Since I moved into this new house a few months ago, I’ve been pretty careful not to add too many crazy color accents to my bedroom. I can never decide on color schemes and I always want to change things around. So I figured neutrals were the way to go, with added pops of color here and there. I have also had this instagram wall calendar idea on my mind since I moved in! As much as I love colorful photos, it made sense to go with a grayscale theme for this project. Black and white photographs are also really sweet. The last time I hung out with my friend Charity, she mentioned that black and white photos take out the colorful details but make the memories even more vivid. I love that. :)
Supplies Needed:
31 4×4 printed instagrams
white paint pen (or any color)
chipboard letters and/or cardstock and glitter paper
sticky tac
First I chose 31+ Instagrams of nice memories from the past year. If they weren’t b/w already, I edited them with Afterlight. Then I ordered all of them through PostalPix, which has amazing rates and beautiful quality. I’m a huge fan.
When I received the photos, I spent a long time deciding on the placement of each photo, because…I forgot that the days of the week change every month. Duh. Anyway, this was still helpful in deciding which photos should go side by side! I went with “light, dark, light, dark” pattern. Next, I numbered each photo with a white paint pen. If you want your numbers to show up better on the lighter photographs, you might consider switching to a black or gold paint pen or sharpie.
I attached the photos to my wall using sticky tac so that they would be easy to move around each month. Because of my dorm days, I think this will always be my favorite adhesive.
For the days of the week, I used chipboard letters that I found in the Target dollar section. To spell out January, I printed large bold letters in Helvetica onto cardstock paper. I mirrored the image with my printing settings so each letter would print backwards. Then I cut out the letters and glued them to the back of a super glittery cardstock (from Michaels). I cut out the letters again and stickytac’d them to the wall. I’m planning to customize each month to look a little different and special. Can’t wait for February. :)
Tranae says
I absolutely love this!
Bekah says
Such a cute idea!! Love it!!!
Kelsey from {ps:heart } says
this is adorable!
Amaris says
I love the glitter month name :)
The Wearwithal says
this is so cute! such a great idea xo
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Sara Strauss {Sincerely, Sara} says
This is such an awesome idea!! Love it!!
~Sara
Sincerely, Sara
Marieken Hoefnagel says
What a fabulous DIY, and I love the addition of glitter :-)
Rebecca Spencer says
This is such a cute idea!
Rebecca {at} Preppy Panache
Kendall says
This is perfect! I am definitely going to try this now! Thanks for posting such a great idea :)
♥ Kendall
Linda Peterson says
awesome idea!
Paige @ Little Nostalgia says
Seriously, this is my favorite thing EVER. I might steal the idea for my future offspring’s nursery, if that’s cool with you.
Jennifer @ Earl Grey Blog says
Aw thanks Paige! I’m glad you like it. It would look soooo good in a nursery! Do it!
Charity Hall {isle of view} says
Awww! I love this idea (and totally digging the B&W photos;-) Hilarious: you’re doing more B&W in your room and I’m trying to spice it up with some colors on the walls. Lovin the contrast:)
Tiffany Ima says
This is a good idea! Love it :)
Tiffany Ima
Style Honestly
Tina | PostalPix says
Hi Jennifer,
Thank you so much for the mention and feature. We absolutely love this DIY! We’d love to share it some time on our blog with your permission. We’ll be sure to credit you for everything.
Thanks!
Tina | PostalPix
Dominika R. Scholzová PiecesofMyWorld-ByDominika says
Lovely, nice idea ! My mom wanna have something similar on walls in our hallway =)