As an admitted Francophile, I've always been a fan of salon-style walls. Never heard of one? It's a gallery of a wall, like an art exhibit that you make yourself. (In France, salon hanging means putting several holes in a wall.) They give you the chance to display lots of different framed objects in one place and create a focal point for a room, but I think you should take it one step further and use it to extend the life of your wedding stationery and ephemera.
Pictured below is a shot from my friend Randi's apartment. Among other beautiful items, she's displayed the ketubah (the square item framed with a fantastic wide white matte) from her wedding and the receipt from her grandmother's bridal bouquet. I think it's just perfect. Take a look at the gallery below for some more inspirational iterations of how you could create salon walls in your own home.
photo by Susie Cushner
1 wall in the kate spade store in white plains, new york.
2 magazine covers idea from 2007 issue of blueprint.
3 a shot of my apartment wall.
4 a wall in the new jcrew bridal shop on 5th avenue.
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6 a wall in one of my favorite shops - tender buttons in new york.
7 salon-style wall with blank frames.
Are you a Parisian salon wall fan like I am? In what wonderful ways to you plan to preserve your wedding memories?
From: SMARTBARGAINS.COM OFFICIAL BLOG | 8/9/12 at 4:46 pm
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