MY TV GALLERY WALL

I've been working on creating a gallery wall around the TV in my family room.   I wanted the wall to be a mix of art and objects.  My goal was to try to tie in that huge black rectangle I call the TV with the framed art and objects.  The art I used was nature-inspired art from vintage books, matted inside black frames. To add interest and distract from the TV,  I mixed mirrors, turtle shells and even a mannequin with the art.

I started on the left side of the TV.  I've already written about that here.

LEFT SIDE GALLERY WALL

If you saw my post about how I pulled one side of the gallery wall together, you'll know that I've tweaked that side a bit.  The mannequin swapped her pearls for some sunglasses.

MANNEQUIN WITH SUNGLASSES

   I added a small sunburst mirror.

 

SUNBURST MIRROR

I also added another piece of framed bookplate art.

MORE ART ADDED BELOW THE MIRROR

Here's the completed wall.

BOTH SIDES OF THE GALLERY WALL

Here's the right side that I recently completed.

RIGHT SIDE GALLERY WALL

The Nate Berkus faux turtle shell breaks up the framed art and repeats 

the color green found in the room.

GREEN NATE BERKUS TURTLE SHELL

CLOSE UP OF ONE OF THE FRAMED NATURE-INSPIRED BOOKPLATES

Layering works.  The mirror straddles the two pieces of artwork.

MIRROR LAYERED OVER ART

More layering.  The shelf and demijohn are layered in front of the art.

The moss ball and stack of Hermes scarf boxes form another layer in front of the chrome shelf.

DEMIJOHN LAYERED OVER ART

Love my stack of Hermes boxes.  They're perfect risers and add another color to the room.

HERMES SCARF BOXES ADD A POP OF COLOR 

How do you deal with your TV?

To read my post about my inspiration for my gallery wall, go here.

To see the post about how I began creating this gallery wall, go here.

STARTING MY COLLECTED/CURATED TV GALLERY WALL

Recently I wrote about some inspiration for my TV gallery wall.  I think I've decided the direction I want to take to create a gallery wall around the television in my family room.   Artwork and interesting collectibles will be part of the design.  Vintage bookplates will be the art and I'll mix in some favorite objects from my home to add interest and dimension.  I'll unify the gallery wall by using all black frames and by adding some green to break up the black and white. 

I always buy vintage bookplates whenever I see them.  FYI, these plates were originally artwork inside antique books.  Many are very detailed and often hand-colored.   I purchased several nature-themed ones.  Here are a few of them unframed and mounted inside a mat.

HAND-COLORED BOOKPLATES

They fit perfectly into standard size frames.  

MATTED AND FRAMED BOOKPLATE

  I wanted the framed bookplate art to be part of a collected/curated gallery wall around the TV.   I was hoping to distract from that huge black rectangle with some smaller black rectangles filled with art.   This is just the start of the gallery wall.  I began on the left side and selected two of the framed prints,  a green demijohn filled with branches from the yard, and this wonderful vintage mannequin.  I use a vintage MCM buffet for a TV stand.  It's one of my favorite purchases.  You  can get a hint of the size of the TV beast.

THE BEGINNINGS OF MY GALLERY WALL

You can see the demijohn better in this next image.  The vintage MCM chair is one of a pair.  When I purchased them they were covered in red vinyl.  I saw their good bones and had them re-covered in a nubby green fabric.  I love the curved back and the covered buttons.

DEMIJOHN WITH BRANCHES FROM MY YARD
VINTAGE MCM CHAIR AND BUFFET

What do you think about placing a larger print above a smaller one?  I really like this up-side-down look and like it even better when there's a graduated vertical row of art with the smallest on the bottom.

STACKED FRAMED BOOKPLATE PRINTS

A closer look at one of the framed bookplates.

A CLOSER LOOK AT ONE OF THE BOOKPLATES

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE OTHER PRINT

I love this vintage mannequin.  Of course I added a snakeskin scarf and some jewelry.

VINTAGE MANNEQUIN

You'll have to check back as I continue to fill in around the TV.  I'm not sure if I'm going to put the art above the TV as well as on either side.  I also need to find some more non-art to give the wall a collected/curated look.

How do you hide your TV?  Or, help it blend in.

If you missed my previous post with my TV gallery wall inspirations images, go here.

THE TV GALLERY WALL DILEMMA

I know for some of you that that large black rectangle we call a TV isn't a problem.  Ours is huge.  It dominates the room and fills the whole expanse of the buffet that supports it.  I'm working on trying to blend it into the space by surrounding it with a gallery wall.  I wanted to share some of my Pinterest inspirations with you while I work on my TV gallery wall.

I'm inspired by this image because the art climbs high onto the wall and is layered, some even peeking out from behind the screen.

ONE

I probably should do something organized like this kraft paper layout (IMAGE ONE), but you know that I'll just assemble my art/collectibles and start hammering nails into the wall.

KRAFT PAPER LAYOUT FOR THE TV GALLERY WALL
WHAT I SHOULD DO BUT PROBABLY WON'T

What do you think about filling the space with "matching" art?

TWO

This asymmetrical gallery wall would be easier to pull off.  I also think it looks less cluttered and more interesting to the eye.  Notice that the accessories are also asymmetrical and also notice the way the art and accessories slope to the left forming an angle.

THREE

What about the art only above the television?  The pendant light completes the the space.
 Are you noticing that there's a lot of black and white in all the gallery wall choices?

FOUR

This would be so simple to create--minimalist, off center, and lovely.

FIVE

Why not paint the wall black, let the TV blend in, and the artwork pop?  Brilliant.  Did you notice that they outlined the wall to make it look like it was inside a frame?

SIX

I think the look I'm going for is a collected/curated look.  I'll have art, but I'll also have collectibles in the mix.  The next image gives you an idea of what I'm talking about.

SEVEN

Here are some suggestions if your TV is wall mounted.

EIGHT

Which configuration do you like?

I'm working on my gallery wall.  Check back for that post.

There are more inspirations on my Pinterest page, TV Gallery Wall.

To see the gallery wall I created with sea life prints in my daughter's apartment, go here.

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