Creating the perfect gallery wall
If you've followed us since the beginning, it'll come as no surprise that we're huge fans of a gallery wall. Affordable artwork clustered together in a mix of shapes and sizes has been part of the norsu look from day one - drawn from the Scandinavian interiors we fell for on blogs and Instagram in our early days.
But while we can all agree a gallery wall looks amazing, the idea of hanging one in your own home can feel daunting. Where do you start? How many pieces? How far apart? The good news: there's a process - and once you know the order to work in, the guesswork disappears. Here's exactly how our styling team does it.
- Choose at least three pieces to get that clustered look.
- Don't stop at prints - an object adds depth. We once mounted a skate deck that set the palette for a whole room.
- Mix your frame colours freely; matching frame to print is what gives a wall character.
- Mix sizes and orientations - horizontals, verticals, big and small. There's no wrong answer, only how they sit together.
- Measure the wall space you want to fill, then mark the same area on the floor with painters tape.
- Place your hero piece first as the anchor, then cluster everything else around it.
- Aim for an even ~8cm gap between frames - but don't fret if it's not perfect, slight variation adds character.
- Snap a photo of the final layout so you can refer back to it while hanging.
- For rentals, 3M Command strips are brilliant - but only for lightweight pieces, never heavy art behind glass.
- For something permanent, use a proper hook or screw to suit your wall type.
- Hang the hero piece first, then cluster outward, working around any furniture below.
- Step back and tweak as you go - a layout can read differently on the wall than on the floor.
How many prints make a gallery wall?
Should I match my frames?
Can I add things other than prints?
Framed or unframed?
How high should I hang my art?
What if I'm still overwhelmed?
Unlike a flat print pinned behind glass, the acrylic box frame floats your artwork forward, catching the light and adding real depth to a cluster - the kind of detail that lifts a gallery wall from nice to considered.
Because the three colourways share one tonal family, you can mix them freely across a single wall - a merlot here, a sage there - and the wall still reads as one collected piece. Pair them with our classic timber and metal frames to vary it further.