Office Wall Collage

 Our  "office" was actually intended to be a formal dining area. At this point in our life  a formal dining area seemed impractical. What  I really needed was and office/sewing room.    The only problem was that  the room  was practically part of the front entry.  So I needed to make it cohesive,and have some flow leading into the living room

This is what the previous owners did... hmm...

   My vision for the office was this,  it needed to be functional (see craft cabinet ideas here) , and it involved  a lot of frames.  I wanted lots of texture and contrast, but most importantly it needed to be done cheaply.  So here is what  I did.

 I went to thrift store and found a plethora  of frames, any size and shape, as long as they were cheap and all wood they fit the bill.  I think I spent maybe $15.00 on all of them.   I brought them home and laid them out on the GROUND it is much  easier to create a collage if you simply rearrange without putting new holes in the wall.  Once I found  a good arrangment I then put them up on the wall.

Once I had them up on the wall I went through and used post it notes and wrote out what colors I would want them to be.  Then I got to work sanding and painting.

 I chose a natural light wood, black, white and a terrecota colors as my  color scheme for the frames. 

 Don't be afraid to mix it up,  I also incorporated some chalk boards, mirrors,  signs, and plaques.  A collage can have more than just frames!

  Here is the final result,  I added a few shelves and added terecotta planters to help carry the color.  I rather love the way it turned out!