Guide
The gallery wall guide
A good gallery wall looks collected, not cluttered. The difference comes down to three things: spacing, layout, and palette.
Spacing: 5–8 cm, always
Keep 5–8 cm (2–3″) between frames, and keep it consistent across the whole arrangement. Consistent gaps are what make mixed sizes read as one piece; uneven gaps are what make a wall feel accidental.
Treat the whole cluster as a single artwork: its center should sit at eye level (57–60″ from the floor), and its overall width should follow the 2/3 rule over furniture — see the print size guide.
Before you touch a hammer, trace each frame on paper, cut the shapes out, and tape them to the wall. Ten minutes of paper saves an afternoon of spackle.
Three layouts that always work
The grid
Same size, same frame, equal spacing — 2×2 or 3×2. Zero risk, maximum calm. Best for matching sets like a single collection.
The row
Two or three prints in a horizontal line, centers aligned at eye level. The easiest way to hit the 2/3 rule above a sofa or sideboard.
The salon
Mixed sizes around one anchor piece, edges loosely aligned to an invisible center line. Start with the largest print at eye level and build outward.
Palette anchoring
Mixed subjects work when the colors don't fight. Pick two or three shared tones — say terracotta, sage, and cream — and make sure every print carries at least one of them. That shared thread is what lets an abstract, a botanical, and a line drawing hang as a family.
This is why our collections share palette tokens: any two pieces from the same collection are pre-matched. Filter the catalog by palette to build across collections without breaking the thread.
Frames count as palette too. One frame color across the wall (all oak, or all black) buys you far more freedom in the art itself.