We specialize in creating custom-sized walls to perfectly fit your unique spatial requirements. While we offer typical sizes like 4'x8', 6'x8', and 8'x10', we can build any dimension to accommodate your vision.

Choosing Your Gallery Wall Surface: Drywall vs. Wood Panel

We offer two wall surfaces for your gallery needs: drywall and wood paneling. Your choice depends on your specific priorities for weight, durability, and maintenance.

Drywall: The Gallery Standard

For a classic, gallery-friendly surface, drywall is an excellent choice.

• Pros:

  • Familiar Surface: Drywall is the industry standard for galleries, providing a universally recognized look and feel.

  • Ease of Maintenance: It is easy to patch and repair with common tools and materials, making it simple to touch up after hanging art.

• Considerations:

  • Weight: Drywall panels are significantly heavier than wood, making them less ideal for frequent relocation. A 1/4” drywall panel weighs twice as much as a wood panel of the same size.

  • Water Susceptibility: It can be susceptible to water damage, which can weaken the gypsum core and cause the material to soften and disintegrate.

Wood Panel: The Lightweight Alternative

If portability and durability are your main concerns, wood paneling is the superior option.

• Pros:

  • Lightweight: Our 1/4” or 1/8” thick wood panels are much lighter than drywall, making them easy to transport and rearrange.

  • Durability: Wood panels hold screws and nails more securely than drywall and are more resistant to minor water damage.

• Considerations:

  • Specialized Maintenance: While similar to drywall, repairing wood panels may require basic woodworking skills and tools like sandpaper and wood glue.

Summary

• Choose Drywall if: You prefer a traditional gallery aesthetic and don't need to move the walls frequently.

• Choose Wood Panel if: You prioritize a lightweight, durable, and easily transportable structure.

Each gallery wall purchase from Always Lucky Studio includes the following features and accessories:

Features

• Floor Levelers: To ensure the walls stability and level the connection points on uneven surfaces.

• Recessed Handles: For easy and safe transport.

• Locking Wheels: To secure the wall in place.

• Connecting Locks (Splitting Wall): Used for joining modular walls.

Accessories

• Wrench: A small tool to adjust the leveling legs.

• Owner's Brochure: A guide to help you set up and care for your new wall.

• Connecting dowels (Splitting Wall): Used to align the wall surfaces together.

• Hex tool (Splitting Wall): A 8mm tool used to engage or disengage the connecting locks.

Splitting Walls: The Flexible, Modular Solution

Splitting walls are a flexible, modular option that can be connected or separated to redefine your space.

• Key Benefits:

  • Versatility: Connect and split the walls as needed to adapt your layout for different exhibits or events.

  • Modularity: Create a variety of configurations that are not possible with a fixed wall.

• A Note on Installation:

  • On uneven floor surfaces, connecting the walls can be difficult. We manage this with solutions like floor levelers, connecting locks, and alignment dowels to ensure a seamless connection.

Fixed Walls: The Stable, Classic Choice

Fixed walls are a non-modular gallery option, ideal for permanent or long-term installations.

• Key Benefits:

  • Stability: Their fixed nature provides a strong, stable structure.

  • Minimal Maintenance: Requires fewer parts and less upkeep compared to a modular system.

  • Cost-Effective: Their simplified construction can lead to a more affordable solution.

• A Note on Portability:

  • Very large fixed walls may be difficult to move or maneuver in smaller spaces due to their size and rigidity.

Summary

• Splitting Walls are ideal for versatility and reconfiguring your space, but they may require a bit more setup on uneven floors.

• Fixed Walls are better for permanent installations and long-term stability, and they require less maintenance.