I have never hung anything like a gallery wall before, but since we have so many Indiana University related framed pictures, we figured it would be best to clump them all together in one space. After a quick (2 minute) overview of “gallery wall tips” on Pinterest, I set to work doing a mock up of what the wall would look like.
Materials Needed:
- Scissors
- Paper
- Pen/marker
- Tape
- Nails/picture hanging supplies
- Hammer
- Level
- Measuring tape
1.) Find Some Paper and Do Some Cutting
Since K had just gone grocery shopping, I opted to use the paper bags he just brought home. I traced each frame, cut it out, and labeled it.
2.) Figure Out Where They are Going to Go
First I played with their locations on the floor a bit before taping them on the wall. Since we lacked painter’s tape, I used regular scotch tape and nothing happened to the paint. I started with the biggest pictures and then worked around them with the smaller ones. I made sure to focus on which color the frames were so all of my black frames did not end up in one corner.
3.) Do Some Measuring And Take A Step Back
Using my handy dandy measuring tape, I attempted to keep 3 inches between each frame so that all the spacing was the same. It took a couple tries of moving pieces around and each time you moved one, you had to adjust them all! We looked at it from across the room and made sure we liked where everything was before moving on.
4. Hang Pictures (Repeat this step over and over)
I chose to hang the largest pieces first before moving on to the smaller ones. After hanging one picture, I had to make sure the frame was decently level before measuring and hanging the next one. If not, the whole thing could end up off.
Here is the final product! It is not perfect, but I do not care. Looks good from afar to me!
waste not want not 