How to Create a Gallery Wall: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meaningful Display

A Wall Is Never Just a Wall

A gallery wall isn’t merely decorative—it’s the composition of your eye, your sensibility, your pace. It can evoke silence or dialogue, rhythm or rest. When approached with intention, it becomes a space of memory, movement, and meaning.

1. Think Beyond the Frame: Benefits & Philosophy

1. Think Beyond the Frame: Benefits & Philosophy 

Before you measure, center yourself in a simple philosophy: gallery walls aren’t about showing off — they’re about slowing down. 

  • They create relationships between images 
  • They reduce the stress of making each piece “stand alone” 
  • They invite storytelling, not just style 
  • They allow contrast, not chaos — combining medium, scale, and theme 
  • They offer freedom to edit, change, and evolve 

2. Select Your Arrangement Style

2. Select Your Arrangement Style 

Your layout is the architecture of your wall’s voice. Consider these foundational forms from design studios and art curators: 

Rectangle Arrangement 

Perfect above furniture. Align tops or bottoms, balance left and right, and build a clean grid or columnar rhythm. This technique adds calm and order. 

Diamond Formation 

Softer, more kinetic. Arrange artworks on diagonal axes to create momentum—especially well-suited to staircases or narrow spaces. 

Circular/Oval Layout 

Start with one central piece and radiate outward. This organic form works well in entryways or rooms with vertical ceiling height. 

Each style offers something different—choose based on mood, architecture, or instinct. 

3. Curate with Purpose: Gallery Wall Sets from ARThinkso 

To help you start with harmony, ARThinkso’s Gallery Wall Sets offer refined groupings of artworks that already speak to one another — both visually and emotionally. 

Gallery Wall Set: The Capture of the Life by Mahboobeh Yazdani 

Two companion prints that observe quiet gestures inside a beauty salon. Based on dip pen and watercolor, the pieces invite presence and intimacy. → Ideal for living rooms or reading nooks with soft light and slower pace. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Plant by Ayda Pakzad Afshar 

A trio of botanical giclée prints rendered with digital oil painting techniques. Minimal yet lush, structured yet organic. → Perfect for serene corners, workspaces, or wellness areas. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Nothing by Mahboobeh Yazdani 

Minimalist portraits in ink and acrylic. Two women, two moods, no words needed. Stillness as subject. → Thoughtful in a bedroom or hallway where pause is part of the rhythm. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Just for Ravens by Mahboobeh Yazdani 

A trio that follows a recurring raven motif through layered, expressive drawings. Subtle, strange, and rich with narrative atmosphere. → Works beautifully above a desk, in a study, or alongside neutral-toned interiors. 

Each set comes with size and framing options, giclée printing on archival-quality paper, and secure international shipping. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Elegance 

In this striking diptych by Namdar Shirazian, two carefully framed photographs reveal the intricate geometry and timeless beauty of Persian architecture. Precise composition and deep contrast between light and shadow create a poetic dialogue between craftsmanship and illumination. Each print captures a distinct perspective of grand entrances—with tilework, symmetry, and spiritual calm.→ Ideal for modern entryways, minimalist living rooms, or neutral-toned spaces that benefit from architectural depth. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Red 

A four-piece set alive with red tones, expressionist gestures, and layered abstraction. From intense brushstrokes to delicate textures, each piece complements the others while offering its own emotional temperature. Together, they pulse with rhythm and warmth.→ Striking above a sofa, along a hallway, or in creative spaces that invite bold emotion and visual dialogue. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Green Grow 

A harmonious duo of organic forms—Green Grow 1 and Green Grow 2 —rendered in ink and wax pastel on cardboard. These prints evoke the layered rhythm of nature, balancing movement with stillness and bold gesture with delicate nuance. Printed in London on museum-grade Hahnemühle paper with archival inks, they preserve the richness of the original drawings in both texture and tone. 

→ A perfect botanical pairing for workspaces, lounges, or serene corners where expressive mark‑making meets calm, refined energy. 

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Gallery Wall Set: Far Away 

A poetic trio of fine-art photographs that evoke quiet landscapes, open skies, and distant horizons. These prints bring a sense of spatial serenity and meditative distance to any wall. 

→ Lovely in bedrooms, reading nooks, or anywhere you’d like to introduce calm expansiveness. 

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4. Plan the Layout First 

Start on the floor. Or use kraft paper cutouts taped to the wall. Use painter’s tape to sketch outlines and experiment with placement before committing. If you're working with a Gallery Wall Set, let it serve as your visual anchor—then build around it with personal photos, mirrors, or smaller objects. 

Tip: Maintain 5–10 cm (2–4 in) between artworks for visual breathing room. 

5. Tools & Hanging Methods

You don’t need to be a professional framer—just prepared: 

  • Measuring tape 
  • Level 
  • Pencil or tape for marking 
  • Nails, wall hooks, or Command strips 
  • Toothpaste trick: dab a tiny dot on the hanger, press it to the wall, then hammer your nail right where it transfers 
  • Museum putty (to keep pieces from shifting) 

If using framed Gallery Wall Sets, opt for the provided hardware or lightweight options when possible. 

6. Hang with Intention

Start at the center and build outward. Use your anchor artwork as a reference point. Step back after each piece to ensure balance and flow.


Pro tip: The centre of your gallery wall should sit around 145–152 cm (57–60 inches) from the floor—roughly eye level.

7. Observe & Refine 

Gallery walls are not static. Step back. Observe. Edit. Add over time. Or simplify. 

With ARThinkso’s curated sets, you’re starting with a conversation already underway—one that can grow with you. 

 

Creative Reminders 

  • Odd numbers often feel more natural 
  • Visual contrast can be soothing—just keep a common thread (palette, tone, matting) 
  • Avoid direct sunlight on prints 
  • Layer in depth: 2D with 3D (a small wall shelf or sculptural object can add richness) 

Final Thought 

A well-made gallery wall doesn’t just fill a space—it frames the life happening around it. With ARThinkso’s thoughtfully paired sets, you don’t start from scratch—you start with something already alive. 

And from there, you make it your own. 

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