Map Wall Foyer Decor {Pottery Barn Knock Off}

Decor inspiration comes in many forms. Sometimes for me it's in the form of a simple catalog from Pottery Barn.

The day this 150-page inspiration guide comes in the mail I can be found on the couch, under a blanket {since it hasn't warmed up yet!}, perusing for hours. I pour over the objects within again and again until I figure out a way to bring some PB style to my own home, without the PB prices of course.

My favorite image from the February catalog is this one.

I love the light, the wood tones, the texture and the wall and soon set out trying to replicate this in our foyer.

The important elements in this image are: The map and graphic prints, the architectural element, the wood tones and the candles. Here is my knock off map wall in our foyer.

This was thrown together one night at about 10:00pm. {Nobody said inspiration was timely did they?}

I had some old maps but tried them out and they just weren't working for me. I went to the next best thing which were pages from a book I got at a free swap event last fall. It has all these images that I wasn't sure just what to do with until this project. I'd thought about framing them but haven't gotten any frames yet but they worked perfectly here.

There are all kinds of images and graphic prints that are so interesting, especially up on the wall. I stuck them on all professional style with my low tack painters tape :-) That's all! I hope it doesn't do anything to our paint-over-wallpaper-walls :-)~

I did add some framed maps to the scene.




The one on the left is a map of the Bahamas we got on our honeymoon, the other is a framed fabric sample I got on clearance. Can you believe that is a piece of fabric?

The mirror is thrifted. I'm looking for another one like this for our bedroom possibly.

My architectural element was given to me from a friend who didn't want it. It's actually part of a wooden oval frame. I have the other parts but there is a small connector piece missing so I don't have the whole oval. I need to come up with a way to make that little part but for now I love this ornate piece of the frame.

It was in a fire so I had to clean off some ashes, but it added to the character of the wood tone.

Lastly I added some ivory candles to my dollar store hurricanes. They are so versatile! {Have you made any of these $2 beauties yet?}

Also in the foyer I added a flour sack to our bulletin board.




I also saw this in the PB February catalog, hiding way in the back on page 47. It isn't an item for sale though. Aren't they sneaky? See it on the wall next to the window?

 But I caught it back there and have been looking for a place for my thrifted flour sacks for a while.

Up on the bulletin board it went. I have two more waiting for a home. Make that one more. The other has plans to reupholster a stool soon.

And that's my knocked off map wall look in the foyer, what do you think? Is it a close knock off?

I think it's a little creative, quirky, and totally free! I didn't purchase anything for this look. That's probably my favorite part :-)

Linking up to:
Decorating With Maps at A Soft Place to Land
Show and Share Day at Just a Girl

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