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Create the look of a cohesive, collected salon-style gallery wall along a stairwell with these easy steps. The key to properly arranging framed photos in a
balanced manner is to re-create the shape and scale of the angled stairwell wall on the ground with painter's tape. To do this, use measuring tape to determine the height, width and pitch of the stairwell wall. Jot down the measurements, then sketch the shape of the wall on a notepad. Use painter's tape to re-create the shape and scale of the wall directly onto the floor. Place each frame, one at a time, inside the taped-off area
of the floor, leaving approximately 6 to 10 inches of empty space along the bottom to allow enough clearance for foot traffic up and down the stairs. The success of the finished look will contribute to a balanced mixture of different frames properly distanced from one another with a variance of negative space, as well as a collection of photos with different compositions, shapes and moods. Move filled and empty frames around until a well-collected look between the frames themselves and the
featured images begins to form. Tip: It's wise to leave several frames empty until the arrangement is decided on. This will allow you to choose photos to properly add interesting shapes and compositions toward the end, helping achieve a curated look. Once the arrangement is complete, ensure that the empty space left along the bottom of the taped-off area is even. Since salon galleries are meant to evolve over time,
it's okay to leave several frames empty or fill them with temporary images or drawings. This will allow new images to be added later on. Be sure to take a photo of the final layout. Referring to photo, hang each picture frame in its intended spot using hammer and picture nails. Once all frames are in place, use museum putty to keep them held in place to avoid shifting. Subscribe to the HGTV Inspiration newsletter to get our best tips and ideas delivered weekly. Privacy Policy I’ve been working on our entryway and I completed one more project last week! Check out the details of how I hung some large-scale family photos going up our stairs. I’ve been working on our entryway for a while now and with every little project I complete I fall in love a little bit more. I’ve never lived in a home with an actual entryway before, and even though mine is small I’m really trying to make the most of it and truly turn it into a welcoming space in our home. If you aren’t all caught up yet, here’s what you may have missed:
And today, I’m sharing how I hung some large-scale family photos going up our staircase. This is one of the very first things I’ve hung in our house and they make me so happy. I thought this project would be really straightforward, but it turns out that hanging photos going up a staircase is just a little bit more complicated than your average picture-hanging venture. Getting things centered, level, and evenly spaced can be tricky, so I wanted to share what Corey and I learned as we worked! This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. How to hang pictures in a staircaseFirst of all, let’s chat materials.I chose these huge, 24″X35.75″, RIBBA frames from IKEA to hang our family photos – I wanted something really large but I didn’t want to spend a fortune. These are just $20 each and they have plexiglass instead of actual glass which means I don’t need to stress about the kids knocking them off the wall (because I have two boys and we all know that’s gonna happen eventually, right?!). For the photos, I had them printed in a 20X30 poster size from Walmart in a matte finish. I had several people warn me that the printing quality at Walmart isn’t great, but I was honestly really pleased with how they turned out! Granted, our photos aren’t super detailed like a landscape and don’t have many vibrant colors, but I would 100% use Walmart again for a large print – especially at that price! For hanging the frames, you’ll need 3″ screws – the hanging mechanism on the RIBBA frames sits really far back, so you’ll need to make sure you have a screw that’s long enough to reach it while still being in the wall! If you want to be extra careful you can use some wall anchors, but I just hung them on screws because the frame is pretty light. They’re holding up great so far! start by hanging the middle frameYour first step is to hang the middle frame. We found the center of the stairwell by measuring the handrail (on a diagonal – it works since you’re also hanging the photos along a diagonal line) and finding the middle of it. Once you know where the middle of your stairs are, determine the height for the bottom of the frames. The “standard” height for the bottom of the frames going up stairs is about 4 feet off the stair. We held ours up and played around with it – we liked ours a little above 4 feet – right at 52″ – but there’s no right or wrong answer here! Make a small mark on your wall with a pencil where you want the bottom of the middle frame to be – it should be in the middle of your handrail, and at your desired height from the stair. Now, you’re ready to mark for the screw. Measure how far it is from the bottom of your frame to the hanging mechanism on the frame. Then, measure that distance from the mark you’ve already made on that wall, and that’s where your screw should go! Use a drill or screwdriver to insert your first screw in the wall, making sure to leave it sticking out far enough to reach the hanger on the frame (remember, you’ll need long screws!). Then, hang up that first picture and pat yourself on the back! **A note: This will vary depending on the layout of your stairs BUT I think it’s important to note that we hung our photos following this method and when we stepped back they looked off-center. We measured and re-measured and they WERE centered, but thanks to an optical illusion and aaaaall the angles, they appeared to be cheated towards the top of the stairs. We chose to move our photos about 3″ toward the bottom of the stairs to make them appear to be centered. They look much better now, even though we know they aren’t actually centered. Don’t be afraid to play around with this if you run into a similar issue! Hang your other framesOnce you’ve got the middle one hung, the hard part is over! Have a helper hold up the next frame to see where exactly you want to place it. We eyeballed this, but we spaced our frames approximately 4″ apart from one another. Don’t worry so much about measuring it out for the first one – just pick something that looks good and go for it. When we got to this part (and this will sound silly but it worked!), we used the stairs themselves to make measuring easier. We determined that the center of the frame needed to line up with the edge of the third stair from the middle (and the first frame had been hung to line up with the middle stair!), so we grabbed our long level, placed it on the edge of the stair, and used that to make our mark. It’s not the most professional technique, but it got the job done! Once you’ve found the right spot for the next frame, measure the height again (for us, it was 52″ plus the distance from the bottom of the frame to the hanger), make your mark, and add your screw! Do the same thing on the other side – for example, if you centered the second frame on the third stair from the middle, then count three stairs from the middle going the other way to center the third one on. Again, not the most technologically advanced method, but it was quick and easy! And that’s that! I love love love how this turned out and I’m so glad to finally have some family photos up on our walls. I had considered adding a runner to the entry next (and many of you agreed with me!) buuuut now that this is up I’m thinking it might make the space feel too visually cluttered. I think maybe it’s time to stop. What do you think?! I’ve got some front door paint on the way to my door (hah!), so I’m hoping that by next week I’ll be ready to share the last few steps in this little entry refresh with you! How do you arrange pictures in a stairwell?When arranging pictures in your stairway, imagine a straight line that's parallel to the angle of the stairs. Arrange your artwork so this invisible line runs down the center of the larger prints, while smaller prints have their corners just touching the imaginary line.
How do you display family pictures on a staircase?Here are my tips for hanging family photos in a stairwell:. Choose two frame finishes – black and silver or gold and wood, for example. ... . Go black and white. ... . Start in the middle of the stairwell with one of the larger photos. ... . Keep interior spacing (between photos) consistent to make the grouping feel cohesive, not chaotic.. How high should picture be in stairwell?But when it comes to hanging artwork, the staircase is yet another area of your home where you'll be using the rule of 57-60 inches above the floor to ensure the collection of images you curated feels cohesive + grouped.
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