![]() ![]() They can be all black frames for a modern look, all shades of wood, or even different colors – just look for similar lines in different colored frames. ![]() When choosing frames, pick hanging frames that are cohesive. This is similar to the style of frames I’ve used (in both white and light wood tones) in other parts of the house and is the look we are currently going for. The first thing that you should do when designing a gallery staircase is to choose the art and the frames that you want to feature.Īs I mentioned, I decided that I wanted all white frames, nothing ornate but frames with flat white sides. This time, however, I decided that I wanted to focus on a simpler look – with larger frames that are all white and squared off for a more modern look.Īnyways, let’s talk about how to do a gallery wall on a staircase and give you a look at our new stairwell look! How to choose art and frames for a staircase photo wall We had a gallery wall up the stairs in our old house and I really loved the look. So, I decided to hang some pictures down the stairway to give the space a dramatic and personalized look. I tried painting the balusters (jury’s still out on whether that was a flop or not, though it only took about 30 minutes and some paint left over from the fireplace).Īnd we replaced the outdated silver handrail brackets with modern black ones from National Hardware just the other day.īut, I decided that the actual wall was feeling boring and black. However, I’ve been staring at our stairs for a while and felt like the space was feeling blah. We technically finished our downstairs living room makeover, and as a part of that we painted the stairway and the wall at the top of the stairs. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Charleston Crafted possible! This post was sponsored by National Hardware, a supplier of home hardware products to make your life easier. Make sure you buy more card than you need - it took me no less than four attempts to get the size and cut right to start with! When you place the photo behind the mount it might be worth popping a little bit of tape on the corners to hold it in place.Want to hang a modern staircase gallery wall? Here is a complete guide on how to hang pictures up the stairs easily using a Level Art Tool. To create the large white mount, I bought a pack of white A3 card, also from The Range, and cut a hole in the middle - the sides of the mount measured 7.5cm wide and 9cm high. So although cutting out the mounts was a little bit of a headache, its definitely worth it if you're on a tight budget. To save some pennies I bought nine A3 (33x43cm / 16x12") frames from The Range, and made my own mounts using white card, which altogether cost me over half of the price of the IKEA frames I'd been looking at. ![]() We've already got typography prints on our staircase, so I decided to extend this onto the facing wall using similar frames and black and white photos to create a more coherent look. I've put together a video tutorial for this which you can watch here, or keep scrolling for the step-by-step instructions. Three years ago I added a mini gallery to this wall ( you can see more pictures and download a template to create your own here), and whilst I loved it at the time, recently I've felt it was perhaps looking a bit cluttered so decided to start again from scratch, replacing it with something a bit more structured and clean looking.Ī very different looking wedding-themed gallery wall which occupied the stairs previously So I decided to try my hand at what I think is one of the hardest things to master - the gallery wall. The stairs and landing are the worst culprit for this - its a massive white space that's crying out for something interesting. Although we live in a modern home, we've been blessed with high ceilings - great for creating a feeling of space, but it means we have a lot of big, blank walls. ![]()
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