Best tips how to make stunning looking wall art

Best tips how to make stunning looking wall art if you have no idea where to start.

Do you tend to collect postcards, hoard wallpaper and fabric samples, rip things out of magazines and then keep your treasures in a box or a drawer?

Sounds like me, I do, I love collecting stuff and sometimes I get my boxes out and just look at all my fantastic treasures and wonder what to do with them.

Want to know how to design your walls?

If you also have many awesome pictures, cards and posters stored away in photo albums and drawers, there are ways of displaying them.

I was searching for a way to display them, I wanted to hang them on my walls but I didn’t like the ordinary way. I wanted it to look interesting and kind of funky.

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So I researched a little and found some ways, how to display my treasures. Here ya go:

Best tips how to make stunning looking wall art

A well composed and great looking wall needs the right balance. That means, first check what you want to display.

• Do you want to make a photo wall of family photographs, children’s drawings, posters or post cards?
• Do you want to frame each one or arrange them in a bigger frame together?

It is always a good way to start by selecting the ones with the similar tone or the same color scheme. Then mix it up with different frame sizes to make it look more interesting.

Here are some examples how it can look:

If you have a lot of different colors and styles, find related looking frames for your pictures, to get some kind of a similarity to it. Here is an example and I love the blush of pink wall color.

How to hang pictures

Balance and symmetry are key to creating a gallery wall that works.

Always start with the largest piece and use it as a focal point. Work from the center out. Lay all your art out on the floor and try a couple of arrangements until you are happy.

I normally like to have the pictures lined up straight on the bottom, then it looks pretty organized. But of course, there are also other ways to organize them.

1. If you are not sure how to start hanging up your pictures, use some old newspaper, trace each picture and then cut each one out.
2. Use masking tape to tape each trace from the floor onto the wall.
3. Start with the biggest picture, use measuring tape and a level to get it straight.
4. You should start at least 10 to 15 inches over the furniture and keep about a two inch gap in between each frame.

There are a lot of tutorials on how to level pictures right or how to hang pictures without making holes in your walls and so on, if you need more detailed information about that topic.

Different ways of displaying your art

Using picture shelves is another way to create a gallery wall that can easily be updated without hammering lots of holes into your wall.

Or combine shelves and hanging pictures, everything is possible. Ikea has cheap options to buy them picture shelves. And here is the link: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40291766/

Layering pieces on top of each other creates a casual vibe and can look different every day real easy by removing or adding little things. But nevertheless, keep it organized.

In darker hallways create an airy atmosphere by using bright colors, light frames or eye-catching posters with no frames and just use masking tape to stick them on your wall. Looks so funky.

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Are you looking for unusual tips how to decorate walls?

I saw this option in a newspaper somewhere and just had to try it out. If you don’t really have a whole wall to display all your photos and posters, tape it around a door frame. Here only black and white pictures were used, try it out with colored ones, maybe in a kids bedroom.

There are a lot of different ways to display your treasures, even in the smallest home. I display posters and postcards in my bedroom and many photographs in my living room.

I love to look at them and exchange the color scheme from summer bright into winter darker. How do you display your treasures in your home? What works best for you?

This is also a good way to decorate if you are not sure about painting the walls.  Or you are in a rental apartment and are not allowed to paint the walls like you want them to look. Add a lot of art work.

Let me know in the comments below, I love to hear from you.

See you next week at the blog,

Conny xoxo

P.S. And here is a part of my masking tape collection I love to use for taping pictures on the wall. Love, love, love  it.

Also read my latest post about Mood Boards https://colorfuldesigner.com/mood-boards-how-to-find-your-own-decorating-style/

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