52 Best Gallery Wall Ideas

Loft Gallery Wall Idea

A gallery wall is an ideal way to add style to awkward spaces, like this lofted bunk room in an 800-square-foot Michigan lake cabin. Here, the homeowner split matching pairs (framed fish drawings and round ship paintings) to create balance. She then filled in with similar themed pieces and added a set of antlers between the peak and the window.

Vintage Frames Gallery Wall Idea

In this Texas farmhouse entry, vintage gallery wall frames showcase thrifted paintings and collages made using preserved pieces of wallpaper and clippings from 1930s Swedish newspapers found in the floorboards of the house during the renovation. Dried wedding flowers (top right) add dimension and a personal touch.

Silhouettes Gallery Wall Idea for Stairs

Homeowner Shawn Lang collected antique silhouettes for nearly four years to cover the expanse of his Catskills farmhouse stairwell for the ultimate staircase gallery wall idea. Each one remains in its existing frame, regardless of scuffs, scratches, or overall condition. If only walls could talk!

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Vintage Dog Paintings Art Gallery Wall Idea

Create a mini gallery wall to proudly display beloved collections. To make this grouping of vintage dog paintings complete, homeowner Kay Stanley scouted antiques stores near and far for the hand-carved tramp art frames that encase each one. The quirky collection feels right at home in this North Carolina mountain house.

Home Office Gallery Wall Idea

Landscape gardener Anthony Brewington's home office is a place where passion meets profession. On one wall, he shows off the antique garden tools he's collected for nearly three decades. On the wall above his desk, a contained gallery wall of sorts displays favorite magazine page tear sheets ("what we had before Instagram," he says).

Vintage Ship Paintings Gallery Wall Idea

Right at home with the shades of coastal blue found throughout this Maine lake cottage, an art gallery wall of vintage ship paintings serves as the main focal point in the living room. The loose arrangement hung on the expansive wall behind the couch leaves room for the collection to grow over time.

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Floral Paintings Gallery Wall Idea

This cheerful collection of floral paintings wrapping an entryway table creates a warm welcome. With a variety of sizes, some paintings in frames, and some bare canvas, this happy arrangement works because of one cohesive subject matter.

Game Nook Gallery Wall Idea

In this relaxed sunroom-turned-game area, vintage lodge-style games like Bingo and Monopoly make for functional collections and inspire the gallery wall decor items. Black-and-white family photos and artwork mingle with vintage rackets and paddles for a personal wall display that carries on the theme of the space.

Family Photos Gallery Wall Idea

Family gallery wall ideas don't get more authentic than this one. Emily Griffin is the fifth generation to call this lake property home. "My great-great-grandfather bought the land in the late 1800s, so adding historic photos of my ancestors felt like a lovely nod to this history," she says. Her trick to keeping it cohesive: "I like for frames to either all be the same or all be different, with the caveat that if you go with all different, make sure they are patinaed."

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Small Bathroom Gallery Wall Idea

The bathroom in this cozy one-bedroom cottage features a collection of fifty Greek- and Roman-themed bottle openers from the mid-1900s, mostly found by scouring eBay. The framed drawings sport Greek and Roman scenes as well, which makes for a thoughtfully themed space.

Related: 20 Best Small Bathroom Ideas to Spruce Up Your Space

Fireplace Nook Gallery Wall Idea

Homeowner Bambi Costanzo transformed a blank nook in her tiny 1920s West Virginia bungalow by installing an electric firebox, an antique mantel, and shelves on either side. Collected landscape paintings line the walls, giving the room hand-me-down history. The collection continues along the narrow wall on the right, which might have been an otherwise ignored space. A stack of five pieces fits nicely. Framed and unframed art propped on the mantel gives a layered look.

Living Room Gallery Wall Idea

The secret to artfully displaying a lot of collections in a small house: Cluster like items together, as homeowner Anthony Brewington did with the gallery wall above the living room's bar in his one-bedroom Leighton, Alabama, cottage. His only requirement for the wall was that each piece be black and white, so this is where he hung his assemblage of vintage etchings and pen-and-ink drawings. Simple black frames further tie all the pieces together.

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Behind-the-Couch Art Gallery Wall Idea

A gallery wall is a smart way to fill a blank space behind a sofa or other furniture. Here, because the living room's wall and floors aren't level, the homeowners eyeballed where to hang their miscellany of nautical flags, maps, ship paintings, and landscapes. Pieces are hung all the way to the floor to completely cover the wall.

Lakeshore Paintings Gallery Wall Idea

Gallery wall ideas for living rooms run the gamut and often include mismatch items hung in a pleasing way. But in this tiny Michigan lake cabin, a charming collection of affordable amateur lakeshore paintings fills the walls behind the sofa and over the mantel. Choosing one style of artwork makes for a cohesive, bountiful display.

Collectible Plates Gallery Wall Idea

A large grouping—like this arrangement of (mostly) Spode and Wedgwood—has more oomph than a solo display. With pewter trays mixed in, the artful arrangement in this Texas bungalow dining room makes a real statement in the skinny wall area between windows.

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Sailboat Theme Art Gallery Wall Idea

In this Boothbay Harbor, Maine, fixer-upper, homeowner Mary Barrett tucked in nautical art and knickknacks wherever she could. Here, a collection of ship paintings hangs on the triangular stair wall, while a playful sailboat-printed lampshade fills the open space.

Arrowheads Gallery Wall Idea

Hung on a wall of cream-colored horizontal shiplap, an artfully framed collection of arrowheads is surrounded by historic photos of this family property in South Carolina. The oval frame with bright turquoise matting creates a focal point in this guest room.

Powder Room Corner Gallery Wall Idea

Bring personality to a petite powder room with a graphic gallery wall. This one in Victoria and Marcus Ford's North Carolina home shows off a happy assortment of vintage finds, including a "Ford Road" sign spotted at the Raleigh Market. The eclectic mix of paintings, photographs, flags, and a framed life vest wraps the corner to decorate two walls.

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Paint-by-Numbers Art Gallery Wall Idea

"My favorite part of summer camp was arts and crafts, so I really love to collect the old paint-by-numbers art," says homeowner Abby Albers of the charming wildlife scenes above her metal bed. She packs in tons of collections like this in her 800-square-foot lake cabin in Pentwater, Michigan.

Under the Eaves Gallery Wall Idea

A mix of license plates, framed silhouettes, pennants, photos, and signage makes for a sweet display tucked under the eaves of this Connecticut farmhouse. Smaller items grouped together fills the space nicely, whereas one larger piece of artwork would be awkward to hang here.

Carmen Collins is the style editor at Country Living, where she covers home decorating ideas and produces e-commerce shopping guides.

Amy Mitchell is the managing editor at Country Living and VERANDA. She writes about a wide range of topics, including homes and lifestyle content.

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