Doesn't this wall look awesome? And a lot of work, you're probably thinking. But look closer, and you'll find that those aren't actual Instax Wide prints tacked onto the wall, but color copies of them.
Elsie at A Beautiful Mess had always wanted a wall in her home completely covered with photos, but time (in pasting them to her wall, not to mention taking all those photos) and cost (Instax film adds up!) kept her from doing so.
That is, until she came up with the idea to "wallpaper" her wall with color copies of the photos she did have so far. Though they're not real photos and they do tile (as 11x17 prints), the design was easy to execute and eventually, she can replace the repeating photos with new ones.
To see how she did it, check out the DIY on A Beautiful Mess.
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Great look and a good idea, especially if you work somewhere with a wide format color printer.
Not a fan. Looks like a photographers studio and if that's what this room is, then bravo.
Great idea to make your own wallpaper. Love the little coffee cart!
I really like this a lot. I wouldn't do it in my living room, but I'd consider it in a space like an office even a small powder room (that would be fun, actually, but nobody would ever come out, they'd be in there looking at all the photos!)
I'm with The Dirty Loft - that sofa is fabulous. As for the wall? My eyes! My eyes! No, seriously, my eyes are simply too old for that. Maybe on one small wall in an office or den/library (with lots of bookcases covering most of it). But a whole living room wall? I couldn't live with it. However, I admire her DIY creativity and, as I write on her repeatedly, to each her own!
I love this as an accent wall in an office or even a small corner wall! a 17 foot wall, maybe not so much, but I dig it!
Personally, I couldn't handle it. Too busy. I like my spaces to calm me. But if you like it, go for it.
She put them all up with a staple gun? No. Just no.
I think the appeal of real polaroid walls is that each photo is personal and interesting. To me this is about as pointless and peculiar as those trompe l'oeil wallpapers of book spines
a. It looks kind of psycho.
b. I wish people would stop staging thir photots so much. Can you imagine making an espresso far away from the kitchen sink?
c. If it's not staged I wonder how the photos would react from the espresso maker's steam.
The couch wins; hands down. The wall only looks 'good enough' because each photo is most likely well shot with enough interest to go beyond ordinary snapshots. The concept might be good for a waiting room where the magazine choices are years old and limited appeal. It would be laborious to get than many 4 x 6 varied good photos.
Ummm, yes, I read/saw the repitition of photos...... Anyhow, the couch should have been the main post!
Love this idea! And it looks great. Might do something similar inmy hallway.
I think it looks fabulous and it's a genius idea! Great job Elsie!
It's a somewhat interesting concept but if you are just going to repeat the photos, you may as well make them a little bigger (at least 5x7) so they are easier to see.
Personally I think it would be cooler as a kitchen backsplash (set behind a piece of plexiglass) than an entire wall.
I did something similar in the kitchen of my last apartment. I collected alot of those free postcards-as-advertisments found in bars and cafes (at least in NYC) and papered one wall with them. The wall was at the end of a rectangular shapped kitchen. It had a window in the middle that looked directly into a neighbor's apartment and their fire escape. I wanted to create a wall that got your attention so you wouldn't look out. I think I achieved it. :) So needless to say, I love this!
This is AMAZING!!!!
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Awesome! I personally would not do this in my own home but I like the look of it.