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Hanging A Gallery Frame Wall In The Nursery

Some nursery tweak-age has occurred. And because we’re currently working away on the kitchen (stay tuned for those deets tomorrow morning if all goes well), we figured that we owed you the whole gallery-frame-change rundown (along with some well overdue what’s-in-that-frame answers). We’ve always loved the idea of expanding Clara’s art wall as she grows with more and more frames, so here’s how it looked before:

New Nursery6

And here’s what we have going on now that we’ve added a few more frames to the mix (and shifted the placement of a few of the existing ones):

Clara Frames Full Shotf

And for those who have been wondering, here’s a quick rundown of the things that we’ve framed (you can find some other details here):

  • John’s baby picture and my baby picture (for fun little comparisons)
  • a hilarious doodle of Burger that a friend did on my Facebook wall using Graffiti (I just printed it out & framed it)
  • this print of a girl and her dog from Etsy (it reminds us of C & B)
  • a personalized canvas that says Clara Kenley from here
  • a photo of Burger that I photoshopped to create a bright stylized picture of him in a field of flowers
  • two faux butterflies in a small shadowbox that I backed with patterned paper
  • a homemade silhouette of Clara that we cut out and placed on striped paper (more on that here)
  • a giraffe print from here (Clara loves giraffes and pooches most of all)
  • a cute Skinny Cow magazine ad with a giraffe that I tossed into a frame (framing ads from mags that you’ve purchased for your own personal enjoyment is totally fine – you just can’t profit off of those images or anything)
  • a big letter P that we decoupaged with colorful paper for a more playful effect (more on that here)
  • a print of peas in a pod purchased here made entirely of type (it’s the letter P, repeated over and over – which we love since we’re the Petersiks)
  • a silhouette of Burger that John ordered me years ago (which we backed with fun patterned paper to nursery-fy it)
  • Clara’s hospital bracelet (I just glued it to some pink construction paper and popped it into a chunky glass-less frame)
  • a cute Sweet N Low magazine ad with an owl in it (once again, when you purchase a mag you can frame any pages you want, you just can’t use them for any reason other than personal enjoyment – ex: ya can’t sell them on Etsy)

And seven of the “art” pieces were actually completely free (our baby pics, the Burger doodle, the Burger in a field print, the Laughing Cow ad, the Sweet N Low ad, and Clara’s hospital bracelet) because we framed something that we already had or made/printed something of ours out on card stock. Gotta love no cost wall-candy, especially when it keeps Clara happy (read: not crazy-wiggly) during diaper changes.

Clara Wall From Side

Clara Above Dresser2

Clara Changing Table

Clara Vertical Frames

The funny thing is that many of these frames hung in Clara’s first nursery (albeit in a slightly different arrangement with a few differences in what we framed):

Nursery Art Wall

One of my favorite things on the wall are our baby pictures. Clara loves looking at them and saying “Daddy baby!” and “Mommy baby!” and we love searching for characteristics in each photo that seem Clara-like. Here’s John’s a little closer:

Clara Baby John2

And here’s mine:

Clara Baby Sherry

First of all: we love that we both had our mouths wide open. But more importantly: who do you think she looks more like? Let’s have a good old fashioned vote.

Cutie Clara

Any Team Sherry peeps out there? Everyone in the family says she looks like John (even on my side) but John’s baby self was so sweetly chubby, so I personally think there’s a little bit of a mommy resemblance going on. Then again, I’m biased.

Psst- One of the five finalists for the Ikea Life Improvement Project is a reader of ours named Melissa Matthews! She found out about it back when we mentioned it during an Ikea giveaway, and entered… never thinking she’d end up in the finals (we were so excited to get an elated email from her all about it)! You can read more about her awesome cause and log a vote for her or any of the other finalists that you’re rooting for here (the other nominees are in the left column). Bonus: every time someone votes, Ikea donates $1 to Save The Children’s U.S. Programs.

Comments

  1. Carla Mahony says

    I think the freaky thing is that you look EXACTLY the same as your baby pic Sherry!! Seriously, just a bit bigger but otherwise your face is the same. Freaking me out!! I don’t think Clara looks like either of you…I think she looks like Clara.
    How do you stop Clara from standing up and ripping those frames off the wall? I have some photos stuck above my 14 month old son’s change table and he wriggles and wriggles until he kneeling up and pointing at those suckers…he also tries to rip them off the wall. If I did frames I think I think I would have to glue them down!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Haha, I wish I could still rock the side bangs like my baby picture (I have a crazy cow-lick that makes it impossible). As for Clara not standing up- it’s a complete mystery. She just lays there and chatters away (I count or sing or chat to try to keep her busy).

      xo,
      s

  4. Jennifer says

    I think Clara overwhelming resembles Sherry. I can’t believe your families think otherwise! However, I do see some John in her pictures/videos on occassion. Either way, what a precious doll!

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  5. Adrianne says

    She did look more like John when she was younger, but she’s starting to look more like Sherry. A nice combination of both, really, but the eyes and mouth especially look more like Sherry.

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  8. Malia says

    Team Sherry! She’s a cutie, just like both parents. Thanks for sharing the baby pics. My sisters and I are told me look like our mom or dad depending on who we are with at the time. It’s fun to see the similarities and differences though! Love the blog you guys!

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  10. Amy says

    Must admit – I always thought she looked more like John as well. But after seeing your baby photo, I’m hopping straight onto the Sherry train! She’s a mini you!

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  20. elaine K says

    There was a study that babies look more like Dad when they turn one, but then they may look more like Mom or a mixture. They thought it was supposed to help with bonding. I think she’s a mixture–she got the best of both of you!

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  22. Amanda says

    Sherry, she totally looks like you, especially when she smiles. Clara is like a mini-you with John’s fair skin and hair. I’d imagine she’ll end up a bit less vertically challenged as well, hehe. ;)

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  23. Bella Daylight says

    I have to admit I think she looks a lot like john as a grown up but a lot like you as a child ^^ however she is super adorable <3

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      It’s called the iHome from amazon.com or target.com – we love it for playing white noise when Clara sleeps (and kid songs that she loves during the day).

      xo,
      s

  27. Sondra says

    I’ve heard you both say over and over that everyone thinks Clara looks just like John. And seeing you both as adults, I can see that she may lean his way a little more. But looking at the baby photos, she totally looks like Sherry. I mean, come on! I see that picture of Sherry and all I can see is Clara!

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  29. Sue says

    So funny that the family thinks she looks like John! She could easily play “Baby Sherry” in any upcoming YHL movie! :-)

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  30. Krys72599 says

    It’s Mini-You, Sherry!
    And I have a question – you change around those pictures and the frame arrangements…
    Is is one giant nail hole behind those frames or are you constantly puttying, filling and repainting, drying and then moving/hanging…
    We have plaster walls, not sheetrock, so any time I move a picture, I’d better use an existing nail, or be ready for lots of plaster dust and some wall repair!!!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      I actually just pull the nails out with the back of a hammer but since the bulk of them are hung with such small picture hanging nails (the tiny ones) they haven’t pulled out hunks of plaster yet! Thank goodness (haven’t moved the big frames that we used anchors for yet, since those are centrally located and will probably stay there while we build out around them). One tip we’ve heard is to paint walls before hanging stuff when it comes to old plaster walls. Sometimes a few coats of new flexible paint can hold the plaster together and keep it from crumbling if you have to reposition a nail or two. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  31. Karajeanne says

    She totally looks like you Sherry…by the way, I thought you’d get a kick out of the fact that my 5 year old recognizes Clara on the internet, and thinks all Chihuahuas are Burger! Sometimes she asks me if we can sit and look at Clara videos…I have Petersickness, I will be posting about this disease and how to use it for good and righteous causes!
    It has alot to do with what I don’t get done cuz I’m looking at what you guys have done, any cures?

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  36. KiTx says

    Team $herdog for the win, for sure. But all 3 of you make adorable babies (wait, all 4 of you- I’m sure Burger was precious, too!)

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  37. Anne says

    I think that at the moment she looks like Sherry. Especially that wide open mouth. You always seem to post pictures with her making that face.

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  43. Christa says

    Voting for “looks like John”. Do enjoy the videos of Clara. I have noticed that Clara has the same energy level as Sherry. It’s always good to have some similarities of both parents & maybe some of Burger? (lol)

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  44. Caroline says

    I’m thinking there’s more grown-up John and baby Sherry in her…I can see a HUGE resemblance from Sherry’s baby picture!! It will be interesting to see who she looks more like as SHE grows up :)

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  46. Susan says

    She’s got her mommy’s beautiful eyes and her mouth too. I would say Sherry. Looks like she may be a runner like her Daddy though!

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  48. christina jones says

    I think she has a lot of Sherry-ness in her eyes and mouth…but more John-ness in her hair color and face shape…Do people ever wonder how Clara and Burger are siblings?? They look nothing alike….ha ha ha

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