Photo Gallery Wall Project [Part ONE!]

For a while now, I've been dreaming about creating a photo gallery wall in my apartment. I finally took the plunge and it's certainly been a work in progress for more than a few months. I'm almost ready to start hanging the frames... and what a process it's been!

A few reflections on my process so far:

It was really hard deciding on the types of frames to use. At first, I wanted them all to be different - different sizes and styles, including antique frames, like these: 

Then I became overwhelmed with that idea and decided to stick with only squares and rectangles, but still wanted to vary the sizes. So then this became my inspiration:

I should have chosen the photos before deciding on frames, because it was difficult trying to decide exactly what I needed and wanted. I guess I was more interested in the design at first. I bought different frames over the course of a few months. I tried to snag great deals on each frame. Yes, it took me a while. And yes, I was very indecisive!

I played around with the arrangement of frames MANY times. I'm still undecided. At first, I arranged the frames on the floor even before putting photos inside. Then, I put photos inside the frames and continued to move things around on the floor. And now I'm to the point where I'm tracing the frames onto wrapping paper, so that I can play around with the squares and rectangles on the wall. Here's what my wall will look like soon:

I'll keep you updated over the next few weeks... yes, weeks. Can you tell I'm nervous about the next BIG step?! Do you have a photo gallery wall at home? Do you have any advice for me? Please share!

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