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  • Gallery Wall Tips Roundup from the Top Interior Designers

    June 13, 2017 2 min read

    Gallery walls are a great way to incorporate multiple pieces of art and objects that you love on one wall. BUT, I totally get it - - creating and hanging a gallery wall can be such a brain tease! Like where do you even start? How far apart should you hang the frames? And are there any tricks to making a gallery wall easier?!

    Well, you are in luck because I’ve rounded up some great tips to creating a gallery wall from the pros, McGee + Co, Emily Henderson, Katherine of #AskKat + Lulu & Georgia, Lauren Conrad, A Beautiful Mess, and Target. Check out the Gallery Wall Tips Roundup below!

     

    What you need to create a gallery wall:

    • Butcher paper
    • Level
    • Hammer
    • Pencil 
    • Eraser
    • Wire
    • Tape measure
    • Scissor
    • Nails or 3M tabs (I love picture hanging nails from OOK!)
    • Painters tape
    • Good playlist! 

     

    Where to create a gallery wall:
    Great places to create a gallery wall is down a hallway, stairs, accent walls, and above your sofa or bed! Gallery walls can span the whole wall, from floor to ceiling!

     

    Tips to create a gallery wall:

     

    Great places for frames:

    • Target
    • Lulu + Georgia
    • Flea markets!
    • World Market
    • Simply Framed
    • Framebridge

     

    "Palm Tree Nomad" featured in Kate Lester Interiors' gallery wall!

    Gallery wall by Kate Lester Interiors.

     

    Let’s Get Started - Tips on How To Hang a Gallery Wall:

    1. Be creative, have fun, and mix it up!
    2. Measure the size of the wall where you’ll be hanging the gallery wall
    3. Start with one focal point + build around (but make sure that it’s not in the center)
    4. Lay out the pieces on the floor (Rule of thumb: Space the frames 2-4 inches apart, or 1.5-3 inches (in order to create one big focal point)
    5. Trace frames + objects with butcher paper
    6. Make sure to mark where the frame will be hung by flipping frame over + mark on butcher paper
    7. Tape butcher paper cutouts on wall with painter’s tape (if hanging above sofa, make sure lowest piece is 6-12 inches above highest cushion)

     

    Do you have any tips to create a gallery wall? Leave a comment below!

    Pura Vida,
    Kristen
    Portrait of Kristen M. Brown, sunset photographer at Samba to the Sea.

     

    AND check out these great videos from the experts on how to create a gallery wall! 

     

     

     

    Sources:
    Studio McGee
    #AskKat for Lulu & Georgia
    Emily Henderson
    Lauren Conrad
    Target
    A Beautiful Mess

      

     

    P.S. Check out even more artwork interior design tips and how-to's on The Sunset Blog!

    Artwork interior design tips and how-to's on The Sunset Blog!

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