The Guest Room Gallery Wall

Slowly but surely I’ve been working on the guest room for oh, say about 3 years now.  Yes, 3 – is that a problem?  I have a hard time focusing on any one project for too long.  It is what it is.  Anywho, let me start by jogging your memory just a bit to get you up to speed because it’s been quite a while between projects in this room.

First I turned an old door into a headboard with the help of a hot glue gun and 25,000 yards of manila rope  – not really that much – but kind of  – you can find that tutorial here.

Our Fifth House - diy rope headboard

Then Martha Stewart rocked my world and saved me the trouble of diy’ing a sunburst mirror for over the bed.  Next up, the good folks at Hobby Lobby got smart and started selling 96 inch curtain panels at an affordable price!  And all I can think is – dude, Target get on that would ya?!

Hobby Lobby 96 inch chevron curtain panels

Then I shared the sentimental trays turned memo boards over at Infarrantly Creative.

diy memo board

diy wall art

I heart these boards so much!  I used a bunch of vintage earrings to make push pins.

diy vintage push pins

And now that we’re all caught up, here’s what I’ve been working on most recently – the gallery wall.

Our Fifth House - guest room gallery wall

guest room gallery wall

I’ve been collecting things for this wall for a while.  I really love vintage paint by numbers.  These were found in thrift stores and on Etsy.

equestrian gallery wall

The big framed chalkboard over the leopard print covered canvas board is an old diy project.

The chalkboard hooks I found at Anthropologie.

vintage paint by numbers

vintage handbags as art

Our guests come to stay with us from out of town, mostly other states, so I wanted to give this gallery wall a bit of a welcome-to-kentucky feel.

kentucky wall art

Maybe someday this room will be “done”, but for now I’m just enjoying the process.

gallery wall

(The color on the walls is Waverly lambs wool.)

And the happy green chair makeover story can be found here.

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  • Looks great!! And I so agree about the curtain panels! I mean, who even uses 84" panels anymore?!? I LOVE the Old Kentucky Home print! Where did you get it? I live in NKY and would LOVE to get my hands on one!

  • Crazy I know…but that green chair just makes it for me! The color…the style…I don't know what it is! I can't believe you did that headboard…..wowza!

  • Carmel, I'm a sucker for a gallery wall, but yours takes the cake. I am LOVING everything about it. And that chair. Oh the chair……

  • Wow! The gallery really make such an impact! I love how you mixed artwork and objects together on the wall to add dimension, but still staying within a limited color palette so it looks cohesive. Beautiful!!

  • That room is fabulous!! I love it!!

    P.s. your photos have GREATLY improved from 2011 to now (I was looking at the old headboard post). You go girl! 🙂

  • So beautiful! You can tell it is well thought-out, but you make it look so effortless! I am currently working on our bedroom, and I feel like I am totally overthinking everything. Ugh. I LOVE this space, and the gallery wall rocks! Thanks so much for sharing, Carmel!

    ~Abby =)

  • Absolutely gorgeous! I love the paintings and that green chair! Going on to my Pinterest board for inspiration.

  • What a fun, creative, and welcoming room! I love the vintage earrings as push pins. I have done that before with old buttons, but the earrings are even cuter.

    -Amy at The Red Chair Blog

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