There is no shortage of framed photos and artwork around our home, and no matter what room we’re in the middle of deconstructing to reconstruct, we’re always thinking about what we’ll hang on the walls once the paint has dried. It always feels like such a finishing touch; a reward for all the hard work we’ve put in.
Most recently, we’ve spent the last few months of nights and weekends on our kitchen remodel, which has gone on much longer than expected – although with our less than pleasant history of working with contractors, this shouldn’t be a surprise. While there are still a lot of hold ups preventing us from crossing that finish line, I couldn’t help but to begin displaying items we love around the room. Sure, we’ll have to cover everything up with a drop cloth when our back ordered door arrives for installation, but in the meantime, we can still make things look nice!
I was thrilled to see that Pinhole now has the option to frame your prints in white, which has always been our first color choice! Scott and I took this opportunity to sift through images of past adventures together, with the idea that we’d keep things food-themed. We landed on a quirky snapshot taken inside a popular California burger joint, and we opted for a 5×7 photo matted within a Pinhole Press 8×10 white frame.
Earlier this year, we refinished a vintage hutch for the kitchen, and despite looming construction on the horizon, I excitedly set it up! Glass decanters, brass chargers and a penguin ice bucket were begging to be unpacked, and you may ever remember our ceramic peacock.
That little peacock actually houses dog treats for our pups, which is why Jack is always so eager to sit by the hutch and wait. Our boy will sit, shake, high five and dance for that small reward!
And in the interest of shaking things up (perhaps it has to do with the spring cleaning frenzy I’ve been on?), we ordered a larger 11×14 framed photo from a recent vacation to Portland. We have a large gallery wall that connects our kitchen to the dining room, and the dining room to our living room. I swapped out a small print for the new photo, with the intention of putting the “old” print in our kitchen – eventually!
With many more photographs and prints stashed away in unpacked boxes (yes, still, from our move in 2013!), I love that the art and photos on your walls doesn’t have to be so permanent. There’s so much joy in rotating memories in and out of rooms as your life evolves and unfolds.