a hallway, and one that allows the home gallerist to ring
the changes with a regular rehang. “In our house weoften get bored of the same artworks and it’s a great way
to mix things up,” says Anna Burles, co-founder of theinterior design studio Run for the Hills. “Gallery walls
are not as tricky as you’d think. You don’t need to makethe gaps perfectly even, as long as the wider view
looks roughly balanced.”She tends to keep about five centimetres between
each piece and visually link her selection of different-sized artworks, for instance with matching black frames.
As a mother of two under-tens, Burles advises: “Justmake sure you fix them securely, not with one picture
hook, but with at least two fixings in the top corners thatcan’t pop off with kids running along the corridor.”
The future-proof flooring that is having a momentwith millennials is the classic chequerboard. “When I
was planning my hall I saw loads of amazing inspirationfor chequered floors on Pinterest,” says Lisa Dawson, an
interior stylist and author of Resourceful Living. Not thatshe intended to follow fashion. “I wanted something in
keeping with the period of the house that wouldn’t date.In a hallway
fix gallery wall
pictures securely,
so they won’t pop
off with kids running
along the corridor
Natalie Dinham, Hugo May32 • The Sunday Times Style