The biggest fear when attempting to hang a gallery wall is the damage to the wall. Because I have that same fear, Here is how I was able to hang my entire gallery wall without one single mistake. By following these techniques, you can do the same.
Step 1 – Decide on a Theme
In my personal opinion, a gallery wall should have a theme. So, you could use children’s photos, vacation photo’s or memorabilia , botanical prints, or vintage family photo’s. Since I had recently inherited a lot of old family photos, that’s what I used to create my gallery wall.
Be Prepared
Gather your supplies
Always remember, any time you are hanging art, you need some basic tools to get the job done properly. But if you missed the 5 Tips to Hanging Art Perfectly Every Time, you may want to check that out here.
The #1 additional item you need for a gallery wall is craft paper. I don’t think I could have completed this project without it. Can you imagine how many misplaced holes I’d have on my wall? LOL
Step 2 – Gather the proper supplies
- Craft Paper
- Hammer & Art Hanging Kit
- Tape Measure and/or yard stick
- Sharpie, Painter’s Tape & Scissors
- Level or Laser Level
Step 3 – Trace Each Frame onto the Craft Paper
Trace each of your frames onto the craft paper to create a template. Be sure to document which frame you traced. I promise you will not be able to distinguish them once they are all cut out.
Step 4 – Decide on an arrangement
If you are using identical frames of a consistent size, this isn’t as difficult. Because I was using multiple size frames and shapes this step is crucial. Keep in mind that you want approx. 2 inches between each frame.
Laying the frames out on the floor to find the arrangement didn’t work for me. So instead, I began adding the template photo’s to the wall.
Using painters tape to hold the templates in place, allowed me to easily shift the placement without any wall damage. Since I didn’t want my photos to hang on an angle, I used a level to be sure each template was level in both directions.
Step 5 – Double Check Your Placement
Once the templates are placed in a pleasing arrangement, I decided to lay the photo’s out on the floor in an approximate arrangement to the wall.
This step was to insure that the arrangement was eye appealing and nothing looked out of place. By switching a couple of the smaller pieces, the arrangement was acceptable at this point.
Step 6 – Hang your wall
Next, you want to place your nails! This is the scariest part of hanging in art. First, I’ll refer back to a previous post. Here is a tutorial with step by step instructions for hanging art. If you use your painter’s tape to mark the hanger placement and then use your wall template, you will place the nail perfectly every time.
Step 7 – Step Back and Enjoy Your Gallery Wall
Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you’ll be inspired to create a Gallery Wall of your own. I’m loving mine. Please feel free to ask any questions and as always, you comments are greatly appreciated.
XOXO,
Rachel
Leave a Reply