65 plus Photo Gallery Wall Layout Ideas

Are Gallery Walls A Good Idea?

Yes! Gallery walls are a great way to add interest, pattern and color into a room whether you use black and white photographs, landscape paintings, children’s artwork or family photos!

They are a fabulous way to personalize your home decor!

From the entryway to the stairway, hallway to living room, there are many opportunities to add a bold focal point to your home.

Every home has a blank wall that would be perfect for a gallery wall!

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One of the most stylish wall decor ideas is to display artwork, photographs and prints together in unison to add interest to a bland looking space.

What Is The Correct Height To Hang A Picture?

Design Rule: The center of a gallery wall grouping should be at eye level , approximately 57-66 inches off the ground.

This aligns with eye level, making the grouping look pleasing and cohesive in the room.

How Far Apart Should Art Be Hung From Each Other?

The distance spacing between wall art pieces should be 3-6″. Any less and the framed art looks too crowded. Any more and the art pieces don’t relate to each other and are not cohesive.

Measurement Distance Over Furniture

If hanging art above a sofa, console table or headboard, the bottom of the frame should sit 4- 8“ above the top edge of the furniture.

The 2/3 Gallery Size Rule

The grouping of art should be about two-thirds the width of the piece of furniture beneath it.

If the gallery wall is on a blank wall, the grouping should be 2/3 the width of the wall.

Is There A Gallery Wall App?

I haven’t found an app that works well, to be honest.

The best option is to use pencil and graph paper or an editor like Canva to create the layout.

How Do I Make A Gallery Wall?

This is how to make a picture wall, art wall or photo wall:

1. Choose the photos, prints and frames you want to include.
2. Select the wall you want to decorate.
3. Use graph paper to draw the shape and size of the wall,
4. Draw the shape and size of the framed art/photos using the graph paper and cut them out
5. Arrange the frames on the wall drawing and space them out in a balanced collection.
6. Use the photo wall layout ideas below for ideas!

See these gorgeous gallery wall ideas in real spaces for inspiration, below!

Styles of Gallery Walls:

1. Grid Layout For A Gallery Wall

This is the easiest layout for a gallery wall. All of the frames are placed in a symmetrical grid – placed in evenly spaced rows and columns.

Use frames that are the same color, same size with the same color and size of mats.

This layout is clean, uncluttered and creates a polished modern look.

source: Frame It Easy

2. Salon Style Gallery Wall

This is an asymmetrical arrangement and a bit more difficult to arrange. But it looks beautiful with framed art or photographs that are collected over time.

Nest frames with different shapes and sizes to create movement and depth.

This gallery wall style also is perfect to combine different frame colors such as light wood, brass, black and white frames

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Staircase Landing Gallery Wall Idea In Classic Black and White

Black and white photography in black frames with white mats with look fabulous grouped together in a grid to create this gallery wall:

Gallery Wall On A Staircase Wall

This gallery wall of framed black and white family photos looks stunning on the staircase wall.

I love how it continues above the cabinet – so cohesive and stylish!

Source: Pottery Barn

This collection of vintage prints with a coastal, seaside style looks so beautiful in this traditional home.

Stagger a variety of frame sizes up the staircase wall spacing the frames evenly.

source: Patti James Roberts

Staircase Wall Gallery Wall Idea With White Frames

This is a bright, airy, fresh look! This monochromatic white on white look is so beautiful! white frames, white mats and white walls. It makes the photos pop and the wood stair treads look so stunning!

source: Pottery Barn

Gallery Wall Under A Staircase

How do you decorate that awkward wall space under a staircase?

Add a gallery wall!

The white picture ledges blend into the white walls for a stylish look and keep the famed photos from looking cluttered. They give the framed photos structure and repeat the horizontal lines of the stair treads for a cohesive look.

Mix white, wood and black frames to create a stylish neutral color palette that looks polished and elevated.

Add the baskets under the gallery wall grounds it and adds texture and style.

Source: West of Main

Decorate The Wall Above A Sofa With A Gallery Wall

This black framed gallery wall of prints and photos creates a collected look that adds contrast and style to the sofa!

I love how the gallery wall wraps around the corner to the wall above the end table for a chic look.

A mix of white and black mats creates beautiful interest and color contrast.

source: The Layered Home

Living Room Gallery Wall Solution For an Awkward Small Wall

This gallery wall placed above a console table is a beautiful wall to decorate this awkward, small wall.

The vintage wood table grounds the gallery wall to the sofa and window and acts as an end table too.

The table lamp and vase of greenery create a layered, stylish look to the gallery wall.

Love this gorgeous inviting neutral color palette!

source: Mandy Eno Home

Add Picture Lights To A Gallery Wall

Hang picture lights above a gallery wall to ground the grouping in the space and add additional lighting for ambiance!

These 3 picture lights connect the gallery wall of vintage art prints to the ceiling above and the chairs below.

The brass finish of the picture lights repeats the gold and brass frames for a cohesive look!

source: AV Home

Use a Cohesive Mix Of Sizes and Colors

A grouping of framed photos and prints using frames of varying shapes, sizes and colors works well to create a beautiful focal point in the room.

This dining room wall showcases a gorgeous gallery wall of art prints and photos!

Shades of black, white, beige and brown create a beautiful neutral aesthetic and timeless, classic look.

Mix the style of frames and the color of the frames for an on trend, chic look.

A mix of modern frames, vintage and traditional style frames as well as gold, black and white frames create a stylish look full of personality and interest!

The art prints include botanical art, abstract art, maps, architectural buildings and landscapes.

source: Corine Maggio Design

Small and Narrow Wall Decor Idea

A simple grid of framed art is a great way to decorate a small, narrow wall.

The bench and vase of greenery under the gallery wall of 4 framed vintage landscape prints grounds the wall art and creates a gorgeous vignette.

Such a great way to decorate a small wall between rooms.

source: At Home With Jackie

The black frames look so chic and timeless….and repeat the black arched cabinet color for a designer look.

source: At Home With Jackie

Black and White Family Photos

Use black and white family photos in black frames to decorate the walls of a dining nook.

The black frames with white mats keep the gallery wall cohesive even though the sizes are different.

I love how the gallery wall is wrapped around the corner to cover 2 walls.

source: Elle Decor

Picture Hanging Tools and Hooks To Hang A Gallery Wall Easily

You can work with a room’s color scheme by repeating your accent color in the gallery wall!

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Hallway Gallery Wall Idea

A collection of vintage landscape prints, botanicals and nature prints looks stunning on this large hallway wall. The wall sconces ground and frame the grouping.

Hang a collection of different sized framed art prints so that the middle of the collection is at eye level.

Keeping the frames in the same warm earthy color pallete of brown wood, gold and brass creates a cohesive look.

Cohesive Frames and Mat Color

Keep a gallery wall cohesive with the same frames and mats.

This grid style family photo wall is a great way to decorate a large blank wall. I love how it looks with the light wood floors, white cabinets and marble look veined countertops.

source: Treasure In The Detail

Gallery Wall Of Framed Mirrors

Design Tip: Gallery Walls don’t have to include pictures! They can include mirrors too!

This collection of vintage and antique mirrors in brass frames looks stunning on a staircase wall!

I love how the warm brass echoes the color of the wood stair treads for a pulled together cohesive look.

source: HH Vintage Co.

Family Photo Walls

Celebrate family memories with a family photography wall! Hang a group of family photos in matching frames above a sideboard cabinet. This grouping of 2 rows of 3 frames fills the wall perfectly and is a perfect size for the length of the sideboard.

A wall art grouping or single art piece should be 2/3 the length of the sideboard cabinet or console table to have correct proportion.

Hang a wall sconce light on each side of the gallery wall to ground the cabinet and wall art for flow.

So gorgeous and timeless!

Source: Our Casita Life

Gallery Wall Art Placement and Layout Ideas

These gallery wall art layout options provide lots of inspiration for every room in the house!

Decorate A Shelf With Framed Art

Such a beautiful way to display framed art and photos of different shapes and sizes!

Decorate a shelf of framed art in a nursery above the change table, in a bathroom above the toilet, on a blank wall, above a sideboard or above a living room sofa.

Here are 3 asymmetrical picture frame layouts for a shelf:

How To Hang Pictures On A Staircase Wall

Pottery Barn has some great tips on how to hang a picture and create a Staircase Photo Gallery!

Start with a paper template and create any one of these layouts!

How To Hang Pictures Around Furniture

Here are some great ideas on how to create a gallery wall in every room of the house with Room Vignettes.

I love the asymmetrical living room layout above the sofa!

What’s your favorite layout to display pictures?

I hope some of these tips and layouts will help you create a gorgeous photo gallery wall!

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