Simple ideas to create a gallery wall

Gallery walls can also be used as a unique way for filling a blank wall with your art and photos. You can include photographs from recent trips and prints and artwork that you bought while on vacation—but if you worry it’ll look busy, sticking to a black and white palette helps keep it simple and plain.

Start with the largest item first: Start with the largest piece and use it as the focal point. Try to keep the overall pattern balanced against other furniture or centered in a room. Balance and proportion are key to create a gallery wall that works. If you are facing trouble with the placement of items or you are not sure of how things should look try tracing all your objects and items on wrapping paper.  Then cut it out and tape them to your wall where you want them.  If possible, make sure to keep all items spaced equally.  Do not hesitate to play around with your design, move things around until you get the look you want.

Determine your style: A gallery wall is your chance to style your home to reflect your interest and passions. Galleries can be tied together by theme, frame colour, style or image palette.

Keep it personal: It’s your home, so use art and personal effects such as family photos, sculptures, artifacts etc to make your gallery wall stand out.

Choose the right frames: Using frames of a similar design or style is one way to tie the collection to your home’s stylishness if you’re working with a collection of artwork across themes.

Or make it all about the frames:  You can use old boxes to make a display on a budget. Simply add 3-D assets you have collected, as well as photos or old postcards, and restore them whenever you want a change.

Shelves: Using shelves is another way to create a gallery wall that can easily be updated. If you don’t have a built-in shelf, you can buy thin shelving made for art display quite inexpensively, then paint it to suit your design.