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67 free templates for gallery walls
We have created 67 free to use templates for gallery walls. All of the templates are editable with our free picture frame tool.
12 March, 2022
We know how difficult it can be to choose what to hang on the walls at home... To make this easier, we have created lots of templates with different gallery walls on this page. All templates are interactive and if you find a template that you like and click on "Show in the tool", you can start editing and changing the template and add prints, passepartout etc. You can see what the end result could look like in your own home if you add a picture of your own wall in the tool. You will also find the "Measurement" setting in the tool that shows the distances between where to mount the hooks on the wall, so you don't have to calculate the distances and the sizes of the frames yourself.
Here are all the templates you may need for everything from smaller gallery walls with two or three picture frames to larger gallery walls with lots of picture frames in different sizes. You will also find different techniques for hanging gallery walls, such as centered middle line or square / rectangular grouping.
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Templates with few picture frames
Sometimes it can be desirable with a few picture frames instead of a larger gallery wall. Here you will find examples of lots of such gallery walls with a few picture frames in different sizes. Using a few picture frames is a great way to show off some special prints and images that you want to give full focus and that should be clearly visible.
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Templates with many picture frames
If you like gallery walls with lots of picture frames we have many examples of more advanced gallery walls. Feel free to use one of these templates with our tool. The advantage of having many picture frames is that it can look nicer if you have a large wall area to work with and don't want so much empty space. For a larger gallery wall you can also choose many prints and images and combine some primary images with neutral images to create harmony in the gallery wall.
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Techniques
There are many different techniques when hanging gallery walls and here we present some of them. You can use the examples we have created for each technique or just use the concept itself and make your very own version.
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Centered middle line
A centered middle line is a technique where you let the picture frames have an imaginary middle line that runs through the center of all frames either vertically or horizontally. It is often easiest to center horizontally because the wall is usually more wide than it is high. The picture frames are then centered in the middle, and this makes it easy to add many frames in different sizes and still get a nice final result that looks well thought out and is easy for the eye.
Example of centered middle line
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Centered baseline
A centered baseline, like a centered middle line, means that you center all the picture frames along a certain line, but instead of the center of the frames you center along the bottom line on all the frames. This technique also means that you can easily combine several different frames in different sizes and vary between portraits and landscapes and get a beautiful pattern as an end result. For a vertical gallery wall, you can center to the left, for example.
Example of centered baseline
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Centered upper line
A third variant of the technique for centered lines is to center along the upper sides of the picture frames. This technique also allows for many different frames in different sizes, and if the frames have hooks that are positioned equally, then this technique makes it easier to mount the hooks because they should all be in the same line on the wall. In a vertical gallery wall you can for example center the paintings along their right side.
Example of centered upper line
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Rectangular/square grouping
In a rectangular or square grouping you try to get all the outermost sides of the group of picture frames to form a rectangle or square. This means that the distances between frames within the rectangular or square group can be different lengths, but the gallery wall as a whole still looks symmetrical and well thought out. Feel free to try and see if it fits on your wall at home!
Example of rectangular/squared grouping
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Horizontal margin
With a horizontal margin between the upper layer of picture frames and the lower layer you can create very modern and stylish gallery walls. This means that you have a horizontal rail that is clearly visible in the middle of all frames, and then you can vary how many frames, sizes and between portraits / landscapes very freely above and below this imagined rail. Since there are many frames involved, it can be tricky to mount the frames on the wall, but the end result can look very professional.
Example of horizontal margin
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Vertical margin
A vertical margin on the other hand is a rail between the left layer of picture frames and the right, and the margin goes upwards instead of sideways. Here you can also vary how many frames, sizes and between portraits / landscapes very freely depending on what you want.
Example of vertical margin
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Vertical and horizontal margin
One last technique we want to demonstrate is to combine the vertical and horizontal margin. Then you can create gallery walls that have margins that form a "T" or maybe an "H" and place picture frames after that. This can be more advanced but also looks very elegant if you achieve symmetrical distances and a clear margin.
Example of vertical and horizontal margin
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Canvas paintings
You can use canvas paintings as an alternative to picture frames on the wall. In this article we talk more about canvas paintings and how to use them.
Picture frames in custom sizes
Many picture frame stores offer the opportunity to buy picture frames in your own size. To make it easier to plan your wall we also offer that in our picture frame tool
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