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Tips for Creating a Gallery Wall

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Don't you lot simply love gallery walls? They are such a fun mode to evidence off not only photos, but interesting objects, digital prints, and other artwork or projects you've created or collected over fourth dimension. All the same, nosotros hit the road in less than 3 months (yikes!) and what comes up, must come downwardly.

Over the next couple weeks, Eric and I plan to go through each room and stick a mail service-it annotation on everything equally we decide what we want to keep, store, donate or trash (cheers Tiny Firm Nation for that tip!). This reminded me that I better have photos of some of the projects around hither before they are gone for practiced, including our massive gallery wall which has evolved over time.

I'll admit that this gallery wall never quite felt complete or at least not completely "me". When I offset decided to put it upwardly about two years ago I didn't have everything I wanted or needed but knew if I didn't outset, information technology would never become washed. In fact, some of the older photos brand me blench considering it merely seemed and then claustrophobic. Nonetheless, I've enjoyed updating it over fourth dimension and it'due south become a focal signal and fun conversation piece when people come over.

The Evolution of Our Gallery Wall

Here is how our gallery wall started roughly 2 years ago…

The get-go matter I did was bring anything I may want on the wall into the room. I then bundled everything where I wanted it and traced that frame/object onto wrapping paper. Once that was done I bundled the wrapping paper silhouettes onto the wall and taped them into place. From there we used nails or hanging strips to hang everything up. Here's a photo I took on my phone during the process…

Updated Photos:

Again, the wall has evolved over time only here are a few updated photos of it, which is filled with DIY projects. I'll share the sources to the projects currently on the blog at the bottom of this mail.

I hope these photos will help inspire you to create your own gallery wall or spruce up a blank infinite. If zilch else I hope this will give y'all the confidence to tackle a project you've been waiting to start. If you wait until that perfect moment, who knows if or when it will come.

It may not be perfect, simply I still appreciate this wall and all of the projects that went into it. It was a fun process and I learned a lot along the mode, mainly what not to do and that I volition allow go of my fear of heights when I want something hung up loftier and Eric is nowhere in sight. Haha.

You tin read more almost how we created the gallery wall back on this postal service, but here are a couple of tips I would give for someone just starting out:

iv Tips for Creating a Massive Gallery Wall

1. Start Small

This was my outset gallery wall and I sorta went all out with the biggest wall in the firm, partly because it was the biggest wall in the house and everything looked tiny in comparison when I hung it upward. However, I think had I started on a smaller gallery wall first, like one in the part or bedroom, it would take made the process a little less daunting.

2. Give each piece space to breathe

This is something I wish I would accept done more of from the start. I sort of crowded all of the frames and objects which made the wall look more cluttered. Yous desire each piece to stand up out so give it some space, at least a few inches. I think this will make each piece feel more special while creating a bigger impact on the overall feel of the gallery wall. By the way, this paint stick trick is an awesome way to become your frames hung perfectly!

3. Option a Colour Scheme or Theme and Stick to Information technology

I'grand not proverb you can't use a variety of colors or mix and friction match items if that'south the look you're going for. However, before you begin I would call up well-nigh how y'all want the gallery wall to look and how you want information technology to make you feel. Are you going for a rustic vibe, beachy, eclectic? Do you want the colors to exist more monochromatic, take a certain color sprinkled throughout, or have it be total of vibrant colors? I was sort of all over the place in the showtime but over time I started to see a blueprint – natural textures, warm woods, and a diverseness of blues. I also added a lot of white to brighten up the dark beige wall, which I was too lazy to paint. Had I thought about this first it would take made the planning process a lot easier and fabricated the wall wait more cohesive. Instead, it sort of happened by accident.

4. Command Hanging Strips are your BFF!

This is especially true if yous are renting (which nosotros are). If you plan to fill a big wall you lot will likely need A LOT of nails. This is where Command Hanging Strips come in handy. I'chiliad happy that nosotros used quite a few hanging strips, but I definitely have a lot of nail holes to fill in…

Overall, I'1000 happy with this wall and all of the projects that we made over fourth dimension that are displayed hither.

Take any tips you would like to share?

These are just a few tips, but if y'all've created a gallery wall and have some tips to share nosotros would honey to hear almost them in the comments beneath!

And if you're thinking nigh creating a gallery wall, I say go for it! You don't demand to await until you take everything perfectly the way yous want information technology, it can evolve over time and that's okay too.

Gallery Wall Sources:

• Wood Shim Artwork
• Wall Hangings with Arrows – I recently tweaked our wall hangings by painting a couple of metal arrows (from Hobby Lobby) and attached them to the wood.
• Woods Slice that Says "Going to the Wood is Going Dwelling house" – this was created using this print transfer method, simply could hands be done using a sharpie or forest-burning tool. I have a printable with this quote in the shop.
• Buffalo Print, Moose and Deport Prints – I made these using a photo I took of the NC mountains as the background, only it's hard to tell from far abroad
• Besides Legit to Quit – I made this printable and have a similar one available here.
• Driftwood – HomeGood's Find
• DIY Ampersand Wall Fine art
• DIY Abstract Fine art – I honey how the liquid gold looks in this painting and will share a mail service on it before long
• Abstract Tree Painting – one of the first paintings I made
• Agate Piece Print – this is a free printable bachelor from Alexis of Persia Lou
• Chalkboard canvas with abstract mountains
• Nautical Rope Mirror
• Creativity is Contagious Pass it On – I made this printable and accept a similar one available in the shop
• Wood with galvanized heart – this is really a Christmas ornament that I have hanging from a smash on scrap forest
• Framed Vintage Colorado Postcard
• Watercolor Skull Impress – this printable is available from the shop of Aniko of Place of My Taste
• Succulent Watercolor Print – You tin come across how I made this here
• Moss Frame with a photograph from our cabin wedding
• Chalk painted canvas with Geometric heart
• Ship Helm I plant from an antique store and added rope to
• Don't Worry Exist Happy
• DIY Abstruse Fine art

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