When I assembled the gallery wall around our TV one Saturday, I quickly found out that I had more frames than actual art to put in them. Fortunately, I only needed my computer and printer to remedy that.
For those of you who have asked, I thought I would share some links to the actual art I used. (I went with a somewhat nautical theme, mainly because I had two sea fans that I had bought on Ebay a while ago and wanted to use them in the arrangement.)
My favorite of the bunch is the octopus:
While I can only imagine my reaction if I actually came face to face with one of these creatures in the ocean, all of their squiggly legs do make for some beautiful artwork :)
I also framed a copy of a vintage map. This isn’t the exact one on my wall, but there are tons of great options. A whole gallery of these would look amazing.
![DAILY MENU [held by] OCEAN HOUSE [at] "NEWPORT, RI" (HOT;)](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=477030&t=w "View Smaller Image")
Since the art had different colorations online, I first saved them all to my computer and then brightened them and changed them to the same black and white tone in my photo editing program. Just to keep things interesting, I mixed in the sea fans (spray painted and placed in a shadow box) for texture and added some black and white photographs that I already had.
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I’ve always wanted a gallery wall in my new apartment. Now that some of the larger furniture is in place, I’m thinking it might be a good time to get started. The octopus is amazing!
Cara
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I didn’t know about the NYPL galleries. Thanks for posting! I have a similar area around my TV that I’d like to spruce up, and this is a great solution.
Emily thanks for this post on about downloadable art. I had been looking for some botanicals for my bathroom. But I wanted them in black and white. Love the Vintage Printable site. Thanks again!
Great idea! It is amazing, all the resources available via the computer! The all wall looks wonderful…Janell
I love the framed art! It’s on my to do list to make an art/pic wall up my staircase.
Check out the paintings I posted – they are adorable!
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Absolutely beautiful. Love how you used black and white frames together. Great idea to use the are with your black and white photos.
Brooke
This is such a great resource–thanks for sharing how you did it!
Looks fantastic! I love the sea creatures, they never go out of style. Have a great weekend!
Amy R.
love it, especially love it on a budget.
Emily, I just love these! I have an octopus print hanging in my house as we speak. Very lovely!
Thank you so much for the tip on the NYPL galleries. You’ve pulled together a great collection and I’m looking forward to seeing how it evolves as you find new pieces.
these are great! i have printed vintage eggs from this site, but really love the seahorse and octopus! thanks~
Gorgeous…thanks for the links!
have a great weekend, emily!
xo, c
thanks for the link, it looks fantastic.
Can you please share the name of the curtain that you are planning to use for the living room.
I love it, especially the mix of white and black frames!
Thanks for sharing. Black and white prints are so classic and go with any decor! Love it!
those prints are amazing! i’m not even kidding that my hubby and i were just talking last night about what kind of prints he wants me to use on the eclectic wall design in his office. thank you so much for sharing where you found yours! i can’t wait to check out that NYPL site.
The Ocean House is a gorgeous hotel in RI, right down on the water. Stunningly gorgeous, fantastic food. That menu was a fun find! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Emily! Love the octopus and the sea horse. I have been wanting to frame some shells from Sanibel – these will make the perfect collage!
Great art installation Emily and thanks for the tips on where to get free art. I too have more frames than art currently!
Have a great weekend!
Looks fantastic… so clever on the art!
I love that your suggestions are always so budget friendly!
Adore your framed art!!
This is so awesome!!! I’ll be checking out all the links…, and be posting about this too!! Thanks!
Maya @ Completely Coastal
Your husband’s post is fun…, my husb can relate -we had a laugh for sure!!
Love the vintage wall art! Great to see so many people embracing the vintage art available today.
Visiting via a Hodge Podge feature….LOVE this idea. I’m always wondering what to do with the wall where my LARGE flat screen is located. So stealing this idea….if you don’t mind. ;)
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This is beautiful! Can I ask you how large your television is compared to the dresser? My screen is 40″ and I don’t want to get anything too big or too small! Thanks so much! :)
A pretty late comment, I know, but I found it on Pinterest and it looks great. I’m wondering where you put all the other electronic “stuff”–the cable box, DVD, etc. that need to be visible for the remotes? Am I missing some technology trick? Thanks!