Gallery wall above sofa

Decorating at home can be fun, but for some parts there is a risk that it will become quite complicated. A specific part that we are often stuck on is just choosing picture frames and prints. How many frames should you have, which frames, and which prints fit with the interior? There are many decisions that need to be made, and to make this process somewhat easier, we have collected a lot of inspirational pictures on this page and tips on how to proceed. But remember that there is no right way or wrong way, and you can come a long way by following your gut feeling.

Frame selection

When you choose the type of frame there are several ways you can go about it. One strategy may be to try to choose more discreet frames and let other furniture in the room, or the pictures themselves, set more of a tone in the room. Black, white and light wooden frames are examples of discrete frames because their color is grayscale and therefore does not add another color to the room. You can also choose to match the frames with other furniture, for example if you have many black straight lines in the interior you can match it with black frames, or if you have furniture in a certain type of wood you can have the same wood in the frames on the wall. A final method is to try to stick to a certain interior style in the room and look up what interior styles match with what type of frames. For example, silver and gold frames fit very well into a glamorous interior design style.

Choosing prints

When it's time to choose prints we have a few methods to suggest as well. It is often nice to match the colors in prints with each other, and also with other furniture and decor in the room. For example, you could find several prints that all have the same pink color, which means that they match with each other, and if you add for example pink sofa cushions or a pink blanket the whole room will have the same clear color theme. If you already have a clear color in the room, you can also choose to introduce a complementary color with the prints - perhaps an olive green color that complements pink well. When it comes to the content of the prints you can also choose a clear theme, like having several space-themed prints. If you combine your prints that have a clear content and / or color theme with more neutral prints, for example black and white prints, the theme will be very clear without being too much.

Passepartout or white margin

You often want white space in a picture frame so that the pictures do not become too eclectic when you look at the gallery wall, and especially when you have several picture frames and several prints. Then it may be relevant to choose a white margin around the print or to add a passepartout. The difference between the two is that a white margin is added to the printout, so that the picture is printed in a smaller size with white all around. A passepartout, on the other hand, is a piece of cardboard that you put on top afterwards so that a piece of the picture becomes hidden.

Inspiration for gallery walls above the sofa

When creating a gallery wall there are many different choices to be made with everything from type of frame to prints, passepartout and white margins. To make it a little bit easier, we have created several examples of gallery walls that are placed above a sofa so that you can find inspiration for your own gallery wall. You can also edit all inspiration images with our picture frame tool by pressing "Show in the tool". Remember that there may be many tips and "rules" for what to do when choosing picture frames and prints - but in the end it is you who should be satisfied with the result and rules are there to be broken.

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