How to Create an Art Gallery Wall
Does the idea of creating a gallery art wall in your home overwhelm you? You aren’t alone. It is tricky to create one that is interesting, yet cohesive enough to not be overstimulating. You want it to feel thoughtfully gathered overtime, like you didn’t try hard at all, right? LOL
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I’m so glad I stumbled upon Artfully Walls because they make this all very easy. You would never guess that the gallery wall in my dining room wasn’t handpicked at various estate sales and flea markets. Why? Because each print is from a diverse pool of carefully curated artists who use various mediums. In addition to fab prints, Artfully Walls handles the framing as well. I was able to select from an assortment of frames to create this black and gold mix!
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I used the Marie Kondo method for making my selections for this wall: I asked myself, does it spark joy? YES. We all need more joy in our home during this time. Art should speak to you in some way, and if a piece doesn’t, skip it!
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I chose black/white/and gold selections so that I wouldn’t need to worry about designing the rest of the room around it. I know it will always work with any decor.
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Artfully Walls also has pre-made gallery walls in case you don’t feel up for creating your own. It gives you a good base to work from, allowing you to add personal or vintage pieces you collect down the road to your already-made gallery.
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So how do you create an effortlessly chic gallery wall?
Make sure it’s art you LOVE
Choose one large “anchor piece” to work around. On this wall, I selected a large size for the middle piece entitled “Something Else”.
Select various mediums to keep things interesting: photographs, charcoal, watercolor etc.. Mix modern and vintage looking pieces so everything doesn’t look like it came from the same period - you want lots of diversity.
Choose a unifying color scheme to thread throughout for cohesion. You can do this with the art itself, OR with the frames (or both like I did in this case)
Choose various sizes with a mix of portrait and landscape orientations
Make it an odd number. Can’t be explained in science-terms, but our eyes are just drawn to odd numbers in the design-world. Don’t ask me why!
Use paper or cardboard to cut the sizes of each framed piece, and then play around with the orientation on your wall or floor. You want there to be an equal distance between each frame, for the most part. On this wall, they are spaced about 3-4 inches apart from the each other.
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We have a dream of owning a farm one day so I had to include this cow in our mix!
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My favorite print might be the couple dancing. They are having fun LOL. I hope this inspires more kitchen dancing for us in 2021.
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Here are the links to my selections from Artfully Walls in case you want to copy my wall (go ahead, no judgment!):
Chairs by Anat Vacnin Appelbaum
Dancing 2 by Or Lapid
Dark Flowers on White by Ruti Shasshua
Black and White Cow by Philine Van Der Vegte
Something Else by Eda Oslu
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I’m looking forward to playing with these pieces in more configurations in the future. Because I love them all so much, I know I will always find a place for them!