A gallery wall can elevate the style of your space and really make a personal statement about your life and style. However, the process takes time, preparation, and patience. Here are some tips to help you build your own gallery wall!

• Pick out your frames and create diagrams to help play around with some layout ideas.
• Lay out your frames on your floor before hanging them on your wall to measure everything out.
• If you find purchasing prints to be too pricey, use your own photography, pictures of family, or restore old photos to place in the frames for a personal touch.
• You can also hang up empty frames and collect pieces of art over time so you won’t have to splurge on a lot of pieces all at once.
• Use one large piece to start your collection, then use different sizes and orientation of the pieces to fill space and keep your eyes moving.
• If you’re going for more of a classic look, use a nine-square grid layout with even space between each frame.
• Use sturdy frame hangers to protect your walls and your photos against scratches and nicks.

​How To Create A Gallery Wall [Pottery Barn]
How To Create a Gallery Wall on a Budget [Apartment Therapy]​
The Guide To A Well Hung Gallery Wall [Emily Henderson]

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Does the kid in you still dream about being an astronaut? If you're still dreaming of walking on the moon, check out these facts from NASA about space suits and walking in space!

1) The temperature in space varies drastically, so it's important that astronauts wear specially designed space suits. The temperature can get as hot as 250 degrees Fahrenheit and just as cold.

2) Without the astronauts in them, a space suit weights 280 pounds on earth, while in space, the suits are weightless. Space suits are custom-made for each astronaut, but there is no difference between male and female suits, except for size.

3) It takes 45 minutes to put on a space suit. Then, an astronaut must wait up to an hour, breathing in pure oxygen, to let the body adjust before going on a space walk.

4) To get used to the weightless feeling of outer space, astronauts practice in their suits in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, a pool filled with 6.2 million gallons of water.

5) Space walks are called EVA, which stands for extravehicular activity. The first EVA by an American took place in June of 1965. The longest EVA to occur was almost nine hours long!

Visit NASA's website for more information.

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If you thought the library was just for getting books to read and to do research, then you have not been to the Ashburn Library. This facility offers activities for both children and adults. From preschool and musical story times to the adult book club and ESOL English conversation group, there is something for everyone. They also offer yoga, family movies, and family story time, as well as game time and a reading buddies program.

These programs are in addition to all of the books you can check out, the meeting rooms that are available for use, and the computers that have both Wi-Fi and printers that are free to use. There is not much that Ashburn Library does not have and if it is available elsewhere, a librarian will try and track it down and get it for you. That may be why many people say that libraries are the centers of learning, creativity, community building, and innovation for the digital age.

Ashburn Library
43316 Hay Road
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 737-8100
library.loudoun.gov/Our-Libraries/Ashburn-Library
www.facebook.com/LoudounCountyPublicLibrary

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