Sustainable Scandinavian Gallery Wall from Poster Store & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #235
When it comes to interior design and home decor, I am the absolute worst. It’s not that I don’t have an eye for things that are aesthetically pleasing. And I definitely have the ability to create magnificent color and print combinations…in my wardrobe. But when it comes time to decorate my home, I simply get too overwhelmed with the available choices that I end up doing nothing at all. Enter Poster Store with their extensive collection of beautiful prints on sustainably produced high quality paper and their selection of gorgeous wood and metal frames in a variety of sizes to fit any poster that they offer. When Poster Store reached out to me for a collaboration, I knew right away that I wanted to create a gallery wall in my living room with nature posters incorporating some meaningful quotes into the mix.
Speaking of that feeling of overwhelm, Poster Store has such a huge variety of styles and genres in their print collection that I did start to panic a little when I agreed to work with them. How on earth was I going to narrow down my choices and pick just the right number of posters as well as sizes to create a professional looking gallery wall? Thankfully, their website is super easy to narrow your choices by genre, color, layout, and size. I also enlisted the help of my husband in choosing the prints we loved to create our stunning wall display.
We are both very much inspired by nature and the astonishing beauty that you can find all around if you just pay attention and really look. So nature was the obvious theme for helping to narrow down our selection.
After measuring the space where we wanted to create our gallery wall, we decided on four 12 x 16 prints, two animal posters and two landscape posters. We also added two 8 x 12 prints with inspiring quotes and two 5 x 7 quote prints for the end table that is situated directly beneath the gallery wall. I chose walnut frames for the prints that would be hanging on the wall and black wooden frames for the smaller table top prints. In hindsight, I should have chosen all walnut frames but I initially intended to hang the 5 x 7 prints in my cloffice and the black matched the frames of my degrees hanging over my desk. I may still move them to that wall space and off of the tabletop since all of my table surfaces get overrun with kid stuff every time I turn around!
Once our posters and frames were delivered, I assembled them each in their corresponding frames. I was very impressed with the quality of the posters and the frames. As soon as I removed the plastic covering from the frames, my nose was met with the most incredible fresh wood scent. And both sides of the glass were covered in plastic film to prevent scratching or other damage during transit.
*This is not a sponsored post, however, the prints and frames were provided to me for purposes of this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are completely my own.
Now let’s look at my gallery of wall art upon completion. Thanks so much to my husband for doing all of the measuring and hanging for me (you know, the tedious stuff).
Take time to do what makes your soul happy!
Whenever I look at my new gallery of wall art, I find a sense of peace and calmness wash over me. The brown bear is my favorite one. There is something really special and calming about this magnificent creature taking time to bask in the glory of the nature that surrounds it, feeds it, and comforts it. If only we could all be more like the brown bear in our respect for nature and the environment. I doubt they take advantage of this planet in the same destructive way that we humans do. Thankfully, companies like the Poster Store are making great strides in minimizing the environmental damage caused by production of all things desired by humans.
The Scandinavian designs offered by Poster Store are not only beautiful and sustainable, but very affordable as well. Their large poster collection features prints in different themes and categories ensuring that there is something for every taste. And if you are unable to find what you are looking for today, Poster Store releases brand new collections every Tuesday to help you create your own unique gallery wall that is specifically tailored for your home and your style.
Not only does Poster Store offer all of these wonderful options in wall art for your home or office, but they also are on a mission to shift long term consumer behaviors by minimizing the environmental impact of their production process. Their goal is to meet the highest possible sustainability standards and to ensure transparency from the beginning of production up to the point where you are displaying your gorgeous prints on your wall.
Poster Store’s paper and printing partner, Exacta Stockholm, are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, and International environment guidelines ISO 14001 to ensure that the wood used for the poster paper comes from responsibly managed forests that abide by the highest environmental and social standards. With their entire process from production to shipment, Poster Store takes the necessary steps required to minimize their carbon footprint on the environment.
Poster Store is generously offering my readers 50% off your poster purchase by using code shelbee50 at checkout. This discount code is only available for one week and excludes Selection posters and frames. It cannot be combined with any other offers. Why not add some extra beauty and inspiration to your home decor today!
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68 Comments
Pamela Graham
Oh what excellent choices you made. Like many of us I know what I like when I see it but being initially creative from scratch is very difficult. Never heard of this company but there is so much inspiration in their gallery shots, impressive.
Pamela x
http://www.style-yourself-confident.com
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Thanks so much, Pamela! There are so many choices in home decor everywhere that I can barely narrow it down to a color scheme! I love that the Poster Store focuses on sustainability in their products. The quality of the paper and the frames is really great and hard to convey through photos. I hope your week is off to a fabulous start!
xoxo
Shelbee
Joanne
Your gallery wall turned out great! I love the prints you picked.
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Thanks so much, Joanne! It makes me smile every time I look at it!
xoxo
Shelbee
Mica
You put together such a great gallery wall! They are lovely prints and I really like the quotes you chose too 🙂
Thank you for the link up!
Hope your week is off to a good start 🙂
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Thanks so much, Mica! I am such a huge fan of quotes so I had to incorporate some of those into my wall. They all make me smile! I hope your week is going well, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jill
I’m a huge fan of the Poster Store! I love that they are focused on sustainability. Your gallery wall looks beautiful! The bear is my favorite too! I’ll be sharing the Poster Store on my blog later this month!
Jill – Doused in Pink
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Thanks so much, Jill! I love the sustainability aspect as well and the bear is just so stinking cute. Have you received your products yet? I feel like I couldn’t properly convey the high quality of the paper and the frames through photos. I look forward to your Poster Store post!
xoxo
Shelbee
Kathrine Eldridge
Your new gallery wall is fabluous! Love the nature/animal theme. I need to get that John Lennon quote. It’s so profound. Thanks for sharing the Poster Store and for the link up!
https://www.kathrineeldrdge.com
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Thanks so much, Kathrine! I find the animal and nature posters so soothing and the John Lennon quote is my favorite!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jennifer
These are amazing!!
Jennifer
Curated By Jennifer
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Thanks, Jennifer! I am so happy with my new gallery wall!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nancy
That’s very pretty, especially the wild life photos! Love the John Lennon quote too!
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Thanks so much, Nancy! The John Lennon quote is my favorite!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tamar Strauss-Benjamin
Love a good gallary wall. That looks so nice.
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Thanks, Tamar! It definitely makes me smile every time I walk into my living room!
xoxo
Shelbee
mireille
I love how you set them up: it looks great! I have kind of run out of space on the walls in our house as I have pictures of our travels most everywhere!
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Thanks, Mireille! Oh, I love that your wall art is from your travels! So fun. We are ready to ditch most of the stuff on our walls and redo everything, but the process is super slow! One little thing at a time.
xoxo
Shelbee
Amy Johnson
I absolutely LOVE those animal/nature photos. So beautiful. And I think you did your wall art design perfectly!
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Thanks so much, Amy! The nature and animal prints are so calming. I find myself smiling every time I walk into my living room!
xoxo
Shelbee
Suzy
I love that you chose nature posters, Shelbee. They’re stunning! And the bear is beautiful. Your husband did a fabulous job of putting them on your wall, it looks stunning!
Big hugs
Suzy xx
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Thanks so much, Suzy! Jeff was awesome with all the measuring and then my demands to re-space them! I think he ended up having to hang each frame twice because I kept saying it didn’t look right! I am one lucky girl!
xoxo
Shelbee
Marsha Banks
When I was still teaching, we had to post a quote at our doors every day. I decided if I had to do it, I was going to go beyond the norm! I often posted John Lennon quotes (the one you have is a favorite). One time, I used a Marilyn Monroe quote, and a mom joking asked what I was trying to teach her kid! I love the harmony of your gallery wall. It’s so peaceful and calming!
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Marsha, thank you so very much! That John Lennon quote is such a great one! And I love that you took the nontraditional approach to the norm with your quotes! Marilyn Monroe has said pretty profound things as well and I have quoted her on occasion. My new gallery wall really is so soothing. I smiled every time I enter the room.
xoxo
Shelbee
Nina Anders
Thank you so much for sharing my photo this week! I was reluctant to do a Nordstrom sale post, but so glad I did because so many found it helpful–scrolling rhough all the offerings is so time consuming! I enjoy styling and putting togehter outfits and had fun doing it.
Your photo wall is so inspiring! Its such a great way to get beautiful pieces for your home.
Once again, thank you so much.
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Thanks so much, Nina! I don’t shop at Nordstrom ever but I do still love to see all the pretty things! I hope your week is off to a great start, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Ellie
You picked some really fabulous posters! They coordinate so well with each other and love how you assembled them on the wall. Really beautiful, and those are some of my favorite quotes!
Thanks for sharing and for hosting the linkup!
Ellie
Ellibelle’s Corner
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Thanks so much, Ellie! Poster Store made it really easy with the color and genre filters. I was able to quickly narrow it down once I decided on my general colors and themes. I love my new wall. It makes me smile every time I enter the living room!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nora Minassian
Such a great project to get your creative juices flowing! You did a fab job!!
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Thanks so much, Nora! I am so happy with my new gallery wall!
xoxo
Shelbee
Rosemary Davis
I love the natural prints!
Your gallery turned out amazing!
Rosemary
http://www.distinctlysouthernstyle.com
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Thanks so much, Rosemary! I am really happy with it!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lizzie
Your galleryw all turned out so good! I love the prints you picked out. I actually just put mine up too!! 🙂
Lizzie
http://www.lizzieinlace.com
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Thanks so much, Lizzie! I look forward to seeing the prints that you chose for your wall!
xoxo
Shelbee
Christina Morley
So happy for you for the wall art! Glad Hubby could help you choose. The layout is perfect. Definitely calming. Thanks for hosting and have a great week!
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Thanks so much, Tina! I am really pleased with the final result of this gallery wall. It is so soothing and smile inducing!
xoxo
Shelbee
Ashley
Ahhh, your gallery wall turned out so good! It is very calming- I can see why you love to look at it! Love that this company is working to be sustainable and impact the environment as minimally as possible. So important!
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
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Thanks so much, Ashley! It is a very soothing wall and makes me smile every day! And yes, the sustainability factor definitely helps Poster Store to stand out amongst other places that offer similar products. I hope you are having a magnificent week!
xoxo
Shelbee
Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom
I love a good gallery wall! I feel they take a little more thinking outside the box, but once it is up and all of the pieces flow together nicely it is so worth it. I love the nature shots and the mix of quotes!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
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Thank you, Carrie! I have always liked the way gallery walls look but never really created one for myself before, so this was a fun process even though I get a little overwhelmed. But I think I am getting the hang of it…so now it’s time to start painting these rooms and getting some more beautiful decor on the walls!
xoxo
Shelbee
Midlife and Beyond
I love the posters you have picked for your gallery wall, Shelbee it looks fabulous! I’ll be sharing Poster Store on my blog later this month too, I found the choice so great and like you I have chosen posters which reflect my family’s personality’s and passions.
Alison xx
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Thanks so much, Alison! I am so happy with my new gallery wall. It is so calming and makes me smile every time I walk into the room. I look forward to seeing what you chose from the Poster Store!
xoxo
Shelbee
Sandra W Magle
Great photos, and thanks for hosting this party. Fun to see some new faces, Sandi
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Thanks so much, Sandi! It is always great to see new faces at these link parties! The more the merrier!
xoxo
Shelbee
Laura Bambrick
Great choices! Your wall turned out so well! I love it!
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Thanks so much, Laura! It is making me very happy every time I look at it!
xoxo
Shelbee
Rena
Home decor decisions are a challenge, and even more so when there are two strong opinions that don’t always coincide. You and your guy did a great job with your gallery wall. I’m sure that you are thrilled by it every day.
Rena
http://www.finewhateverblog.com
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Thanks, Rena! It really is challenging to choose home decor. I have always struggled with it. But it is time that I get to making over all these rooms in my house! As soon as the kids get back to school, I am reserving at least one full day a week for painting rooms and then I will really get into the wall decor. This gallery wall really does make me smile every time I walk into the room!
xoxo
Shelbee
Cheryl Shops
I think your gallery wall came out really well, and I like the prints you picked—they seem very calming and nature-y!
Cheryl Shops | http://www.cherylshops.net
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Thanks, Cheryl! It is a very calming wall and it makes me smile every time I walk into the room!
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
No, I am the worst. I really am not good at home decorating. You did a great job there.
Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
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Thanks, Patrick! I am learning slowly and tediously how to decorate my home. Maybe by the time the kids move out, I’ll have it figured out!
xoxo
Shelbee
Linda Ann Cassidy
been forever, sorry about that life lately is my excuse. Loving the new wall, great prints. Also loving the new blog look. Great job (and fun features)
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Aw, thanks so much, Linda! Oh I totally understand the life lately excuse! It is my go-to reason for just about everything. Haha. I hope you are well, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jenna
These prints are so cute! I have a gallery wall in my bedroom and it is full of random prints I find while thrifting. Love how it looks on my wall 🙂
Jenna ♥
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Thanks so much, Jenna! I love the idea of a gallery wall created from thrifted pieces! Now that I am getting more into redecorating my home, I will have to start checking out the home decor items available in the thrift shops!
xoxo
Shelbee
Sheila (of Ephemera)
I love your gallery wall (the Roald Dahl quote is wonderful) and really appreciate that the company is sustainable. I like your choice of nature pictures – it’s better when we involve our family in the decisions, makes it more special, doesn’t it?
Thanks so much for the link-party, Shelbee!
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Thanks so much, Sheila! I am gearing up now to get this whole living room cleared out and painted, new carpet installed, and then I will be choosing another gallery wall for the other side! I do love Roald Dahl and that quote is a wonderful one.
xoxo
Shelbee
Tea With Jennifer
Your gallery wall turned out great! I love the prints & quotes you chose.
You’re most welcome to join me in a cuppa at Tea With Jennifer,
Jennifer
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Thanks so much, Jennifer! I am getting excited to do some more home decorating this fall!
xoxo
Shelbee
ReneeOpen
FINALLY getting a chance to come back to this, read, and comment!
I love the way you arranged the wall art ❤
And, im the same way about interior design, but for different reasons. Im too ecletic and like too much for the things in my home to have meaningful significance. Little in my home matches, but there are great stories everywhere I look.
Thank you for sharing which was your favorite and why. It’s nice to get that peak into your heart and mind 😘😘
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Thanks so much, Renee! My walls right now are covered with Army memorabilia which has all sorts of stories! And lots of really old stuff from my childhood as well. I am very eclectic, too, obviously. But I really do want to get some coherency in my home decor. So I am starting super small with this entire home makeover project!
xoxo
Shelbee
Niki
I love the prints! They turned out beautiful! Thanks for sharing on Traffic Jam Weekend!
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Thanks so much, Niki! I am really pleased with me new gallery wall and getting excited to makeover my whole living room and get some more art up on the walls!
xoxo
Shelbee
Pam
The gallery wall is gorgeous, Shelbee. I know exactly what you mean about being overwhelmed with home decor, resulting in doing nothing! We’ve been in our current home for over 3 years, and many of the walls are still bare! I need to check out Poster Store.
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Thanks so much, Pam! We have been in our home for 4 years and I am just now getting around to painting and making over each room. I will definitely getting more from Poster Store to finish off the living room!
xoxo
Shelbee
Grace
Your gallery wall turned out so well!! I actually have a collaboration planned with Poster Store too in September and I just got my prints and frames yesterday. I am so excited! I totally relate to your feeling of overwhelm though, haha. Their website has a ton of options. I like the earthy and darker tones you went with! So many pretty natural landscapes.
-Grace
gracefulrags.com
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Thanks so much, Grace! It was really fun to create this wall despite getting a little overwhelmed with options! I am excited to makeover my whole living room now centered around the colors and themes of my new gallery wall. I look forward to seeing what prints you chose!
xoxo
Shelbee