Finally! We have hammered the first nail(s) in the wall! I have had newspaper cutouts taped to the wall for weeks now, just waiting for my mom's approval on the placement of our "photo collage". She was brilliant when she recommended tracing each picture frame on newspaper and cutting them out. This allowed me to tape the cutouts to the wall and play around with how I wanted them organized. I have hung photo collages before and I can tell you - this was much easier.
Michael and I love looking around at antique stores and we found quite a treasure last time we were there. The antique mall in Troutdale has a large collection of old newspaper pages out of the Oregonian, New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. They had the most interesting photos and topics on them and we bought 3 different ones. After all was said and done, the total came to $20.80. We plan to purchase frames and matting for the newspaper pages and hanging them upstairs. Such an inexpensive way to get beautiful, entertaining and unique wall art! I am so excited to see how they turn out and I think our guests will have a fun time enjoying the content of the papers.
I can go to sleep tonight feeling a little more accomplished and a little more like this is our home. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and the first real event we will hold at our new home. It's a little stressful, because I always want everything to be perfectly coordinated and put together - but I am sure it will all come together.
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