Do you want to style a large blank wall? Let me provide you with the tools you need so your project is going to be a success! Find 14 Layout ideas for your 10 piece Gallery Wall in this post!
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Grab a coffee, make yourself comfortable and grab the Ultimate Guide for Gallery Walls.
Read all about the perfect rooms for Gallery Walls and DO’s and DON’Ts for each space. Nail hanging your Gallery Wall on the first try with my simple 8 step guide and check out 42 different Layouts for Gallery Walls!
What is a Gallery Wall?
A Gallery Wall is a collection of framed art, photographs and other wall decor items that you hang grouped together on a large empty wall. The pictures often differ in size and are put together in a way to make an interesting pattern for the viewer and an amazing statement for the room.
“A Gallery Wall is one of the easiest but most impressive and powerful home decor statements to create!”
General Tips for Gallery Walls
There’s no right or wrong on the topic, as long as the pictures you choose give a cohesive look and you like it.
- Choose pictures around one specific theme such as a color or a topic
- Use a good number of frames for the space you have. 5 for a small wall and 8-16 for a large wall are good limits.
- Vary your pictures in size and in colors to not make it look too uniform, but stick to the theme.
- The largest or most colorful pictures will be your focal points. Use them where you want the eye to go first. Add more pictures that compliment the focal points around them to create a cohesive look.
- Space the frames out so each picture can make it’s statement and “breathe”, but don’t space them too far apart so they don’t look grouped anymore.
- Choose a layout for the group that you like. Layouts can be geometric or a structured chaos.
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14 Layouts for 10 piece Gallery Walls
10 piece Gallery Walls are such a beautiful and versatile way of styling your wall. Here are my 14 favorite layouts:
1) The double mirrored favorite
My absolute favorite!
This design consists of 2 parts that are mirrored vertically and horizontally to make a very interesting combination.
It consists of the following sizes of art:
- 2x 18x24in portrait – primary focal points
- 2x 16x20in landscape
- 4x 12x16in portrait
- 2x8x10in portrait
2) The big portrait collection
Non-geometric design for mostly portrait pictures
This Gallery Wall can be built with the following pieces of art:
- 1x 18x24in portrait – secondary focal point
- 2x 16x20in portrait – primary focal points
- 1x 16x20in landscape
- 2x 12x16in portrait
- 2x 12x16in landscape
- 1x 8x10in portrait
- 1x 8x10in landscape
3) The parents with octuplets
Non geometric design with lots of 12x16in frames in portrait and landscape – perfect for a wide wall.
To achieve this design get art in these sizes:
- 2x 16x20in portrait – primary focal points
- 4x 12x16in portrait
- 4x 12x16in landscape
4) The square pyramid
This geometric pyramid design is great with abstract wall art that flows together nicely.The focal points are spread and space building the pyramid in between the first and second row of the art serves as a focal point.
This design uses art in the following sizes:
- 3x 16x20in portrait
- 4x 12x16in portrait
- 3x 12x16in landscape
5) The large/small collection
This combination of very large and very small frames is great for smaller walls and will look beautiful above a couch.
The design can be achieved by art in these sizes:
- 1x 18x24in portrait – primary focal point
- 1x 18x24in landscape – secondary focal point
- 2x 12x16in landscape
- 4x 8x10in portrait
- 2x 8x10in landscape
6) The accessorized cross
This cross like design has strong focal points and stretches the wall with 4 large landscape pictures.
Use art in the following sizes to achieve this design:
- 2x 18x24in landscape – primary focal point
- 2x 16x20in landscape – secondary focal point
- 4x 8x10in portrait
- 2x 8x10in landcape
7) The wide arrow
This large gallery wall consists of two parts – the left higher part serving as center focal point with two large portrait pictures and the right part flows out nicely to some smaller frames.
Get the following sizes of art to build this Gallery Wall Design:
- 2x 16x20in portrait – primary focal point
- 2x 16x20in landscape – secondary focal point
- 2x 12x16in portrait
- 2x 12x16in landscape
- 1x 8x10in portrait
- 1x 8x10in landscape
8) The balanced chevron
This layout is balanced evenly with two asymmetrical tails of smaller frames on each side.
Achieve this Gallery Wall Layout by using 10 frames in these sizes:
- 4x 16x20in portrait – primary focal points – balanced
- 2x 12x16in landscape
- 2x 8x10in portrait
- 2x 8x10in landscape
9) The geometric 2 liner
This completely geometric Gallery Wall design uses 10 Frames in the same size to achieve a balanced look. This not only looks great in living rooms, but can also be used as a beautiful gallery wall for a hallway.
Use 10 frames in the same size to achieve this look:
- 10x 12x16in portrait
10) The chaotic drop
This Gallery Wall Layout consists of 2 large focal points with a combination of smaller frames to balance the 10 frame layout.
Art in the following sizes is used in this design:
- 1x 18x24in portrait – focal point
- 1x 18x24in landscape – focal point
- 4x 12x16in portrait
- 1x 8x10in landcape
- 3x 8x10in portrait
11) The chaotic compressed
A similar layout to the one above thsis one stretches shorter in width.
Achieve this Gallery Wall Design by getting these 10 frame sizes:
- 1x 18x24in portrait – focal point
- 1x 18x24in landscape – focal point
- 4x 12x16in portrait
- 1x 8x10in landcape
- 3x 8x10in portrait
12) The wide mirrored two liner
This mirrored 2 part Gallery Wall design with centered landscape focal points is perfect for wide walls.
Get your 10 pieces of art in the following sizes to achieve this Gallery wall Layout:
- 2x 18x24in landscape – primary focal points
- 2x 12x16in landscape
- 2x 12x16in portrait
- 4x 8x10in portrait
13) The open top
This Gallery Wall Design has a strong bottom line and flows easily on top and the sides.
To recreate this layout use 10 artworks in these sizes:
- 1x 18x24in portrait – primary focal point
- 4x 12x16in portrait
- 2x 12x16in landscape
- 3x 8x10in portrait
14) The whale
Non-geometric design for focal points in landscape orientation.
This Gallery Wall can be built with the following pieces of art:
- 2x 18x24in landscape – primary focal points
- 1x 16x20in portrait – secondary focal point
- 3x 12x16in landscape
- 2x 12x16in portrait
- 2x 8x10in portrait
Get all the tips and tricks for beautiful Gallery Walls in a FREE Guide
Grab a coffee, make yourself comfortable and grab the Ultimate Guide for Gallery Walls.
Read all about the perfect rooms for Gallery Walls and DO’s and DON’Ts for each space. Nail hanging your Gallery Wall on the first try with my simple 8 step guide and check out 42 different Layouts for Gallery Walls!
Summary and FAQ
What is a Gallery Wall?
A Gallery Wall is a collection of framed art, photographs and other wall decor items that you hang grouped together on a large empty wall. The pictures often differ in size and are put together in a way to make an interesting pattern for the viewer and an amazing statement for the room.
How to design a Gallery Wall
In this post I show you 14 different layouts how to design a Gallery Wall with 10 pieces of art. You can adjust these layouts to your liking or use them as they are.
How to hang a Gallery Wall evenly?
With little bit of planning you can easily hang a Gallery Wall evenly. After I picked my desired layout I create paper cutouts of the frames and temporarily tape them to the wall. The most handy tool is a laser lever so you hang them at the same height.