I finally did it. I hung my stairway gallery wall after several months of looking at a big piece of blank space. This is one of those jobs that I had been dreading and putting off. I was pleasantly surprised when it took just a few hours and was relatively painless.
I laid all the pictures on my living room floor. I was able to move everything around to make sure the arrangement was balanced. I could stand back and look at it which was the key to getting everything in the right place. I decided to hang the pictures much closer together than before. Here’s what it looked like in it’s previous life…
Sorry but that’s the best I can do…
I was able to fit in quite a few additional pictures and I think it looks much better and more balanced. I made a little hanging tool that made this job so much easier. I didn’t have to measure anything and there were no extra, random holes in my wall.
For a split second before I started hanging I thought about painting all the frames a different color…white maybe. I quickly talked myself out of that and kept all the frames black. They are varied in size and the frames are different styles. The fact that they are all black is what gives it a cohesive look.
To read more about this project and learn about the slick little hanging tool I made, visit my Refinished Stairway wrap up post.
Ann, Your pictures came out great! I like that you kept the frames black. I’m looking forward to learning whatever tool you used to do this – I’ve got some pictures to hang too.
Your stair wall of photos look great Ann. I love them closer together like that.
Your gallery looks great! LOVE the black frames against the pale blue walls.
It looks great. I agree with the others that the black frames pop in that area. I like the way you hung them with some straight lines matching up.
Ann, the gallery wall looks lovely and I like black frames against your paint. xo, olive
It looks great! I love gallery walls… I think family pictures should always be incorporated into a home’s decor! Okay, I have absolutely no idea what bittersweet is, but it is gorgeous! Now I have to do some research.
Your gallery wall looks wonderful! I can only imagine the patience in taking that on…trying to get it all straight on an incline. You did a super job, Ann.
I love it. I have saved your picture on my desktop so I can use it as a pattern on rearranging the pictures on my stairway.
Love the gallery wall! The black frames add a nice contrast.
I love the wall, Ann! The pictures and frames go so well with your wall color! You did a nice job!
XO,
Jane
Oh Ann its just lovely! We have a one story home and when I see a beautiful staircase like yours I miss not having a 2d story for that reason. (not climbing the stairs, though) LOL I like that they are hung closer together. Good job.
Looks beautiful Ann! I love gallery walls and wish I had more space to create one myself.
Your gallery wall is wonderful, and I’m glad you didn’t paint the black frames. :-) I’m also liking the pictures hung closer together.
Mary Alice
Beautifully done Ann!!
That looks wonderful, and will be such a pleasure to see the family faces every time you go up or down the stairs.
Wow! Looks so professional. Love it. Linda
Posted on Yo, thanks for the shout-out! Part 3 is plabobry coming sooner rather than later, detailing JLA #111 and bringing people back up on to speed on Libra (who DC has been pushing as a factor in FC recently). That’s his one and only appearance, and there’s a lot there to suggest connections with G-Mo’s themes.Again, glad to hear you liked it!
I like them black too Ann, looks great on your wall and I also like them closer together!
I think the black frames hung close together give it a very cohesive and elegant look, Ann.
Brenda
Hi Ann,
Your stairway gallery wall looks marvellous! I’m glad you left the frames black, they really pop against the blue wall, I like the contrast. I hope you do, too.
I don’t think bittersweet grows here, I’ve never seen it anywhere.
have a wonderful week.
Hugs, Cindy
I love your gallery wall. I have the same kind of stairway and I want to do the same thing. I will also use black frames. I can’t wait to hear about the tool you used. Why is this project so hard for me to start?
It looks beautiful ! That is exactly what I want to do, and can you believe I have had pictures leaning on my wall , waiting to be hung, for about 3 years ! Ridiculous ! Will be looking forward to hearing about the tool you used so I can get one, and get going ! Lovely home…….
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Great job! That is something I have wanted to do for years. You inspire me to give it a try…thanks!
This looks wonderful, Ann!
I love the bittersweet too.
Ann, I love the gallery wall. So pretty and frames are pretty as well.
Cynthia
Omg I love it……I’ve been gathering pictures to do mine…hopefully soon! Great job!
I love it! Yours is so much easier to photograph too! Mine is really hard to get photos of because it isn’t patially open like yours. I went with white frames this time – we painted all my black frames white!
Looks beautiful, Ann! I love black frames…and black and white photos.
xo
Pat
Ann, it looks so much “lighter and cleaner” than before (with old carpet and wall color). What a great change and the picture grouping looks great!
Have you thought about painting the hand rail black?
Your gallery is gorgeous! Love that look with all of the black frames.
I admit I’m having a little stairway envy right now! The gallery wall is perfect! And, you’re so lucky to have your own bittersweet! I’m always searching the markets for real bittersweet for decorating this time of year!
Blessings,
Doreen
Great job, Ann. It looks wonderful. I totally know what you mean about putting this job off for a while. I had a family gallery on the landing upstairs, and I took it down years ago to paint. I knew I wanted to make a change, and I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. We finally bit the bullet and completed it last year. I am like you, it was worth the wait.
I love gallery walls! This is so pretty. I have several in my home but I keep putting off the stairway too. Beautiful job!
I just saw your feature over at Kim’s and had to come over and tell you in person how amazing your transformation turned out to be. I know you said it was a lot of work, & that’s very obvious, but it is absolutely gorgeous! Well done, Ann!
What perfect way to display pictures on such a hard place, the stairway landing! I also love the steps, I saw you at Savvy S. and I might be copying what you did to them!
Ann,
I love gallery walls. Going up the stairs is a perfect way to display photos. Your staircase is beautiful with the natural wood. I’ve thought about doing that with my basement stairs (the only staircase in my home) Love the color of the walls. I like the black frames. I bet everyone who comes over stops on those stairs to look at the photo gallery.