One of my all-time favorite ways of decorating a wall is by creating a “gallery wall.” They come in all shapes and sizes, and frankly, that’s the beauty of it. You can use everything from a collection of vintage paintings all painted in the same tones or of the same subject, to a grouping of black and white framed photographs, to a collection of your children’s artwork, to simply leaves pressed between inexpensive frames, or even a group of mirrors. In fact, some of the most successful gallery walls mix it up, with a selection of art mixed with photography, maybe some shadow boxes, collectibles, even letters or numbers…. anything goes. A gallery wall is an excellent way of covering a large wall, and it looks particularly good going up a stairwell or along a hallway. But truly, they work anywhere. You can use ledges and lean your art on them, or simply hang your pieces on the wall, either way, you get a lot of bang for your decorating buck!
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| One of my all time favorite vignettes! Everything here is gorgeous, but the collection of drawings really makes this corner pop. Designer Nancy Price. |
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| Here all different art styles are mixed, but unified by the gold frames. Love this! |
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| So gorgeous! Designer Windsor Smith. |
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| Designer Gerrie Bremermann. |
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| A wall of family photographs unified by similar frames. Rach Parcell’s house of Pink Peonies. |
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| This gallery wall incorporates different styles of art and different shaped frames, and it works. Alaina Kaczmarski’s home. |
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| This is such a great idea! Love that she grouped prints of vintage maps; this would look amazing in an office, too. Merika Meyer Interiors. |
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| Here wall ledges are used rather than hanging everything on the wall. Great for anyone who’s intimated by the placement issue and/or nervous about making so many holes! Monika Hibbs. |
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| Great stairwell grouping. |
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| Domino magazine. |
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| Here Marie Galvan successfully mixes art, ledges, signs and a clock on her stairwell. Love! Liz Marie blog. |
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| Very interesting placement. Sunset magazine. |
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| This stairwell is so gorgeous anyway, and the gallery is perfectly placed. Norman Design Group. |
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| I would LOVE to do this in a hallway! Lovely grouping of botanicals. |
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| Allison Smith Interiors. |
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| Designer Nina Farmer. |
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| This stairwell is particularly beautiful. I love how the sconces have been mixed in with the art. Designer Phoebe Howard. |
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| Wow! How stunning is this stairwell and landing full of mirrors?! I think my jaw dropped when I first saw this published in House Beautiful! I’ve seen it on Pinterest about 1000 times and it’s no wonder! Annie Brahler’s house. |
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| I love this group of mirrors in the dining room. Kindred Vintage & Co. blog. |
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| Domino magazine. |
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| To me this grouping of antique silver trays qualifies as a “gallery wall,” even though there is no art at all! HGTV. |
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| One of the cutest walls of children’s art I’ve ever seen! Primitive and Proper blog. |
Happy Friday!
Sheila
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Mary Ann Pickett says
NICE inspiration!
Sheila @ Maison de Cinq says
Shelley,
Get your gallery wall back up girlie!! You will be so happy when you do and you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner:)
Sheila
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Sheila @ Maison de Cinq says
So glad you agree! And thanks so much for taking the time to write, and for stopping by!
Sheila
Sheila @ Maison de Cinq says
Thanks Des!
You too!
Sheila
xo
Sheila @ Maison de Cinq says
Denise,
I'm so glad! Isn't it just the greatest when you get a wall to work out that way?! And I love that you scooped up things you weren't using. I too have several paintings just sitting in the garage, and now you've got me thinking I should do a little mini gallery wall with them!
Thanks so much for taking the time to share, and for stopping by! I so appreciate it!
Sheila
Denise Runions says
I just finished creating a gallery wall in the stairwell and another mini one in my bedroom. I gathered up all the framed paintings I have that weren't already hanging somewhere else and arranged them on the floor of the spare bedroom. I filled several of my shadow boxes with coral, shells or minerals and included them in the mix. When I found an arrangement I liked, I traced each frame or shadow box shape on paper and taped them to the walls. Some minor shifting around was involved and then I was ready for the scary part – putting nails in the wall! When I was done, I was absolutely thrilled with the results – the wall turned out even better than I dreamed it would! I repeated the process for the bedroom, where I hanged two paintings in slightly different shades of blue with a white shadow box that I filled with two beautiful blue minerals. Success again. Today I'm going to hang the one remaining framed painting I have in the kitchen hallway along with a collectors box full of seashells (an idea I thought of at 3:00 a.m. – or maybe I dreamed it). Anyway, I'm really excited that all of my framed paintings are now displayed (I still have a few to get framed when I can afford it) as well as many of my shadow boxes. And I'm thrilled with the results!
Calypso In The Country says
These are great examples. I always love the black and white look but that map one with the piano above is just perfect! I have been meaning to put back my gallery walls in the back hallway and the family room. I mean, it's only been about 8 months since we repainted…why rush?! Enjoy your weekend, Sheila!
Shelley
Our French Oasis says
I agree, lovely photos, I love gallery walls, they are such a great decorating feature.
Deserae says
Beautiful inspiration photos….I too love a gallery wall!!!
Have a great weekend!!!
~Des