Gallery Direct Mother’s Day Twitter Party Monday April 16

Easter just passed and that means Mother’s Day is right around the corner and it is time to start planning the perfect gift for your mom, she does deserve something special right? Every mom is immensely proud of there family so what better gift can you give than the gift of family forever captured in a beautiful piece of art?

Join me @ThriftyChicMom and @GalleryDirect Monday April 16 at 10 pm EST for a Twitter party all about the perfect Mother’s Day gift! 5 lucky winners will each win a $200 credit to create that perfect piece of custom art from Gallery Direct! Be sure to RSVP for the party and then just tweet away with hashtag #GallryDirect

See you next Monday!

Designing Spaces on Lifetime Features Walls by Gallery Direct

In the April 5th episode of Designing Spaces on Lifetime TV, “Kids Room Makeover” will showcase a unique way to customize each room with the HP Wall Art and Gallery Direct solutions.  Make sure to tune in at 7:30 am (ET/PT) to learn more about this fun and easy method for decorating.

I (Joie Tamkin) am the Director of Marketing and Communications here at GalleryDirect, and I had the oportunity to go into the home of the seleceted family and show them how to redecorate the daughters room.  It was a lot of fun! 

Tune in on Thursday to seem me demonstrate how parents can use HP Wall Art to bring their child’s favorite television and movie characters to life in their home. This picture is from the shoot, you’ll have to watch the show to see the complete room – and learn how you can do this in your home.

Unlike traditional wallpaper, HP Wall Art and Gallery Direct combines branded content, fine art, or personal photos with each individual’s creative touch.  Gallery Direct wall coverings and wall accents are extremely easy to put up and easy to take down, up and down with only water making it simple to change designs as a child grows or tastes change.  If I can do it, anyone can!

Furthermore, customers can customize their wall coverings to fit the exact dimensions of their room, while designing around elements such as windows, doors and light switches.  HP Wall Art meets the GREENGUARD Children & Schools standards[1] for low-emitting products, making it the perfect solution for a child’s bedroom or playroom.  

 Imagery available includes: fine art, photography, and licensed imagery from NASA, Marvel Comics, National Geographic, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, Warner Brothers and new content and designs will continue to be added!

HP Wall Art wall coverings and wall accents are available online through Walls by GalleryDirect, and are shipped directly to consumers’ homes with and installation kit and customized instructions.


 

Spring Art: Florals!

It’s finally Spring and the flowers are in bloom making everything look beautiful and bright. Art is an easy way to capture the beauty of nature and bring it into your home. I particularly love vibrant spring floral pieces especially during the dreary winter months they remind me that Spring is just around the corner. Gallery Direct makes it easy to find great floral prints either search by subject ( Botanical and Floral) or by color. Here are some great vibrant floral prints that will forever capture Spring in your home!

 

 

 

 

What floral prints at Gallery Direct caught your eye? I am personally a fan of Laura Gunn.

You can find Ellen blogging daily at Thrifty & Chic Mom.

Spring Colors Trends for 2012

Spring is my favorite time of year – for decorating my home and myself.  I view my artwork in my home like I view my choice of clothing — they are both a reflection of who I am.  So being in style is important to me.  Spring usually brings out the boldest colors of the year, and 2012 has BRIGHT colors, and I absolutly love all of them. From neons to soft pastels this spring colors are HOT!

These ladies are sporting all the trends — let’s start from left to right.  As most of you know from Breanna’s blog post, Tangerine is the IN color, so go ahead and get an entire outfit of Tangerine, look how fabulous this woman looks.

The next woman is sporting a shade of pantone color Cockatoo — paired with Starfish accents giving her an airy yet elegent look.  These colors are sure to brighten any room making it feel more open and airy.  I just placed Beach Series III by Sara Abbott in my living room and I can almost feel the cool breeze sweeping through.

In the middle we have the bright yellow that has come full circle and returned to be one of the hottest colors again this spring.  Pair it with pantone Caberet (shoes) and you have a knock out look that is sure to turn every head.

This next outfit, really captures the essence of Spring 2012 with the mixture of Margarita Green and Sodalite Blue with the floral pattern.  If you are going to wear florals this spring, make sure they are bright and big, and the colors are in season and you could rock this look.

The last outfit is a nice sophisticated blend of the Cackatoo with a light shade of Tangerine – almost a coral color, which is definitely an in color.

Think BOLD, BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL!

Gallery Direct Twitter Party

Mark your calendars for Monday March 26 and keep the 10 o’clock hour free for some fun art chat and of course FREE ART! This Monday March 26 from 10-11 pm EST join @ThriftyChicMom and @GalleryDirect to talk about adding a little color to your home this Spring!

Bring your questions and your love of art and join us, six lucky winners will be adding a beautiful new custom piece of art to there home courtesy of Gallery Direct!

SXSW We ♥ Free Art WINNERS

We are finally back in the office after a very fun and exciting year at the SXSW Interactive Festival.

A big thank you THANK YOU to all who participated in the free art contest!

♥ Jacob Shea, Brian Burke, Tim Stanley, Susie Hall, Dawn May, Heather Campbell, Loree Greco, John Berry, Nick Brill, Brian Burke, Jason Grice, Andrea Patin, Gina Thomas 

Check your e-mail to claim your winning coupon code and happy printing! We are interested to see your art so feel free to send us photos of your prints once when they arrive!

Check out the full SXSW Interactive video below and follow Gallery Direct through the festival! 

 

 

 

 

SXSW buzz

With SXSW going on in town there are a lot of celeb sightings…and we had one here at Gallery Direct. Billy Corgan, alternative rock musician best known as the sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins, came to visit and tour Gallery Direct. How cool is that! It was all business though, the employees didn’t line up for autographs or pictures (although some wanted to). And we welcomed Billy by putting up a wall mural of his album art and printing his stuff on aluminum, birch-wood, paper and canvas. Our CEO said it put a smile on his face.

We ♥ Free Art! SXSW Interactive 2012

SXSW Interactive is finally here. It may be cold and rainy in our city but that won’t stop us. For the Interactive conference we will be giving $1000 in free art away everyday until Tuesday.

You can enter to win here:  http://Www.gallerydirect.com/sxsw

But If you see us at the festival, enter to win simply by scanning one of our amazing QR shirts…. and say Hey! We are friends.

We will be updating daily so check back for more from SXSW Interactive.

Follow us on twitter @gallerydirect for faster updates and Like us on Facebook to see the daily winners. Good Luck!

 

Check out the Interactive Adventures of our Gallery Direct team

2012 Color of the Year

PANTONE recently declared Tangerine Tango as the 2012 Color of the Year. If you don’t know what PANTONE is, that’s okay. Allow me to explain. PANTONE is a company best known for its matching system (PMS), which is a color-standardization guide primarily used in the printing industry. They provide PANTONE Guides that look a lot like the paint sample strips you get at a home improvement store, and it essentially works the same way. For example, if a company uses PANTONE 19-1664, or True Red, in its logo, they can rest assured that no matter how many different printers are used to print it, the red will stay true to its form. Make sense?

Every year PANTONE chooses a color of the year. The color is based on trends seen in fashion and interior design, as well as the general spirit of the times. According to PANTONE, Tangerine Tango provides the “energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.”

I know you’re wondering, “Why should I care?” Well, you should care because it means that Tangerine Tango is the new “it” color. It can be seen in the spring lines of many notable fashion designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari, and Adrienne Vittadini. And it’s popping up in accessories, pillows, and fabrics all over the place. Incorporating Tangerine Tango in the art you choose for your home is the easiest way to modernize and energize your space. I’ve even taken the liberty of compiling a few of my favorite paintings with this color:

Divulge I by Sylvia Angeli

Divulge I by Sylvia Angeli

Wall Flower I by Sara Abbott

Pyracantha by Stella Alesi

Pyracantha by Stella Alesi

You can see all of our art with varying shades of orange by clicking here. Your walls will thank you.