"When we moved into our four-bedroom apartment last year, I knew I had to do something to personalize the walls. Since we had already splurged on two large paintings, I decided to finally tackle creating a gallery wall. Given our collection of watercolors and drawings - we love to buy art when we travel, and my husband's a diplomat by day and artist by night - it would've been a waste not to hang the pieces we've accumulated."
"With five gallery walls now under my belt, like most things, practice made perfect. From an unexpected hallway arrangement to a trio of pieces on a thin stretch of wall, I'm sharing everything I learned about gallery walls along the way so you can take this project on with total confidence."
Creating gallery walls personalizes living spaces by arranging accumulated artworks, such as watercolors and drawings collected during travel, alongside larger paintings. Prioritizing existing purchases maximizes decorative value and prevents collected pieces from going unused. Iterative practice refines layout technique and composition choices, increasing confidence in arranging art. Different wall types call for tailored solutions, from clustered arrangements in unexpected hallways to concise trios on narrow stretches. Thoughtful consideration of scale, spacing, and placement produces cohesive displays that complement room dimensions and existing decor, allowing successful DIY gallery-wall projects without professional help.
Read at Apartment Therapy
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]