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31 Days of Decorating with Junk: My Gallery Wall (and accepting the reality of your family’s influence on your décor)


Here’s the thing…I love junky décor.  Vintage accessories, antique furniture, soft hues and weathered patinas.  If I lived alone, my house would be very different from the way it is now.

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But I don’t live alone.  I live with my husband and two other boys. Two little boys.  Two little boys who have colorful toys and need a place to play with them.

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And so, my house cannot be just pretty.  It also has to be functional.  Functional for me, my husband and the boys.

Everywhere you look in my house reflects this need – the need for beauty and function.  And this wall is no different.

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Above, you see my gallery wall.  I adore this wall.

Below, you see the boys’ toys.  They adore their toys.

And to the left and right, the couch and tv.  My husband adores sitting on the couch watching his tv.

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So in the end, my living room doesn’t look like a magazine, but it looks like a place where everyone in the house can be comfortable.  And that’s perfect for us.

This post is part of 31 Days of Decorating with Junk: Vintage, Antique and Unique for your Home and Garden.

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31 Days of Decorating with Junk Posts:

31 Days of Decorating with Junk Introduction
Farmhouse Style Front Porch 
Modern Farmhouse Design 
Repurposed Upright Piano 
Our Exterior Makeover Reveal
Adjustable Game Table Makeover (In a Ballard Designs Whitewashed Style) 
The HomeShed's September Sale & Fall Decor Inspiration 
Proof that I'm a HardCore Junker
My Gallery Wall
HomeShed Sale Preview and Christmas Inspiration
Cute Green Dresser with Chalkboard Labels
My Favorite Paint for Antique Furniture
Kris's Cabin Tour
Essential Tools for Repurposing
Making a Custom Glaze
Fixing a Stripped Out Screw Hole
How to Make Your Home Your Own
Spray or Brush?
Five from the Archives
Owning a Junky Business Part 1
Owning a Junky Business Part 2
1840 House
Simple Vintage Halloween
Five (More) from the Archives
Crib Spring Repurpose
Owning a Junky Business Part 3
Quick Chair-Do
Pallet Wall Art
Not So Junky Basement
Owning a Junky Business Part 4
31 Days Wrap Up




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