Journal
Spacing, frames, rooms and the small decisions that make a gallery wall feel considered rather than crowded.
Ideas
The same photos can look considered in one room and chaotic in another. Here's which gallery wall layout suits the living room, hallway, staircase, bedroom, nursery and small walls — and how to match the shape to your own photos.
Planning
Most gallery wall advice starts with a template and asks you to crop your photos to fit. Start with the photos instead — here's the order that works, from choosing images to spacing, eye level and true-to-scale.
Journal
Most gallery wall tools stop at a pretty picture. We take you all the way: a true-to-scale layout, a shopping list of the exact frames you need with links to stores near you, and a printable stencil with nail positions.
Spacing
Two to three inches is the honest answer — but the reason why matters more than the number.
Frames
Black, oak, white or a mix — a short guide to picking a frame finish you will still like in a year.
Room ideas
Narrow, unloved and rarely furnished — a corridor is the most forgiving wall in the house.