Family Wall Decor

Our family has lived in the same house for almost 7 years... And in those seven years, I have not figured out quite what my style of home decor to be. We've done some remodeling, mostly in warm earth tones with tile, paint, and furniture. But, I've always had this one wall that I couldn't figure out what to do with. It was blank for a while, then I changed the furniture around and hung some pictures, then I didn't like that, so I changed it back to blank, and so on.

Well, I'm thrilled to say I finally got some inspiration and did something about that wall. Within a few days and a lot of deal-searching, I ended up with this!

I wanted a wall to put personal pictures of our family on, along with our kid's favorite art projects, and attempt to blend-in the television. So, here's how it came about: I mounted our TV, found the ottoman/bench at Target, and went on a hunt for discount frames and wall art. I found most of the frames at TJ Maxx and got the metal wall art at Hobby Lobby during their 50% off sale. Overall, this cost around $250 and is a warm and welcoming focal point in our house.

My husband loves it, which is a blessing to me to see a good reaction from him. On that note, I've recently been updating and organizing/cleaning-out rooms in our house. I've been inspired by Sarah Mae (a blog I've been reading for several years) to make my home a blessing to those who enter it - including my own family. This gives me even more reason - and really a more fun reason - to keep it clean and looking nice (note: not perfect).