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Picture wall ideas to refresh any room

A picture wall is a great way to make any space more fun, personal and interesting – in a stairway or hallway, over a desk or bed, or perhaps as an exciting eye-catcher in the living room. But what style is best suited? Here are some ideas to help you get your pictures on the wall in style.

A picture wall over an ash RÖNNINGE table, with black RIBBA and LOMVIKEN frames plus other frames and decorative items.
A picture wall over an ash RÖNNINGE table, with black RIBBA and LOMVIKEN frames plus other frames and decorative items.

The easy-change picture ledge

Placing your art on a picture ledge is a convenient way to get a minimum-drill solution that also is easy to change around when you think it’s time to renew your art wall. Simply mix and match until you’ve found a nice balance.

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White MOSSLANDA picture ledges with framed art over the white BRIMNES headboard of a bed with lilac NATTSVÄRMARE bed linen.
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The organic salon-style look

Grouping pictures in a non-structured way can set off a fun and creative vibe. It’s easy since you don’t need to measure and you can always add more pictures whenever you want. Start with one or two anchoring points and go from there.

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A picture wall with black RIBBA and LOMVIKEN frames, plus deco items and a white SYMFONISK picture frame with WiFi speaker.
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Going straight and structured

Aligning the edges of your frames gives you a stylish art display. The easiest way to get the placement right is to make paper templates of each frame and tape them to the wall – and then hang the corresponding frames.

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A wall of pictures with one white and several black frames over a row of white/aspen EKENABBEN shelving units holding books.
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A man driving nails through brown paper templates taped to a wall above a row of white/aspen EKENABBEN open shelving units.

Step-by-step guide – hang pictures with perfect results

Create a picture-perfect picture wall, just follow these simple instructions to get everything aligned perfectly at the first attempt.

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