Our Living Room Gallery Wall
I added a few new pieces to our living room gallery wall yesterday, and it reminded me how even the smallest change can refresh a space. A gallery wall has a wonderful way of evolving over time, slowly gathering pieces that reflect memories, discoveries and changing tastes.
For me, gallery walls are one of the most joyful ways to bring personality into a home. They’re not just about filling a blank wall. They’re about layering colour, artwork and meaning into a living composition that grows with the people who live there.
Our living room wall has slowly grown into exactly that, a mix of artworks collected over the years. Some are my own prints from the Lost Kingdom series, others are small paintings discovered in vintage shops, and a few are pieces made by friends or picked up while travelling.
At the centre of the wall sits my Flowers of Utopia print, which acts as the visual anchor for the whole arrangement. The warm colours and botanical forms help connect the surrounding pieces, creating a rhythm that pulls the different artworks together.
And the best part? It’s never really finished.
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How I Build a Gallery Wall
1. Start with a few anchor pieces
Larger artworks help structure the wall. On ours, the Flowers of Utopia print acts as the main anchors that everything else grows around.
2. Mix artwork sizes
Combining larger prints with smaller framed pieces adds movement and interest across the wall. It encourages the eye to travel around the whole composition.
3. Let colour guide the arrangement
Colour quietly holds everything together. In our living room gallery wall, greens, oranges and warm pink tones repeat across different artworks, linking them to the colours in the room.
4. Combine different styles
I love mixing contemporary prints with vintage paintings and small decorative objects. The contrast makes the wall feel collected and personal rather than overly curated.
5. Let the wall evolve
The most interesting gallery walls grow over time. Pieces move around, new ones appear, and sometimes something disappears for a while.
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Pieces From Our Gallery Wall
Two of the artworks featured in our living room gallery wall are available in the shop:
Flowers of Utopia
A vibrant botanical landscape print filled with colour and layered plant forms. This piece sits at the centre of our gallery wall and helps anchor the whole arrangement.
Lost Kingdom Birds – Plate II
A richly detailed botanical illustration featuring colourful birds and plants from the Lost Kingdom series.
