Guess what we’ve secretly been working on:
Hint: Read this.
More details soon. Until then, feel free to sing this. We can’t stop (and Burger probably wants to kill us).
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Congratulations on the great feature in The Washington Post!
Congratulations on being featured in today’s Washington Post, the country’s best newspaper, in my opinion. Great article and pics and I see the green rug arrived for the living room.
Wahoo! Big green is here! Details (and more pics) later today!
xo,
s
Oh, I love gallery walls – never had the nerve to do it myself though! It seems so scary and hard to get right!
Keep up the good work!
Strange how the multi-colored advertisments looks so good, themselves. Kudos on finding an art project even less expensive than your $5 living room art. ;)
Just opened my washington post local living section and gasped – I know that baby/chihuahua/sofa!!
How crazy is that? We’re reeling over here. Insane.
xo,
s
Great article in the Washington Post. A book deal wooza. Congrats. I really like your blog.
So crazy! We have a post coming up soon about it. As soon as we float back to earth.
xo,
s
ooohhh! Loving the photos on washington post article. I see that new rug, a new dresser? and all those framed filled! What’s this about something at 11am? Please explain!
Aw thanks so much. We’re giddy over here. As for the 11 thing, at 11am EST we’ll be online answering questions over on the Washington post’s blog (we think here): http://live.washingtonpost.com/home-front-0317.html
As for the pics, they scooped us. Haha. It takes us a few days for us to do projects, take pics, and write posts – so they slipped through and snapped photos of things we’ll be sharing in the next few days. Can’t wait!
xo,
s
oh this is exciting! I have a big blank wall in our living room that I want to do something similar with and had no idea where to start. using paper cut outs is a great idea!! So excited to see the finished project!!!
Oooooooooooooo to the MG! I just read the article! Congrats, guys!
Is this real life? So crazy. We just saw it and are going crazy.
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s
I love a good gallery wall! My entryway is a lot like this one from Sawdust & Paper Scraps and I must have it!
http://www.sawdustandpaperscraps.com/2011/01/house-tour-stairs-and-upstairs-hallway.html
But like some others have said, do I buy frames first? Plan it first? Ahh! We still haven’t printed out any wedding pictures since we have about 1,200 and we have seriously 4,000 pictures from our honeymoon in Maui. I know I can fill up a wall easily (nevermind pet pictures and nieces and nephew!) but even choosing pictures is overwhelming at this point! I need a kick in the rear :)
We just took all the frames we already had and made paper templates to see if they would work. It’s pretty easy to see if you need something bigger or smaller or even just more of them once you make templates. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
You just rocked my world. I have been wanting to do a collage on one of our walls, but keep putting it off because I’m afraid I’ll put holes in the wall and then change my mind. But the newspaper!? Holy crap, why didn’t I think of that!?
Looks like you are having fun over there.
You have to blog about your Washington Post Cover!!! What a great article.
That’s coming up! We still can’t believe it’s real.
xo,
s
Love the way you’re planning this out. I’m having an indecision dilemma situation meltdown OMG over what to make of a huge, blank, bleh wall leading up our stairs vs. all our assembled pictures, posters and prints. I’m off to Dollarama to get me some sticky poster stuff and I’m totes raiding the flyer box at the metro for some sweet trial materials. Thanks, eh!
a book deal!?? I am so in love with you two. You are such an inspiration!
Oh my gosh. Stop making me want to cry. What a crazy day!
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s
Seriously, I just read the Washington Post article. You guys are unreal! And you are both are just a year older than my husband and I and will soon have a book?? Insanity!
Maybe you should take in some interns, like, for example, me? :)
Haha, quit making us blush. Dying over here. Insanity!
xo,
s
Love it! What are those pictures of? From afar they look like comics!
They’re ads and coupons from newspaper inserts that we had lying around. Crazy looking but free. Haha.
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s
aaahhh! I hate cliffhangers!
I live in India and up waiting almost the whole day through for new posts :P SO, I couldn’t wait for your afternoon Sherry :)…goggled and read off the washington post article. AND it’s so true, I come here every single hour not only to learn and see what’s happening with the house but because you guys are such nice people–it just makes me happy being around here :) Book deal?–Now, am jealous! :P
saw the photos..and..article…2 words..AWESOME and CONGRATS.
Aieeeee! Just got our hands on it. So crazy!!
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Can’t wait to see it!! One thing to exmaine–which I know you two do with great gusto–make sure you have enough contrast in the sizes of the frame. Some of them look pretty similar in size. I know you’re using ones you already have, so I would go with it, and then after looking at it up, see where you might remove two and replace with something bold and big, and remove one medium and group two smalls, etc. You gotta get your hierarchy going on!! Of course if you love it, leave it!
Weee’rrreee waiting!!!
Pretty excited!
OOH! thanks for the teaser! i really love seeing these projects in the step-by-step, “real life” way that you’ve been posting them. it makes your projects seem even more manageable for an amateur like me :)
i can already tell i’m going to love your frame wall. it’s the perfect mix of balance-without-actual-symmetry. love the bigger pieces in the middle that anchor the little ones on the edges.
EEEEEEH! excited for the final project.
I know this doesn’t have much to do with this post, but did ya’ll see this posting over at D*S?
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/08/diy-project-brennas-paper-capiz-shell-chandelier.html
Love it!!
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s
The article and pictures were awesome! Congrats on eveything you two! Is it wierd that when I was looking through the gallery, I kind of felt guilty? Almost like a kid who sneaks a peek at his or her gifts before a birthday or holiday lol. It made me super excited for your upcoming posts though. Congrats again! You guys are awesome!! ;)
Cheater, cheater! Just kidding. We’re psyched to share more pics and explanations about the stuff that we haven’t revealed yet (it takes us a few days to shoot pics and write posts but the Washington Post is all stealthy and speedy). Haha. They beat us to the punch!
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s
I felt the same!
And a book deal…so proud you guys!!!
me too! i had to go back through the pictures a few times to figure out what you guys haven’t blogged about yet – it’s like “i spy” :)
great article, btw, and congrats on the book deal! you guys seriously have a gift – not only for diy and blogging, but just for being nice, open, personable people – which makes all of us out here feel like we know you.
I was seeing all the comments about Clara and no touching. Thought I’d chime in (because everyone has an opinion on how YOU should raise YOUR child right?!) :-) I’ve always told my kids “If it’s not yours, don’t touch it” and now that they are 4 & 7 I can say “If it’s not yours….” and they will finish the sentence with “then don’t touch it!” and they promptly remove their hand from whatever it is they aren’t supposed to be touching. It’s about teaching them respect for others and others belongings!
BTW I thought y’all were making some kind of “new art” when I saw the newspaper taped to the wall! HAHA! Great!
Congrats on the article!!
I don’t live in your area, so I went online to read the article. So happy for you both!
Pictures are awesome!!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/blogging-young-house-love/2011/03/16/ABW65og_gallery.html#photo=1
Article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/young-house-love-bloggers-their-diy-hobby-into-a-full-time-job/2011/02/23/ABtCNmf_story.html
Congrats again!!
check out this diy chandelier
http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-branch-chandelier.html
Amazing!!! Love that blog.
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s
Great article! Lovely pictures of the picture wall and the rug!!
I’m so excited to see the end result. We just bought a house and I have been wanting to do a gallery wall for pictures of our 16 month old. I think I am just scared and don’t know where to start though. I’m sure your post will be inspiring! :) Love your blog!!!
These are great projects I want to try and you could incorporate some use of that junk mail/newspaper ads into visual happy times (too afraid to say “art”!).
http://alittlehut.blogspot.com/2007/05/recycling.html#links%3Cbr%20/%3E and http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/green-ideas/junk-mail-art-067654
Haha, love it! Maybe we should start calling art “visual happy times” too. Tee hee. Awesome links!
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AWESOME!!! Love the Clara suggestions. We don’t ‘baby proof’ our house either (of course the glass and chemicals are put away & outlets secured) but our kids were just taught what were toys and what was Mommy/Daddy’s.
Just flipping through some of my old art books and saw the 5 ‘Elements of Art’ and thought ‘boy, these apply to decorating rooms!’
1. Line
2. Shape
3. Color
4. Pattern
5. Texture
Love it! Perfect art!
xo,
s
And I forgot: congrats on all your much-deserved exposure lately. You guys are so awesome.
I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I am going to do some salon-style art groupings in my apartment. I have one up so far, but it is a bit of a mess. I had a sudden “I NEED ART ON THE WALLSSSSS.” moment a few hours before my parents were to arrive in December, so I just started hammering nails into the walls and hanging stuff up. I have since moved some things around, but it is still not %100 right. Some of the art is acting as placeholders and needs to be switched out with stuff I have in storage or stuff I will make or paint myself. I am aching to paint the walls, so I will have to fill and sand the 15 or so nail holes and then just do a proper arrangement once I’ve painted the wall.
It looks like you’re holding the papers up with Frog tape to plan the layout. Will you be hammering in a nail or picture hooks into the wall through your paper templates before removing them? That is the method I think will work best of all I have researched.
Bingo Bethany! It’s the first time we’ve used that method, to be perfectly honest, but it’s working great so far!
-John
I’m so loving the way your new house is being decorated. Everything so far has been bold and original and fresh…just like you two :) Can’t wait to see the finished project!
ooooooh, there’s a sneak peak of the finished gallery wall in the WaPost article!
Great write-up, congrats you guys!
Family Photo Gallery of Fabulous Candid Shots??? I hope so :) Either that or you have the most bitching collection of framed 60’s comic books ever! Some of our favorite pictures are from family events. We always take a “nice” picture which usually is meh but then we take a “funny face” pic which is always the keeper. Those are the ones that ignite conversation, laughter, memories ;)
That looks really cool with all of the colors, even though it’s just a template right now.
Can’t wait to see the finished project.
I think it already looks pretty great :) I love that your arrangement spills over the console and extends the entire length of the wall. I can’t wait to see the final product! -Beth
Congratulations:) So excited for your washington post article!!! Your wall looks great and love the green rug.
I actually love the look of the ads, with the green tape. The green ties in with some of the green you have on the console table and it looks so fresh and springy!
I know you can’t leave it that way, but I really do kind of love it as is!
Congrats on your book deal Petersiks! That is awesome. I can’t wait!
This would be a good article for you to cut out and put in one of those frames. ;)
Here’s the article for your readers:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/young-house-love-bloggers-their-diy-hobby-into-a-full-time-job/2011/02/23/ABtCNmf_story.html
That’s going to be an awesome gallery wall! Love the arrangement so far. :)
OH MY GOODNESS… this picture : http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp3-13-11bbb.jpg is the cutest. I hope it’s part of the gallery wall soon! (I know you’ve finished it but I love that pic of your four) xx
Aw thanks! That one’s our favorite too! Wish we got a hard copy. Maybe we can beg! We don’t have a family pic like that since Clara was three months old!
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EEHHH! I can’t wait to see the reveal [on the blog] and your step-by-step process. .. I may of just seen a sneak peek of that wall and your rug (by the way, I had by doubts but it doesn’t look so in-your-face)
nice! excited to see the finished pictures. I think it’s going to look great.
At first I was like “Huh? They are putting magazine pages on their walls?” But it totally makes sense. I can’t wait to see what art goes in their place!!!
You guys are holding out on us. Washington post article has the pics of this space…COMPLETED! Come on now:)
We’re totally busted. They got around to photographing it before we could, so it’s now at the top of our to-do list! We were trying to fill some of the frames more completely before showcasing it, but I guess the Post forced our hand. :) Maybe next week?
-John
John could no long keep Sherry’s secret. While they both were strict budgeters, John finally had to reveal Sherry’s deep love for sale ads in hopes of gaining support for an intervention.
That is probably not even funny, but coming up with captions is the first thing I thought of when I saw those pictures. Can’t wait to see the final product! And congrats on the book and the article!!
LOL! I almost wish that were true because it’d be very sneaky of me to try to pull that off. Fortunately Sherry hasn’t gone off the deep end yet so we can take a raincheck on the sale ad intervention for now.
-John
I thought you went crazy coupon cutting and pasting/ organizing all of them on your wall… until I read the post… and gave it a little thought.
Bring some of that colorfulness to the finished product – it’s nice. And it’s a great idea to get it right.
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Hey Guys! I love your blog…I am a frequent stalker of it and love everything you guys do! My husband and I just bought a house and I am trying to decide on paint colors…I love that color in the hallway (from the pictures above), do you remember the color?
Thanks,
Ash
It’s Moonshine by Benjamin Moore color matched to Olympic No-VOC paint. Hope it helps!
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s