I'm Creating a Gallery Wall in My Office. Here's What I'm Loving Right Now.

I've been thinking about adding a gallery wall to my office, and naturally, I went down the rabbit hole of collecting inspiration.

I love a gallery wall because it can make a room feel collected rather than decorated. And the more I look at them, the more I realize that there really isn't one right way to do it.

Some are colorful and eclectic. Some are traditional. Some mix photography with paintings. Some use ornate vintage frames. Some are almost entirely black and white.

And honestly?

I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I want mine to look like.

So I decided to pull together some of the gallery wall ideas that are inspiring me right now.

1. I Love a Gallery Wall That Feels Collected

The gallery walls I'm most drawn to don't look like someone went shopping for twelve pieces of art on the same Saturday afternoon.

They look collected.

There are different frames, different sizes, different styles and different types of artwork.

That's the look I'm leaning toward for my office.

I want it to feel like I've accumulated pieces over time rather than created a perfectly coordinated wall.

2. Mix Your Frames

This is probably one of the biggest things I'm taking away from all of this inspiration.

I don't want every frame to match.

I love the combination of antique gold frames, simple black frames, natural wood and smaller vintage frames.

The contrast actually makes the artwork feel more interesting.

For my office, I'm thinking about using a combination of vintage looking frames with more modern pieces.

3. Don't Be Afraid of a Statement Piece

One thing I keep noticing is how powerful one large piece can be.

Instead of having everything the same size, I love the idea of choosing one piece that really grabs your attention and then building the rest of the wall around it.

It could be a painting.

A photograph.

A landscape.

An oversized abstract.

Or something completely unexpected.

I'm still deciding what my statement piece will be, but I know I want one.

4. Gallery Walls Don't Have to Be Perfectly Symmetrical

This is where I think gallery walls get really fun.

You don't necessarily need identical spacing between every frame or a perfectly symmetrical arrangement.

Some of my favorite gallery walls feel a little spontaneous.

There are larger pieces next to tiny ones.

Portraits next to landscapes.

Horizontal artwork mixed with vertical artwork.

And somehow, it all works.

I think the secret is finding a visual connection between the pieces rather than trying to make them identical.

5. Mix the Art

This is probably my favorite idea.

Why choose one type of artwork?

A gallery wall can include paintings, photographs, drawings, botanical prints, vintage artwork, graphic pieces and even mirrors.

I love the idea of finding pieces that represent different parts of my personality.

And since this is going in my office, I think it would be fun to incorporate a few things that inspire me creatively too.

6. Let Your Gallery Wall Become Part of the Room

The last thing I'm thinking about is how the gallery wall interacts with everything around it.

The furniture.

The lighting.

The books.

The plants.

The colors.

The architecture.

I don't want my office gallery wall to feel like artwork simply placed on a blank wall.

I want it to feel like part of the room.

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So... What Am I Going to Do With My Office?

Well, that's the fun part.

I haven't figured it out yet.

I'm currently gathering inspiration and figuring out what direction I want to take.

Do I want vintage?

Colorful?

Traditional?

Eclectic?

A little bit of everything?

Probably a little bit of everything.

I know I want the wall to feel personal, collected and interesting. I don't want to walk into my office and feel like I'm looking at a perfectly styled showroom.

I want to look at the wall and see things that I love.

Things that inspire me.

Things that make me smile.

And maybe a few things that make me wonder, “Where did I even find that?”

So this is officially the beginning of my gallery wall project.

Now I just need to find the art.

And the frames.

And figure out where I'm putting all of it.

Wish me luck.