Gallery walls are a home design trend that remains en vogue. But nailing this trend requires attention to detail and an eye for design. If you are looking to get the most out of this home design trend, we’ve got you covered with six crucial tips for creating eye-catching gallery walls.
1. Integrate a Pop of Color
To make your gallery wall stand out, mix a bright pop of color with more neutral art. This will create more dimension for the eye and give your gallery wall a professional quality. Morris Adjmi Architects used this approach when designing a space inside Asher, a new luxury residential development in the heart of Downtown Tampa.
2. Add Sophistication With Monochromatic Colors
For intimate gathering spaces such as cozy living rooms or quaint dens, a monochromatic color scheme can add depth and sophistication to a space. This technique was used by Fogarty Finger in a model residence sitting room at 40 West 12th in Midtown Atlanta, which incorporated a black-and-white-themed gallery wall to complement the black-colored walls and moody furniture pieces in order to elevate the space.
3. Symmetry Is Key
This home below at 250 East 21st Street, a new condominium in Gramercy, showcases a gallery wall with even spacing between the artwork, designed by AD100 firm Ash Staging.
4. Mix Different Art Forms to Create Personal Meaning
The home below, designed by Natalia Miyar, includes a mix of personalized art collection pieces and new and exciting artwork. These pieces blend beautifully to bring personal meaning to the space while also nodding to the design aesthetic used throughout the home.
5. Elevate Your Gallery Wall by Using Eclectic Pieces
Mixing frames and artwork of varying sizes and shapes is a great way to add an additional layer of visual interest to your gallery wall. Not only does this allow you to customize your artwork with frames that best complement each piece but also offers a multidimensional and curated look that embraces imperfection with the resulting alignment. This style is demonstrated by Rebecca Robertson of RR Interiors in an art-centric residence at 53 West 53, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel’s striking tower above MoMA in New York City. The artworks featured on this gallery wall are part of the extensive museum-worthy collection of 34 original pieces from 12 different countries on display throughout the home.
6. Incorporate Abstract Art to Attract the Eye
The use of abstract art on a gallery wall attracts the eye, allowing for actual photos and visual reality paintings to be saved for the bedroom or elsewhere within the home. For example, Interior Marketing Group incorporated the eight paintings shown below directly above the couch within this at-home office space at Rose Hill in the NoMad neighborhood in New York City.
