Finally starting

I've been putting off my living room decor for so long now.  I flipped back from gallery wall, to big art, to wall paper, and back to gallery wall again. Finding good art that all goes together is seriously the most frustrating thing ever. So I said, either I can spend the next 5 years dreaming of a matching/super awesome gallery wall, (if we are still in this house), or I can pick my favorite pieces, draw a rough outline, and go for the mixed put together but not put together super cool art everywhere look, and call it a day. I chose option 2.

I've been to Art.com before but never bought anything. Overall, its really good pricing especially when you catch their semi-frequent deals. I didn't want to break my wallet and get all of the pieces that would cover the whole wall, so I just got enough to start it. Once I see another good piece of art I like, I'll add it as we go. The walls are just too blank not to start tackling this.

My first goal was to sketch the wall the gallery was going on. Don't laugh at my drawing.

I printed a small version of each and liked this arrangement best. We'll start from right to left. I like to switch it up.

I actually got this off of amazon. If you've studied British Literature, you'll know what it is. It's a painting (in print form) from my absolute favorite poem of all time: The Lady of Shalott. Best part, it was $10. YAY! I was introduced to this poem by my high school senior English teacher. There's actually a song that goes with it too. It's awesome, go listen to it. I kept telling myself I need to put it in my house to honor it and finally, I'm doing it. As of now, it'll go with the gallery wall, but I do feel like it's doesn't belong there like the rest of the pieces do. Maybe I need to put it somewhere on its lonesome. It is a one-of-a-kind piece now..

This is probably THE LAST picture anyone would ever think I would have in my house. A. the obvious, I'm a 100% dog advocate. B. I'm deathly allergic to cats. C. I just honestly think dogs are better. I realize I can loose followers for this, but can't you appreciate the picture?? Need I say more? Curiosity...

Who doesn't like flowers? More importantly, who doesn't like being given flowers? Plus, this was a steal at $5 for an 11x14 size! STEAL! I like the fun cute colors and simplicity of it all, too.

I don't think it's a secret that I LOVE mid-century modern style. I thought this fit perfectly with that. Adding a color scheme is important, and I think I'm going with a simple/blue kind of style. I just love the 'oh that gallery is amazing and doesn't match at all' comment. It's priceless. I'll update when they come. Should be next week!