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Add Personal Touches
Hang an Expanse of Silhouettes
If only walls could talk! For the ultimate staircase gallery wall idea, homeowner Shawn Lang collected antique silhouettes for nearly four years to cover the expanse of his stairwell. Each one remains in its existing frame, regardless of scuffs, scratches, or overall condition.
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Build an Inspiration Board
Landscape gardener Anthony Brewington’s home office is a place where passion meets profession. On one wall, he shows off the antique garden tools he’s collected for nearly three decades. Above his desk, a contained gallery wall of sorts displays favorite pages torn from magazines (“what we had before Instagram,” he says).
Take It All In
Frame Up Vintage Dog Paintings
Pick a Floral Theme
This colorful collection of floral paintings wrapping an entryway table creates a cheerful welcome. With a variety of sizes, some paintings in frames, and some bare stretched canvases, this happy arrangement works because of the one cohesive subject matter.
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Linger Over Landscapes
Homeowner Bambi Costanzo transformed a blank nook by the stairs by installing an electric firebox, an antique mantel, and shelves on either side. Landscape paintings line the walls above, giving the room hand-me-down history. The collection continues along the narrow wall on the right, where a stack of five pieces fits nicely.
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Get the Girls Together
Mix Eras and Textures
Matte gray-black paint is a sophisticated canvas for a casual gallery wall mix of framed and unframed family silhouettes, oil paintings, and a 1920s deer mount that was a gift from homeowner Annie McCreary’s sister. “My dad was a picker, so I was always collecting things,” she says. “I love mixing eras and textures.”
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Envelop a Corner
A comfy chaise lounge makes for a quiet perch for humans and feline friends alike to take in the meaningful mix of sentimental and kitschy collections in this room. Childhood keepsakes, framed family photos, and stacks of books are just some of the personal mementos tucked into this cozy corner.
Play Up a Game Theme
In this relaxed sunroom-turned-game area, vintage lodge-style games like Bingo and Monopoly make for functional collections and inspire the gallery wall decor items. Black-and-white family photos and artwork mingle with vintage rackets and paddles for a personal wall display that carries on the theme of the space.
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Embrace a Perfectly Imperfect Approach
A chest of drawers scored at an auction is surrounded by richly colored floral paintings picked up at flea markets. The mismatched collection is casually hung off-kilter, which adds to the charm and authenticity of the vignette.
Choose Wisely
Thanks to a strict selection filter, an assortment of muted vintage landscapes holds together visually. “I know a painting is good if it looks like a place I’d like to live!” says homeowner Jennifer Barone. Come Christmas, she adds a lush wreath crowning the bed frame.
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Display Pretty Pewter
Go Graphic in a Powder Room
Cover a Wall From Floor to Ceiling
A gallery wall is a smart way to fill a blank space behind a sofa or other furniture. Here, because the living room’s wall and floors aren’t level, the homeowners eyeballed where to hang their miscellany of nautical flags, maps, ship paintings, and landscapes. Pieces are hung all the way to the floor to completely cover the wall.
Fill a Narrow Space
A large grouping—like this arrangement of (mostly) Spode and Wedgwood blue and white china—has more oomph than a solo display. With pewter trays mixed in, the artful dining room arrangement makes a real statement in the skinny wall area between windows.
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Check This Out
Now here’s a way to add graphic interest to any wall! Hand-painted vintage checkerboards featuring cool colorways work as bold wall art, especially when grouped together. A pair propped on the black painted sideboard adds an additional layer. Other game-themed pieces, like dartboards and game boards, would work as well.
Amy Mitchell is the managing editor for VERANDA and Country Living, where she writes articles on a variety of topics—decorating and design, gardens, and holidays. Amy’s experience in the shelter magazine category spans more than 20 years, as she’s previously held positions at Coastal Living and Cottage Living. Her personal pursuits include cooking, gardening, and hunting her favorite tag sale spots for the next piece of Pyrex for her prized collection.
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