50 Amazing Photo Wall Ideas and Gallery Picture Wall Inspo

Here is your photo wall ideas and photo collage inspirations!

If you are like me and love to tell a story with your home, photo wall galleries are a great way to do this. Let your house walls speak stories and memories.

Photo Gallery Wall Ideas and Inspirations

From simple, clean and minimalist looks to photo collage walls – we are sharing our favorite finds to help inspire your home aesthetic.

Here are gallery wall inspiration and ideas – most of these feature photography while others show an eclectic mix of words, art and miscellany.  

I’ve always loved the look of a photo wall galleries. Wall galleries featuring tons of hung photos in a home just shows such much love in my opinion. Sometimes it’s not just photos, I love when different elements are mixed in as well!

Gallery Wall Layout

The gallery wall layout depends on your space. Will you have furniture? How much wall room will you have? Will you use just photos in frames, art pieces, shelves, books? Let’s look at different gallery wall layout ideas and inspirations. 

I absolutely love the bold black word sign. The Be Brave pillow and gray throw tie the whole gallery wall look together. 

Mirror Collage Wall

Mirrors can give your gallery walls a pop. Let’s look at inspirations for using mirrors on walls. 

Do you have old mirrors in storage? Grab your old mirrors, shop thrift and estate sales or ask family for leftover mirrors and make a wall gallery of mirrors. If the mirror breaks, no worries just use the frame (if it’s cool looking – that is.) A mirror collage wall may just be what that empty wall needs!

Art Collage Wall

While some of these photo wall ideas contain pricey frames, expensive mirrors and high end art – don’t let that restrict your creativity!

I love this idea for an art collage wall using simple prints or art made by yourself or loved ones.

Hallway Photo Walls

Here are various hall photo walls. Use these hallways as inspiration for when you decorate your halls with photos. 

The dark gray color makes these photos pop. The uniform gallery wall frames can be purchased in bulk for cheap on Amazon. 

This use of antique photos and frames is just lovely. 

I love the way the photos fill this hall’s walls. 

Office Gallery Wall Ideas

Decorating an office walls and want to add a punch of personality with photos or art? Here are office gallery walls to inspire you. 

I love the use of black and white canvases as a feature wall in this study. 

Wall Picture Collage

Create daily inspiration in your office by making a inspiration board on your wall – an inspiration wall!

Overwhelming or inspirational? I love the clutter look, personally! This office wall is filled with inspirations and used as an inspiration board but on a wall. 

Kitchen Gallery Wall Ideas

Share photos of loved ones in your dining and kitchen area or create a collage wall featuring art. Here are kitchen gallery wall inspirations: 

I love the mix-match use of photo styles to create an intimate and personal look for this dining space. 

Using square frames, a kitchen wall can be transformed with photos. 

Using the a hodge-podge of black frames, photos are styled in various ways to create a visual interest for the dining room and kitchen wall. 

Using simple shelves (available on Amazon) – place your collection of photo frames across your wall. I love the mixed photo frame look. This is a great idea as a space for all of those random photos from years past. 

Gallery Wall Staircase Ideas

Create a stairway gallery wall with photos of your loved ones. The staircase is often a focal point in your home, make it personal with pictures. Here are gallery wall staircase ideas for using photos and picture frames. 

The blue wall gives the photos a pop. 

While the look is more clutter – the simple white walls with black photo frames give this staircase gallery wall a pop. 

Another use of blue on the stairway walls, but this home owner uses a simple white frame (available in bulk on Amazon) – with a white mat.

Bedroom Gallery Wall

Let’s head to the bedroom. Here are bedroom gallery wall inspirations. 

I loved the paint color on this bedroom wall so much, I painted our half bath this blue!

Create a feature wall with your photos in your bedroom. 

Create a colorful bedroom with a wall collage of photos mixed with art. Don’t forget to use a bold paint color on the walls!

This simple use of photos of a short headboard with high placed long curtains makes the walls look taller. 

Photo Collage Ideas

These wall photo collage ideas bring me back to high school when we decorated the yearbook room walls with a photo collage of photos we had taken thru-out the year.

Polaroid Photo Wall Collage

I love the fun clutter that these wall collages offer, and most of all – I love that there is a story behind the decor.That is a TON of photos!

This fun wall collage photo idea is using polaroid photos. While getting your hands on an old school polaroid might find itself challenging, there are new tech that will allow you to achieve the same aesthetic! Check out the Kodak Mini Shot 3 Retro for the same vibe. The Kodak Mini Shot prints 3×3 photos, perfect for capturing moments for your picture collage!

This photo collage would be fun in a teen’s bedroom. 

I love this use of a photo collage with various colors that really POP against a neutral backdrop.

Accent a wall with a photo collage. This would be fun to do with Instagram photos. This is another picture collage that you could use with the Kodak Mini Shot.

This is another wall collage. Another option for a camera printer is the Instax camera by Fujifilm. This camera, like the Kodak Mini Shot prints the photo right after you shoot the picture (gen-x will remember the polaroid!)

The awesome selection of photos make this collage wall wow. 

Using a collage of vintage photos, this wall can tell you all kinds of stories. 

Frame out a photo collage for a more finished look for your wall collage. 

Another great example of using instant photos to create a diy photo wall. Remember that the photo collage wall is your art. You do it however you want! Let your wall tell a story with your photographs. 

More Ways to Use Photos on Walls 

Let’s look at more ways to use your photographs on your walls. Create photo wallpaper! Yes, it’s wallpaper made out of your photo. 

Hang wire from a colorful frame to hold your photos in an organized manner. 

Another great use of shelving to hold misc photos. 

I love this, but have no idea how to waterproof photos! This outdoor photo collection is fun and unexpected. Consider me a fan!

Living Room Photo Wall Ideas

Here are examples of living room photo walls. Using a bold color and white photo frames, this living room feature wall demands attention. 

This random array of photos creates fun wall decor using photographs. 

Here is a great use of mixed mediums to create a living room gallery wall. 

Use large framed photos over the sofa. 

Create a photo wall on a ledge, drawing the eye up.  (source: thehouseofsmiths.com)

Using cork, this is a fun way to decorate a living room with photos. 

Create a uniform look using consistent frames and a matching color pattern in the photos. 

Family Picture Wall Ideas

Looking for a unique way to display your family pictures? Here are some family picture wall ideas to help kick start your home design creativity.

Pack a wall with photo frames featuring your favorite people of old and present. The maximalist in me absolutely loves this. Thrift all the frames, and you do whatever you want to your home to make it your’s.

More Photo Wall Ideas

Create a collage of your dog. 

Use photos to create a number – this photo wall for a birthday party could be used for any age!

Have a collection of your photos printed and then framed. 

Using Photography as Decor

That’s why I love photography as decor.

Something that is a passion of mine, is photographing every day of our family. I am by no means a professional photographer. These days, as much as I love my Canon 70D, it’s really hard to carry around everywhere so I resort to using my iPhone.

They are candid, sometimes blurry, not a great resolution – but they are capturing REAL uncensored moments of my kids.

Creating a Gallery Wall

We have this long hallway that leads to the master bedroom from the kitchen and family room that I knew would be the perfect place for a photo wall.  I’ve been gathering photos and trying to decide on a style and shape, but holy cow – can you say overload? 

I started Googling and Pinteresting photo wall ideas and while I am totally inspired, I just am at a loss as to which way to go. All I know is that I want a gallery of photos of the people, places, and things that represent us, but where to start??

I’ve rounded up my photo wall inspirations. Hopefully, these will give you a few ideas as you put your wall gallery together. Remember, your home is just that. Your’s and no one elses.

Don’t let the internet make you think that money is required to create a home. Hang photos crooked, paste art to the wall, make it as minimal or maximalist to your hearts content!

Laying Out Your Photo Wall With Paper Templates

Check out this genius way that Love Your Room has created to help simplify the process of laying out your photo wall.  She uses paper templates cut to the size of your photo frames.

This handy-dandy method will not only save your wall from numerous nail holes but also give your creative freedom to see your photo wall and play with various arrangements.