Cheap Art Workout

I recently embarked on a 3 mile journey and braved the elements (aka 50 degrees with a slight wind) to create some cheap wall decor... I'll do anything to save a buck and shed a pound.

I have been wanting to put up some art in our front foyer and I felt like we needed something more personal than an "off the shelf" print could provide.

So I trekked through our new town taking what I deemed "artistic" black & white pictures of local landmarks and places that are important to me and hubs. I then snagged some really inexpensive frames from Kohl's - I got $50 dollar frames for 15 bucks with a sale and additional discount - and VOILA! I have transformed our foyer into a high end gallery (for a low end price) that will surely earn an "awwww" from our visitors when they learn that the pictures include the church we got married in and the place where Adam proposed.

So you take this...

 And add this...

To get THIS...

Okay, so I'm no Picasso, but I do really love how special these pictures are and they look pretty chic..

This photo idea also works really well for a special (and inexpensive!) gift. For example, when my sister was building her house, I hopped the construction fence and snapped black & white shots of the walls going up. I then put the pictures in a frame that has now been hanging in her house for more than six years.

So do you feel the burn?? Get out there and snap pictures that mean something to you and create wall art that will surely make your house a home.