Designing Gallery Walls
Design service and guidance for arranging art in the home.
Vilas x Wallpapur @Velaa Sindhorn Village
Our Service
Gallery Wall Design Service
We design gallery walls for homes, restaurants, and offices. You can send us the following details:
- Wall dimensions, with photos of the space
- Your budget
- The style of art you like, or a story / concept
Decoration Guide
Choosing Art for the Home
What brings a home to life is starting from small corners — a desk, the area above a light switch, or a column. Good choices are landscapes, cityscapes, or living things.
If you are just starting to decorate, begin with small corners. The art does not need to be large — 15–30 cm is fine, so the pieces can also be moved to other corners of the home. Moving them around changes the mood and keeps the room from feeling stale.
An example of matching the art colours to the furniture.
Matching
How to Choose a Frame
Start with the frame
Match the materials in the room. For a natural-wood table, a teak frame works well; for a white upholstered sofa, pair it with a frame painted white. You can match materials with anything from small decor pieces like a wooden tray to the doors or the floor.
Choosing the art
Beyond personal taste, match the colours in the art to the decor. For example, if the art has bright yellow, a cushion cover on the sofa with small yellow details can carry that colour through, so the art blends into the room.
Lighting
Lighting for Art
Natural light
There should be natural light during the day, but it should not fall directly on the art. (If the light is very strong, use anti-glare glass or print on canvas.)
Decorative lamps
A table lamp or floor lamp helps make the area feel like its own corner or zone, with the art as the focal point.
Downlight / Spotlight
Where there is already a downlight or spotlight, place the art where the light reaches it.
Layouts
Layout Patterns
A single large piece
The art should be about 60–80% of the wall width, depending on the space and the surrounding furniture.
A single row
Like a museum hang — emphasising the art with open space around it. The pieces can be the same size or close to it. Suited to those who like a tidy look.
A set
Three frames or more, hung as a small cluster or in a continuous line. Mix small and large pieces for variety.
Installation
How to Install
1. Eye level
When hanging art, the centre of the piece should sit at eye level, roughly 148–165 cm. For a set, you can use the centre of the whole set.
2. Where to start
First find the centre of the wall, then start hanging from the largest piece, or the piece nearest the centre.
3. High ceilings
For a high-ceiling wall — 4 metres or more — when hanging several pieces you can place them above eye level, starting the lowest piece at eye level.
4. Spacing (Space)
Leave about 5–7 cm of gap (judging by eye is fine). If a piece is very large, over 60 cm, you can widen the gap to 8–10 cm as appropriate.
Hardware
Hanging Hardware
Large art over 2 kg
We recommend drilling the wall, using a No. 6–8 bolt or screw.
- Cement wall: use a plastic anchor (fig. 1)
- Gypsum wall: use a toggle anchor (fig. 2)
- Lightweight brick: use an AAC anchor (fig. 3)