Gallery wall vs one large frame??

8 years ago

Hi everyone, I live in a fairly large apartment that the hubs and I moved into about 1.5 yrs ago. We hurriedly bought furniture and decor as we had only a few small pieces from our first apt. just to fill up the space. Lately I’ve been leaning more towards a minimal space and have switched out a few of our furniture and rug pieces to reflect this, but I’m totally lost when it comes to the walls in the living room. They’re all white (which we wanted) with one black accent wall. I have no idea what to do about wall art on the white walls as I hate seeing clutter. I am leaning towards one large frame with a minimal wall art inside but worried this may be too boring or cold in appearance (ie lacking personality). Should I go for a gallery wall of mixed art and photos instead?

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cawaps

8 years ago

If you are trying to go minimal and hate seeing clutter, I think a gallery wall is definitely not for you.

Do you want color, or do you want to stick to black and white? With what information you gave, I was thinking something in abstract black and white photography. But if you provide pictures and some more info about your tastes and preferences, we can make better recommendations.

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partim
8 years ago
One large frame, definitely.
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jally116
Original Author
8 years ago
I definitely don’t want color. My color scheme is grey, black and white with some light wood thrown in. I was thinking of a line drawing as the large art piece.
User
8 years ago
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Agree with cawaps...if you're looking for a streamlined space, no gallery wall....What about something super long that you can frame out with molding (less expensive than actually framing a piece)? A panoramic piece? You can get them printed from photos, I believe...

Without seeing your space, it's hard to make suggestions.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

I have a white, black and gray space with some light wood but my art is very colorful and IMO spaces need a mix to work well.OUr other house had a bit more color but still pretty simple color scheme so i would suggest a bit more color in the art and keep it to large pieces .
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jally116
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8 years ago
jally116
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. This is the living room at the moment. I am replacing that rug with a cream Moroccan shag rug in a few weeks once I sell this Persian.