Bobby Meyer
I’m sharing tips for creating the perfect art wall along with the “before” and “after” reveal of my own! (post includes affiliate links – full disclosure statement available {here}) Today I’m sharing several gallery wall ideas and the tips you need to create them.
Eclectic gallery walls are fun to create because in addition to framed art, you can use your creativity and add a variety of other things you love! For example, I included an oversized lion head door knocker simply because I thought it was a fun find. I’ve found some great unique frames at thrift stores and flea markets, including the ornate frame around my octopus print which was a $3 flea market find.
You can find very reasonably art prints online at Minted {here} and low cost printables on Etsy {here}. Once you’ve decided on your final arrangement, cut pieces of kraft paper in the shape/size of your art and tape them on the wall so you can tweak the layout in its final space before hanging your art. Another gallery wall idea is to let your kids’ (or your nieces, nephews, grandkids…) art take center stage! One of the art pieces I wanted to use was too large for the frame that I had so instead of cutting down their original artwork, I made a color copy of it and reduce the size of the image too:
The prep work was so worth it because my gallery wall was totally level: You can see more about the art wall around my TV along with more pics of our family room makeover {here}!
