Rock and Roll

My family has a collection of old albums.  Some are mine. I know, I know.  I was gonna marry Andy Gibb, but so were some of my friends!  One even named her horse Shadow Dancer.

Some are Granddad's (my dad). I listened to a lot of Michael Martin Murphey when I was a kid.  He is pretty awesome!

Some are Uncle Jim's (my brother).

Some are Juan's.

This one is likely Meme's (my mom).

I think this one belonged to Granddad's dad.

Because I have some music loving boys, I wanted to do something for them with this multi-generational collection.  We mounted a new flat screen television (thanks Uncle Jim) on the third floor which is a space devoted to all things male.  I decided upon an art wall around the television  with framed albums.

The guys chose the albums they wanted to frame.  The one that looks blank is AC/DC Back In Black.

I cut out templates out of old wrapping paper to try different layouts and taped them to the wall.  This is the one I settled on after some consultation with my friend Robin.  (What can I say, I like to watch HGTV while I work.)

I started with the center frame on the bottom and moved out and up from there when hanging the albums.  

I bought this new level with a ruler on the side to help with the project.  I marked the distance from the center of one frame to the next with tape on the level.  Since the frames were square, this worked both horizontally and vertically.

I ended up with this.

I would love to add this diy console from lizmarieblog.com .  Maybe I can get Cookie (sixteen year old baby) to help me build it.  She has it styled so beautifully too.

How awesome is this?  I can't wait until Liz Marie posts the tutorial!  We too have a very long wall and need something long and budget friendly to fill it.

I'm SO not a carpenter.  I'll have to muster up some bravery for this project!

K~