Apartment Life: Mini Gallery Wall

I LOVE gallery walls. Really from the moment that I moved into my house, I have pinned several on pinterest. However, living in an small place meant that in my living room the only real location for one was above my couch and I flat out did not love that idea.

I pretty quickly bought this huge map from Hobby Lobby, which I love, and found some prints and arrows coordinated. But it wasn't a true gallery wall.

For a Geography teacher- this print is pretty perfect!

This is an older pic, but I really still love the look of these items above the couch. I designed the smaller framed pictures myself, and I think it all fits the theme of the room well. I do change out the framed pictures for Halloween and Christmastime.

Last year I had picked up two pictures from Hobby Lobby, I bought them on a whim (and on sale) and really didn't know what I would do with them. They sat in the corner of my room for a few weeks until I was given a collage frame for Christmas. "Friends are the family we choose" is a tenant that I live by. I don't have a close relationship with a lot of my family, and I have "adopted" family who are truly my people. I paired it with some prints from Pinterest and it's my favorite part of my living room!

Apartment Life: Fall Decor +Halloween Print Freebie

So living in a small space is often a struggle for me. I see all these cool decor ideas online and I just think, "Ughhh why don't I have more space?" However, I do love decorating for the holidays.

I mostly keep my decor limited to the living room, where I spend most of my time, and really the only place guests spend their time. My main floor is just the living room and kitchen, and I've just never gotten too into decorating the kitchen seasonally.

My fall decor is mostly small touches, but I love them so much that I would be sad to see them go- if Christmas wasn't up next!



Orange Pillows- Marshall's
Hey Y'all Pillow- Hobby Lobby (no longer available online)



I made this chalkboard print myself (available below), and these pumpkins have been around since I was a kid



This pumpkin is a new addition this year from Hobby Lobby, I love the look if it!



I found and framed these prints (Wreath, Pumpkins) from pinterest, and I feel like they look like they are meant to go together!



These silk flowers are from Walmart, and I won the vase in a local auction fundraiser. It came from a local store in town, I thought it was beautiful and looked very Kate Spade-esque. I'll definitely keep the vase out and change up the flowers for the seasons!



I'm WAY more into fall decor than Halloween decor, but I love this little skeleton guy! His pumpkin is from Hobby Lobby.



These little guys are from Walmart and meant to be Salt/Pepper shakers, I liked them for decor and they match my big white pumpkin!



This is from Hobby Lobby as well, but also not linked online.



Lastly, my blanket ladder gets some cute plaid blankets!


Here's that chalkboard print for you guys!

Happy Fall Y'all!

DIY Decor: Wood & Fabric Cross Wall Decor

Look who's back, about 14 months later. Oops.

I actually have a few crafty posts to do in the near future, so maybe I'll stick around for awhile, no promises though!


So recently my Grandma saw these beautiful wooden and fabric crosses online and fell in love.



They are totally beautiful, but pricey at $70 a pop.

I decided to try my hand at making her one and honestly this may be one of the easiest DIYs I've ever done. Literally the most difficult part is cutting and sanding down the wood.


My Grandma was so excited she cried! <<I'm not even joking!



The fabric was from Walmart, and very much compliments her house, the flower came from Hobby Lobby.


My best friend teaches at a local Catholic school, so I decided to make her one that would compliment her classroom. In her case both the fabric and flower came from Walmart.



Seriously a simple, cheap and beautiful DIY. My mom has requested that I make her one to hang in a gallery wall! (Hopefully a post to follow when I finish designing her gallery wall!)