79 

Nightstand Refinished

I found a cute and cheap nightstand on Craigslist, but it was brown and had a watermark stain. I bought the

 nightstand for $40.00 and decided I would paint it black. 

I researched how to paint the furniture, best paint to use, etc. Well after scouring many DIY blogs, I headed to Home Depot and decided to use Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Black Semi-Gloss for this project. I also picked up some 3M Sanding blocks in 100 and 120 grit....these were excellent to use for all the small crevices and after using the electric sander.

I shocked myself and my husband with the final result! It could not have turned out better for my first DIY furniture redo.

This project cost be about $60.00 to complete including the cost of the dresser, as we had the sander, sandpaper, and miscellaneous painting supplies.