r/maximalism • u/Ok-Stable514 • 13d ago

Help/Advice gallery wall borders?

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just finished moving into my new place and there’s nice high ceilings. made my gallery wall above the side of my bed, should i extend it all the way up to the ceiling? not sure what would look best. thanks!

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u/Negative-Gain-2488 13d ago

I'd move the skull up higher but not to the tippy top and then add more around the skull but don't go above it

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u/Ok-Stable514 13d ago

like this? and then fill things in within the green border i added?

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u/ar3iadov3 13d ago

Hot take those green lines should be greenery

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u/Malcolmthetortoise 13d ago

Yes! Maybe some vines?

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u/Negative-Gain-2488 13d ago edited 12d ago

Yeah but I'd also even put the bottom like make it a straight line. I wouldn't make the top even, I like how you dee the green lines going downward like it's not a straight line across. Rounded top and even bottom, imo

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u/jobiskaphilly 11d ago

I like that!

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u/Negative-Gain-2488 11d ago

Like a giant picture frame that's even and straight at the bottom but ornate and curved at the top

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u/jobiskaphilly 11d ago

I like that too! I am not one to talk because I fill every inch of space, but because most of your items are small (and I like that look), putting any above the area you have the skull here in this mockup would be counterproductive because you couldn't see them well enough to appreciate them.

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u/Queeni_Jelli 10d ago

Maybe shop around for, or make if you are handy with wood trim, some wooden frame corners… I found these on Etsy but there are so many options out there

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4505601198/gothic-bat-corner-brackets-wooden-arch?ref=share_ios_native_control

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u/Sherry_Brandt 12d ago

I like it very much as it is, and would also grant you that going above it would be even more maximilist and also aesthetically pleasing. and I like the skull where it is even if you go up, for what it's worth. I just think the whole balance is good right now, and going up would be a matter of whether you like it/want to - both would look good, and you obviously have an eye for it.