Well hello!! I am back this week with a fun and *simple* project that I just finished for my home. I have been enjoying doing some home improvement projects the last couple of weeks, so I hope to maybe post a little house tour soon. We shall see. But until then I wanted to share with you a very simple art installation project. I realized that my downstairs didn’t really have any personal photos, clippings or anything to make it, well, a “home”. So I got a few photos printed, used some items found around my home, and busted out a simple, yet effective little art installation for my kitchen.
If you have been around here for a while you probably know that I like to repurpose simple items around my home in unique ways. For example: THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, and THIS. I think a DIY should be just that… DO IT YOURSELF!!! and anything with sewing, building, or reconstructing anything serious is certainly NOT a DIY. haha. Well, in my opinion that just gets crazy! I like simple, easy, and stupid proof for a true DIIY project. haha.
In this DIY we are striping clothespins, stringing wire around nails, and hanging our photos. Sound easy enough? Here it goes:
0 // INGREDIENTS
Personal photos, scraps, or clippings, sharpie pen, clothes pins, nails, wire, and a hammer (I didn’t display a hammer…oops. I just use anything heavy around…like my measuring tape)
1 // STRIPE CLOTHES PINS
Yep!! It’s as easy as it looks people. All I did was draw lines on the clothes pins with a sharpie marker. I just eye-balled it. Some stripes are uneven, etc. And I think that adds character. #stupidproof
2 // SELECT PHOTOS & CLIPPINGS
I put together some of my favorite photos, scraps, and paper. I made little groupings of what I thought looked good together.
3 // SECURE NAILS AND WIRE
I wanted 3 strips of wire in my space, so I just eye-balled where I wanted to put the nails and wire.They are all different heights for a fun variation! I put the nails in first… then wrapped the wire around the nails.
4 // HANG PHOTOS & IMAGES
I took the clothes pins and hung up the collection of images. I rearranged it a few times until it was pleasing to the eye.
I hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial. Link up in the comments if you try it!! I would love to see.
+ - 17 comments
Annie - Love it! Very you
I really like the texture of your wall too 
Mailinh - Love this!!! I have to say, I love the DIYs that you’ve posted (this includes your hair tutorials, too
) — tried a couple and love the results. Thank you for sharing! Gotta try this now! HaPpY Monday!
Jen Z - Really love this idea… recently moved into an apartment that came with some really random screws sticking out of the walls… this may be the perfect temporary solution for them. Thanks!
Savannah - Loved this so much!!!
Angie M - I love this idea! Promise, where do you get your pictures printed?
Kelli - cute prom!
Amanda - So cute! Thanks for the inspiration!
Kristi - Just today I came across a huge bag of clothespins and wondered what to do with them… thanks for the idea!
Steph - Great high impact yet simple idea for my apartment! Thanks for sharing!
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Rachel - Great idea Promise..I’ve been wondering how to fill the wall above my desk with photos cheaply and easily….going to give it a go. Got some really nice pegs..cheers for the idea. xx
Caytlyn - Ah I love this idea! So simple, might have to try this…also I am totally in love with the color of your wall!! What paint is that!!?
Sabrina - this is something that is very simple/ and very simple of college students or any young person who would like to design or just make something new.
Farrahn - A tour would be awesome! I’m really interested in the details of the chalkboard wall.
Lydia - Such a fun idea!!
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