The best gallery walls are those which play with art of varying sizes, colours and style.  Have fun with creating a unique arrangement and don’t be afraid to mix multiple mediums - whether oils, watercolours, prints or drawings.  The best collages are an eclectic mix of styles and periods which will add character and personality to your home. Whilst it’s important to not overthink a gallery wall, there are some simple steps you can follow to ensure the final look feels both balanced and interesting. We’ve created three gallery walls using work from the wonderful artists we represent - you can explore their full collections and read more about each artist over on The Gallery.

Placement & Scale

Creating a gallery wall can sometimes feel a little daunting and it can be difficult to know where to start in terms of placement. Anchor your scheme with your largest artwork - this should sit at the outer corners in a smaller collection or slightly off centre if you’re building a large gallery wall. Once you’ve positioned these, you can begin to work inwards using both portrait and landscape shapes in varying sizes and frames for a balanced but asymmetric look. We’ve ground this scheme with oil paintings by Louisa Longstaff-Scales and Claire Oxley, and used smaller and more contemporary collages, botanical casts and paintings in coordinating tones to fill the space in between.

Colour Coordination

As a general rule of thumb when it comes to interiors, we like to use one or two core colours in a room, introducing a third accent colour as a subtle visual thread. The same rule applies when it comes to building a gallery wall. When combining different styles of art, it’s important to have a clear colour palette - one which feels curated but not overly coordinated. You want your gallery wall to sit harmoniously in its surroundings, so make sure at least one of the colours in your art features elsewhere in the room - whether in your soft furnishings, on your walls or furniture. Here we’ve used a bold coral and sky blue as the core colours in our palette, while the green and black act as accents - these cohesive tones tie the art together and make this scheme sing.

Mixing Styles, Artists and Periods

There’s no need to stick to one artist or style of art - a gallery wall should be a mix of work that is special to you and tells a story. The most charming gallery walls are those which combine pieces from different periods, mediums and genres - a combination will also make it easier for you to add to in years to come. Here we’ve carried the blues and neutral tones from Claire Oxley’s ‘Thistles in the Rain’ across Imprint Cast’s botanical pieces and Sophie Harding’s and Lloyd Durling’s still life paintings. Despite using four artists and various styles here, this gallery wall still feels considered and balanced.