c/blank-wall-art

Redecorated the living room 3 weeks ago and still staring at this giant blank wall above the couch

I thought I had it all planned out. Painted the room a nice light gray, got new furniture, even rearranged the layout. But that wall above the couch is still bare and it's driving me nuts. My sister said to just throw up a big mirror but I already have one in the hallway. I'm broke after the paint and couch so I can't drop like $200 on a huge canvas. Any cheap ideas that don't look trashy? Has anyone else dealt with this hangup after a redo?

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baker.simon•1d ago

Picked a big gallery frame over a cluster of small ones and instantly regretted it

I went with one giant 40 inch frame for my living room wall instead of a bunch of smaller frames and now the whole room feels off balance. Anyone else try a single big piece and wish they'd gone with a collage instead?

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river_fox18•4d ago

Found a weird trick for filling a massive blank wall without spending a fortune

I had this huge wall in my living room, maybe 12 feet wide, that sat completely empty for over a year. Every option I looked at was either too small or way too expensive. Then I hit up a local thrift store last month and grabbed three mismatched vintage mirrors for 15 bucks total. I hung them in a staggered line, not perfectly level, just eyeballing it. The difference was wild - the room instantly felt twice as big and way more put together. Now I'm curious if anyone else has tried mixing random frames or objects on a big wall instead of buying a single giant piece. What's the weirdest thing you've thrown up on a blank wall that actually worked?

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dakotam17•4d ago

Someone told me my gallery wall looked like a crime scene layout and now I measure everything with a laser level

A friend said my frames were all crooked and spaced uneven, so I bought a Bosch GLM20 laser measure for $45 last week and it totally changed how I plan my wall layouts - has anyone else had a random piece of criticism that actually helped you improve your setup?

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joseph_baker•6d ago

Drove past the old grocery store where I grew up and noticed the empty wall where the town mural used to be

It was just a big blank brick face now with a faint outline of where the paint had been and it made me wonder if anyone else has seen a cool wall that lost its art over time.

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