Putting Together a Gallery Wall

I am here to say that I love myself a gallery wall! Gallery walls and me were kind of a match made in heaven, if I do say so myself. Do you love gallery walls too? If so, then this is the post for you! I am going to share my thoughts and my process for putting together a gallery wall. Now if, like me, you are a connoisseur of the gallery wall, you have probably read many different ways of going about one. And I have probably used some of these ways myself.
In the past, I have used paper templates in the same shapes as my objects that I plan to hang, and hung them all on the wall using tape. I have also taken everything that I plan on hanging on the wall and laid it all out on the floor first. Both of those methods have worked very well for me. And I would definitely recommend them both.
My biggest inspiration, and maybe my most favorite thrift store find ever, is this Van Gogh print that I purchased for 50 cents. The actual painting is called Vase with Zinnias and Other Flowers. For a long time I had this leaned up against the wall in this room, and I was happy to finally hang it up!
In my humble opinion, I think a gallery wall should be a collection of interesting art pieces, photographs, objects, fabrics, and colors that are personal and meaningful for you. A gallery wall does not happen in a day. When I am planning for a gallery wall, I might collect objects for it for 6 months, a year, or even two years! And sometimes I get anxious and go ahead and hang what I have so far, and then add more things when I find what I am looking for- which is exactly what I have done with this particular TV gallery wall.
For this wall, I just started hanging things where I thought I wanted them. I did have LC hold a few things up while I stood back and eyeballed it, and then hung it. The first thing I hung on this particular wall was the flower painting to the left of the TV. I knew I wanted it to be centered over my bookcase. The next thing I hung was the pan with the long handle to the right of the TV. And then I just kept hanging things, one at a time, until I liked the result. But I did have LC hold each thing up first so I could make sure I liked where it was going, and I just marked each spot to nail with a pencil.
Nicki Parrish @ Sweet Parrish Place
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