Thank you for posting this link.. I really enjoyed looking at all of the photos. I have two walls like that in my house. I am an artist and over the years interests change, styles change etc.... so down would come some paintings and up would go new one. Eventually I ended up with a closet full of old ones that I just can not bear to part with. I got them all out one day, took them out of the frames and painted all the outside edges a charcoal grey and made two gallery painting walls in my sewing/art room. I just love looking at them now instead of stuck in a closet and taking up a lot of room there!... I now only paint on gallery wrapped canvas, no frames are needed and I love that look. Thanks again....

Neat! I've started a salon wall in my dining room. I love those kinds of arrangements, but some of the pictures on that board have my OCD in overdrive. I just want to reach out and straighten those frames!

Lovely, thanks for sharing this. It takes such an eye to pull this off. I composed an art wall in my house, and while I like it, I really do love some of the pinned photos that show a freer hand in arranging. Mine feels very organized and I would like it to be looser.

I find some of them a little too busy for me...and oh...the dusting..especially the high ones!

I collected prints and etchings for years, and had them all over the house. I finally gathered them up and did a gallery in an interior hallway. The art has so much more impact as a group than they ever did in singles or pairs. They are all landscapes, so even though the frames are not alike, they make a cohesive whole, I think. They also make an otherwise boring pass-through space so much more interesting.

Mine isn't quite as exuberant as the ones in the link...

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Sorry to show my stupidity, but will some of you "art people" explain to me what this is exactly? I've looked at the Pinterest link and googled salon wall art, and for the life of me I haven't figured out how it is different from a regular grouping of pictures on a wall. Or is that just another way to word it?

chijim .... but the ornaments hanging from the deer head makes up for any lack of exuberance in the paintings.

Gardenpea ... A "salon wall" or "gallery wall" has way more pictures than the usual residential wall are. Instead of a group of 4 or 5 over a sofa they have 15-50 all over the wall.

Art historian here......Salon style hanging refers to the crowded floor-to-ceiling manner of hanging art in the French Salons. The Salon as a term refers originally to the French Academy of Painting and Sculpture, which exhibited at the Salon Carree (square gallery) at the Louvre, founded in the 17th cent., but gaining wide acclaim in the second decade of the nineteenth century. The popularity of the Salon resulted in so many works of art that they were hung in this manner to utilize all space. Later a hanging committee was utilized to more logically display the art.
Hope that helps.

Art historian here......Salon style hanging refers to the crowded floor-to-ceiling manner of hanging art in the French Salons. The Salon as a term refers originally to the French Academy of Painting and Sculpture, which exhibited at the Salon Carree (square gallery) at the Louvre, founded in the 17th cent., but gaining wide acclaim in the second decade of the nineteenth century. The popularity of the Salon resulted in so many works of art that they were hung in this manner to utilize all space. Later a hanging committee was utilized to more logically display the art.
Hope that helps.

Thanks so much teacats. I love that look. :) I have a lot of those pinned already but found some new ones. Below is my board on the same subject.

Saypoint and CHijim - yours are beautiful.

Here is a link that might be useful: Layered Walls

Threeapples - Thanks for the history lesson. It is great to have so many artists/decorators jump in and know who they are on GW.

Alex/Chisim - Agree with the OCD. Even though I enjoyed about half of the photos, some are way overboard for me too.

It does take an "eye" to do this well. And as with all art/decor, not everyone is going to achieve or like the look. Ask for an "eye" from someone you know that has one for another take on a layout. They would love the help project.

I have never measured for hanging a single or group of art. And can get real close on a measurement by just looking. This is just a part of my background in work and as an artist. Although some of my walls easily end up with a lot of nail holes to get there. My daughter and I have talked about looks gotten from someone helping me load items in the car and saying "no way".

As the title says "Find and keep the things you love". Which can lead to the beyond as Joanie mentioned. But this is why we are individuals with unique comforts. The photos certainly lend creative options to play with.

Joanie - Agree with dusting. I have no clue how someone keeps a mass of groupings clean. Especially the ones in a kitchen, even though I enjoyed seeing the expanse of colors/items used which worked for them. This reminds me though, dusting a collection or even the house can give you a reconnection with the adventure of finding a special object or it's history and use the time to enjoy again.

Thanks Tea for posting this thread and Boop for your addition.

Morning All!

What a wonderful way to start the day -- so glad that folks here found that pin board interesting! :) I loved the pin photo from Dwell that howed the bed with the orange/turquoise bedspread and the fabulous decorated shelves behind it that include touches of both orange and turquoise .... so pretty!

Pinterest is a wonderful way to find inspiration photos of so many things! :)

Saypoint and Chijim: Both wonderful examples of salon-style gallery walls! Lovely sense of color and balance! A marvelous sense of style and flair! :) No wonder that folks say that it takes a true "eye" to have such wonderful displays! :)

As for dusting and upkeep issues: -- Well -- all I can say is Thank Goodness for Swiffers with the long handle! :)

Threeapples: Yes! Now I remember ... French salons!!! Of course! was it Madame de Pompadour that had the wonderful salon for art and literary talents of the day??? .... and I do remember Sir John Soanes (sp?) house in London (now a must-see museum!) Incredible collection of all sorts and kinds of artworks ....

Thanks for the link! I envision our hall as a gallery wall.