Tips on how to decorate with a gallery wall
In this post about home decoration, you won't have Munch's "The Scream" in your living room, but with a bit of ingenuity and good taste (and these tips) you'll be able to turn that dull wall into a small art gallery that will surprise and liven up your home.
The walls of your home are canvases that allow you to express your creativity by giving them a personal touch that reflects your style and personality. The possibilities are endless. There are so many decorative resources to give life to a wall that only your imagination can set limits to them. And, monaparters, we have a lot of imagination...
Making a gallery wall is a very simple way to give life and expressiveness to some rooms in your home.
Sometimes you may be interested in a touch of discretion so that the main protagonist is the furniture. If your interest is just the opposite, and you want your walls to be the centre of attention, you can opt for a more daring proposal. You can simply decorate them using a photograph that takes up the entire wall, a painted mural, inspirational phrases (which are very fashionable), origami figures, crockery, ceramics or even pizza boxes previously decorated to your liking. Be sure to visit this collection of ideas that may surprise you.
The decorative elements par excellence for walls have always been paintings. Their use has never ceased to be trendy but lately they are even more in vogue if you place them in groups or in the form of a collage. We are going to give you some simple tips on how to use pictures, frames and photographs to create an environment that really speaks of you:
1) Take care of the composition. Cut out cardboard templates and shape them on your wall. This way you will have a clear perception of the volume it will occupy, and you will know how many pictures you will need and in what sizes. It takes more work but the result will be more satisfactory and you will be on the safe side (Image: Arts Melange).
2) Big rules. Keep in mind that larger pieces have more visual appeal and are therefore more prominent. Start by placing the largest frames first. You can make the rest of the pieces rotate around them or have them evenly distributed. In general, it is advisable to look for balance and that the weights are balanced. (Image: Decoration 2.0).
3) Distance between parts. Especially if you are working on a minimalist space, you may want the spacing between all the frames to be identical. If, on the other hand, you are moving in a more vintage style, you can look for the organised clutter effect provided by uneven spacing.
4) The theme. To decide which pieces you want to place, the first thing to think about is whether the set will have a specific theme. You can place photographs from your travels that you want to remember, special experiences, artistic motifs that evoke sensations, memories of your whole life, family photographs or images of nature. Anything goes. You can decide to make it multi-thematic. But here's a tip: try to imagine yourself looking at that particular painting every day for a couple of years. If you get bored just thinking about it, find another one! (Images: Pinterest).
5) The colour of the frames. All white, all black or a balanced combination of both is usually suitable for a minimalist environment. If this is not your space, you may be interested in taking care of the chromatic palette so that you keep similar tones and without mixing too many colours. However, remember that anything goes. Maybe you feel like showing your cheerful side and combining bright colours, because you are the boss in your home! (Images: Sunset).
The best advice is not to hesitate any longer and start with your project of gallery wall as soon as possible. Use your own resources as much as possible. Your photographs, some watercolours, phrases that inspire you will give it a personal touch and a sophisticated air. When you see the result you will feel that nobody else has a gallery as cool as yours.
And as a tip, here's a little piece of advice: try to use adhesive fixing systems because this way it will be easier to make changes and you can give it a touch of freshness from time to time. You know, in case you finally put up that photo that you'll only like for a couple of months and then hate...
