I have been working on several projects around the house when I noticed just how dingy our upstairs hallway looked. We had some pictures hung but it was haphazard. The paint looked dull and there were some repairs needed.

So first we took all of the pictures down and wiped down the walls.

Then we made the needed repairs, this involved wire netting, sheet rock repair tools and lots of plaster. It took about two days for this to dry. Then we were able to paint. Dear Hubby did a rocking job with the repairs and the painting.  We were then able to paint - we had to redo the ceiling (ultra ceiling white) and then for the walls we went with Eldorado Tan (it's a nice light tan moving towards creme).

Neither picture does the color justice - sorry...

I then spent about a week laying out the picture frames on the living room floor to come up with a good layout. I wanted a nice demarcation in the middle - and I hung the majority of the pictures above the line and just a few below. I like how it looks when you first come into our home (see below).

I left myself some room to add more pictures, yet keep it looking clean. On the opposite wall, I rehung a beautiful stained glass mirror that we had purchased at a local auction. Above it I hung a stone/resin piece that states "Like branches of a tree our lives may grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one". I though this tied in beautifully to the family pictures and with the mirror. I am very happy with how this turned out. I think the whole hallway looks brighter and more cleaned lined. The repairs are seemless and the colors all work together great.