meditation on gallery walls.

I've been doing some deep thinking lately. About gallery walls. Gallery walls, I've found, are as controversial in interior design as color-coded books (in my world, at least). I love them both. I'll leave my strong belief in the beauty of color coded books to another post though....

Anyway, gallery walls. Controversial, because they clutter walls up. Difficult to create because you need a sense of color, proportion, and a lot of materials. And a large wall. I think they are beautiful and can be done in different ways. Here are some of mine, and my sisters gallery walls.

Very low-res image of my sisters apartment-- maybe Jane will send a better image after seeing this. This gallery wall is brilliant, though not boy friendly (my boy, anyway). It perfectly reflects my sisters personality, and I really love how she's taking ownership of having a small space- she's using every inch. It's hard to tell from the picture, but her sense of color is amazing- she takes the crazy palette (her couch is red, you can see the yellow table and pink chair) and makes it whimsical and perfect.

The gallery wall in my Ohio City apartment- this wall had a lot of potential because it spanned the length of the apartment. This is pretty much what my current gallery wall in Shaker Heights looks like.

Part of my gallery wall now. Again, needs more. I really love my silver antlers- I found these for $5 at Urban Outfitters. I have some other antlers at my house, and I'd like to have them mounted to use in a wall composition.

My new apartment- I'm excited to play with this space. Former workers housing, it looks like a gallery to begin with.

It's got two levels, I think the gallery wall should be on the second level in the "reading nook" we are setting up. I will follow up once we actually move in.

Other thoughts on gallery walls in the comments?