Designer Daily iconDesigner DailySep 11, 2026

How to Hang a Gallery Wall (Layout and Spacing)

A gallery wall is one of the few decorating projects where the difference between good and bad depends on measurement rather than taste. Most of them fail on three things: spacing that drifts, a centre line hung too high, and a composition nobody planned before the first nail went in.

How to Hang a Gallery Wall (Layout and Spacing)

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A gallery wall is one of the few decorating projects where the difference between good and bad depends on measurement rather than taste.

Most of them fail on three things: spacing that drifts, a centre line hung too high, and a composition nobody planned before the first nail went in.

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A gallery wall is one of the few decorating projects where the difference between good and bad depends on measurement rather than taste. Most of them fail on three things: spacing that drifts, a centre line hung too high, and a composition nobody planned before the first nail went in.

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