![]() ![]() Pieces that I love a lot right now are good enough for me! Once I let go of this idea, it became a lot easier to just listen to my heart. That’s a lot of pressure, and something that isn’t entirely straightforward to predict. ![]() Don’t overthink it– Somewhere I read advice to pick art you know you’ll love at least five years from now, and I think this really messed me up at first.I also now have extra art to put up elsewhere, which I consider a plus! Having options to switch things out when something just wasn’t fitting in as I hoped was instrumental for preventing me from having a mental breakdown. Have more art than you think you’ll need– There were about six pieces that didn’t make it onto this wall, and six pieces that I hadn’t initially planned on that are now a part of this gallery.Pick art in varying sizes– I had planned on only having art larger than 11″, but when it came time to hang things up, it was clear that I needed smaller pieces to help fill in some gaps in my arrangement, which brings us to the next point:.My favorite is the one of my boyfriend hiding behind a bush (yea), which I had shared a while ago on Instagram. Add personal elements- I added a couple photos that I took myself, some just printed from my phone, and I love how they’re like little nuggets of extra personality.Pin all the art you’re considering onto an exclusive Pinterest board– This really helped give me a good idea of how all my picks looked together, and from there I could narrow it down visually.I referred to my wall decorating Pinterest board a lot for ideas and inspiration. Study gallery walls and take note of what you like about them– Things like the art mediums, colors, frames, spacing, mats, all are helpful to consider when making decisions on art and the arrangement of the gallery.While art is a very personal thing and something everyone should trust their guts with, I have a few tips on what might help get you there: If you’re not interested in all that and just want to know about sources, that’s all shared at the end!īy far the most time-consuming part of this project was picking the art. I’ve divided this post up into sections- how I planned, picked the art, framed, and hung everything up. ![]() After a year and a half of believing I’d pick up art organically along the way, zero progress was made with that plan, so I changed gears and started pro-actively planning for this wall. This is coming from starting with nothing and wanting to create something that looked both collected and edited. This goes for frames as well - mix the frames by color and size so it looks elevated yet balanced and not cluttered.Remember that gallery wall around my TV that I kept talking about for a while and then stopped talking about it for a while… it’s finally here!!! With it, I’m sharing everything I learned about planning and hanging an art gallery, because I realized… it’s a lot more challenging than I thought. For example, do not group together black and white on one side and then pieces with more color on the other. Keep in mind to evenly distribute the art by color and size and create interesting juxtapositions of what sits next to what. Alternatively, lay the art on the ground and work on the placement there. If you plan on creating a linear grid look, the measurement between each frame needs to be the same. Two to four inches of space between each frame looks best when creating an eclectic mix. Start with the focal piece and then experiment with the layout around that piece. Seeing them on the wall will greatly help you determine the placement. Mark what each cutout is, then using painters tape, stick the cutouts on the wall. The easiest way to do this is by laying your framed art on the ground on top of brown craft paper, then tracing and cutting around it. There are many ways to plan your layout for the gallery wall. ![]()
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