Creating a Photo Montage Wall in 4 Steps

A photo montage wall is an epic way to create a stand out feature wall in any space. They look super impressive if correctly executed and even though covering almost an entire wall in canvas can seem a bit intimidating, we promise it's not! We've broken it down into 5 easy steps for you.

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Step 1: Plan your space. Start by deciding how much of your wall you want to use, don't be shy - go big or go home! Next mark out the centre point in very light pencil, this should sit at eye level. You also want to lightly draw two horizontal (or vertical) lines running parallel on either side of the centre point, about 3-4 cm apart.

Step 2: Plan your layout: You'll need to choose what kind of look you're going for, how many pictures you want to use and how they are going to fit into the space. Make sure you chose a few varying sizes. Keep in mind all of our canvas dimensions can be found here.  We reccomend drawing up a quick sketch. This simple guide will give you a few layout ideas to get started:

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Step 3: Chose a focal point and start from there. Pick the canvas for the centre of your wall and hang it right in the middle, making sure it's edge sits flush with one of the guides you drew earlier. Hang the next four or so canvases with either their bottom edge against the bottom line, or their top edge against the top line.

Step 4: Work your way out from the focal point by adding different sized pieces and deviating away from the guide lines, do your best to leave the same amount of space between each piece, about 2-3 cm is ideal.

Things to remember:

• You don't want the outer edges of the montage to be even! Just a few in the centre.  

• Before hanging things of the wall, practise the layout on your floor to get an idea of how it will look, you might need to try a few different combinations before you get things looking right.

• Mix it up and be creative! You can add signs or memorabilia to your montage wall to add a different dimensions to it. 

We'd love to see your montage wall in action, if you've made one featuring some of our canvas send us a photo!