Hanging Gallery Wall

Whether you just bought a home or plan to renovate one or more rooms, one of the most effective ways to increase the value of your property involves hanging a gallery wall. Think of how you feel when you walk into an art gallery to see dozens of paintings, photographs, and other artwork adorning every wall. Can you replicate the dazzling display of art at home?

The answer is a resounding yes, and the return on your investment makes it worthwhile to hang a gallery wall.

Over the 50 years from 1957 to 2007, artwork appreciated an average of more than four percent per year. Although the return on artwork is less than investing in the next big emerging market mutual fund, the consistent return is a proven way to generate supplementary income. As reported in a study conducted by Harvard University, hanging a gallery wall delivers several mental health benefits, such as reducing the debilitating symptoms of acute anxiety.

Now that you know why hanging a gallery wall makes sense, let’s quickly look at how to get the job done right.

Plan the Project

You should have a creative vision before hanging gallery art on a wall. Choose paintings, photographs, and other types of artwork that convey a particular theme. For example, hanging Ansel Adams photographs with paintings showcasing nature’s pristine qualities helps you create a theme centered around the great outdoors.

You might have to make several changes to the original starting lineup before you settle on the final choices for hanging gallery wall art.

Try Different Arrangements

Before you begin banging nails, twisting screws into studs, or installing molding on a wall, you should experiment with different arrangements for your art pieces. You have to determine which of the paintings, photographs, and other types of artwork should be the visual focal point of your display. After selecting the visible focal points, determine which location on the wall represents the central area people typically look at when entering a room.

The trial and error process should be done before committing to a wall-hanging system.

Install an Art Gallery Wall Hanging System

Installing an art gallery wall-hanging system helps you achieve optimal visual appeal while organizing your pieces in a way that makes aesthetic sense. You can install multiple tracks that smoothly move artwork back and forth across a wall. A picture hanging system allows you to change your arrangements frequently to present a fresh appearance for your home art gallery whenever you entertain guests. If you decide to attach the artwork to nails or screws, you are stuck with the arrangement until you remove the nails and screws from the wall. A picture-hanging system lets you change the layout by detaching hooks while the tracks remain securely installed.

Another reason to install a picture hanging system is to leverage the power of immunization when showcasing your collection. If you have installed skylights in a room, natural sunlight is the preferred illumination source because it can generate various colored reflections. Artificial light sources work as well, but where you hang art on a gallery wall is a much more important factor for optimizing the appearance of your display.

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Founded in the early 1960s, Walker Display has helped clients install the right art hanging systems. Our clients include Artful Missions, Des Plaines Art, and the Northwest Cultural Council.

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