Living Room Gallery Wall Ideas
A living room gallery wall should start with one big anchor piece and grow outwards. Hang a large print in the centre above the sofa, balance smaller prints either side, and keep the whole group about two thirds the width of the sofa with equal 5 to 8 cm gaps.
Below is a ready-matched set of five botanical prints in ink blue, petrol, gold and blush, built around one A1 anchor, with the layout, sizes and hanging steps you can copy.
The set: Large anchor with two stacked each side
About 129 cm wide and 89 cm tall in total with 5 cm gaps. Centre it above the sofa.
- Or BleuA3· £27.00
- Feuilles DoucesA3· £27.00
- Flore BleueA1· £50.00
- Ligne d’OrA3· £27.00
- Feuilles ChaudesA3· £27.00
Multi-buy savings apply automatically at checkout.
Prints for this look
The colour palette
The set: five prints from one botanical series
Every print in this set comes from our La Botanique series: large, overlapping leaves painted in soft layers, with the same elegant serif title on a cream panel. The deep blue Flore Bleue is the A1 anchor. Two blue and gold prints sit at the top of each side, and two softer blush and peach prints sit beneath them, so the colours mirror each other across the sofa.
The palette suits cream, white and warm grey walls, navy or blue sofas, brass lamps and pale wood. It also works on a deep blue or green wall, where the cream panels stand out. Browse the full botanical prints collection or more living room wall art.
How to hang it
- Lay it out first. Arrange the five prints on the floor in front of the sofa: the A1 in the middle, two A3 prints stacked on each side.
- Hang the anchor. Centre the A1 above the middle of the sofa, with its centre at about 145 to 150 cm from the floor and 15 to 25 cm clear above the sofa back.
- Add the side stacks. Hang each pair of A3 prints about 5 cm out from the anchor, with about 5 cm between the two prints in each stack. Two stacked A3 prints come out very close to the height of the A1, so the group reads as one neat block.
- Check the width. The outer frames should finish well inside the arms of the sofa. On a 200 cm sofa this layout gives you roughly 130 cm of art, right on the two thirds rule.
Plan other combinations in the gallery wall planner.
Living room gallery wall mistakes
- No anchor piece. A wall of small prints all the same size can look scattered above a big sofa. One large print gives the eye a place to land.
- Too wide or too narrow. Wider than the sofa looks heavy; much narrower looks lost. Aim for about two thirds.
- Hanging too high. The group should feel connected to the sofa, not floating near the ceiling.
- A different story in every frame. One series, or two or three repeated colours, holds the wall together.
Sizes at a glance
| Size | Centimetres | Inches | Works for |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4 | 21 x 29.7 | 8.3 x 11.7 | Shelves, desks, small gaps, sets of 3 |
| A3 | 29.7 x 42 | 11.7 x 16.5 | Hallways, side walls, pairs |
| A2 | 42 x 59.4 | 16.5 x 23.4 | Above a sideboard or small sofa, the anchor of a gallery wall |
| A1 | 59.4 x 84.1 | 23.4 x 33.1 | Above a standard sofa or bed |
| A0 | 84.1 x 118.9 | 33.1 x 46.8 | Large walls, open-plan rooms, statement pieces |
All our A sizes fit standard off-the-shelf frames, and every print is made to order on museum-grade matte paper.
Multi-buy savings apply automatically when you order more than one print.
