Creating a Stairway Gallery Wall

While we are waiting for the paint to dry on our Kitchen Cabinet Remodel, we recreated the stairway with a gorgeous Gallery Wall by reusing and combining pieces from our previous homes. It only took about an hour, was thrifty, and created an instant home-y feel.

We removed the carpet and had the stairs sanded and clear coated when we had our hardwood floors installed.

We painted the walls with Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice.

It was such a blank space and was the first thing you see when you come in our front door. 

Not a very welcoming entry.

I love to decorate with keys and stars. I’ve used keys in pictures before and wanted to continue that theme up my stairway. I recently rematted some Sheet Music Prints for my Dining Room so I used that as my inspiration.

And here’s the reveal!  

The giant key over the clock came from my grandmother’s estate. They came in a set of 3 and had a gold finish. I spray painted it Oil Rubbed Bronze to match the color scheme.

Keeping costs down meant reusing items from our previous homes. I mixed my Baby Collage black and white pictures from our rental. {another view from our old loft}

I also included photos Trent took from his travels along the way that were used in our 1/2 bath ribbon collage.

These keys were hanging on the bookcase from my other grandma’s house for as long as I can remember and were passed on to me. I think it’s so neat that I have both of my grandmothers represented on my wall.

In keeping with the key theme, I hung these locks that we found junkin’.

I added a frame around them that I found from Goodwill years back.

I mirrored the idea below with another key.

This Homemade hanging picture plaque I made from a piece of wood and knobs.  The frames are from the dollar store with ribbon hot glued to hold them in place.

One eyesore I’ve hated is the doorbell box.

I used a wooden ornamental ledge and hung it just beneath the box and added a frame to hide it a bit. The piece is a garage sale frame with an embroidered tea towel. 

Try your own Gallery Wall using photos of varying sizes and styles.  Include heirlooms and knick knacks to add your personal touch and provide you or your guests something cool to look at!

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