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June 6, 2019 · 1 Comment

Putting Together a Thrifted (but Cohesive) Stairway Gallery Wall

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Hit up the thrift store and grab your paintbrushes to create a beautiful and cohesive stairway gallery wall for practically nothing.

A thrifted stairway gallery wall

See my new stairway gallery wall, made entirely by updating items I already had and thrift store finds!

What you’ll need:

  • assorted sizes of frames (don’t worry about the color or style, that’s what paint is for!)
  • spray primer
  • chalk paint
  • paint brushes
  • other wall decor – like tobacco baskets
  • 3M command strips – I prefer these to nails, to help limit the number of holes in your walls

Green stairs and neutral gallery wall

A Gallery Wall Above the Stairs

Most of my frames got a new coat of primer and paint. Some frames I painted white, then used leftover Magnolia Green paint from our painted stairs project for the photo mat. With the other frames, I layered chalk paint using this technique.

That 3-panel geometric piece was made from scrap wood in a guest blog post. You can read all about it here.

I also hung a couple of tobacco baskets to add variety.

How to create a stairway gallery wall

And the best part: finally being able to get more family photos printed and displayed in our home. I take SO many pictures of the kids, it seems like such a shame not to display as many as possible!

A gallery wall above stairs

Neutral farmhouse hallway at the top of stairs

Here’s more budget-friendly wall decor I think you’ll LOVE:

Fill your empty walls with these DIY farmhouse wall decor ideas. Try a DIY wall art piece, create a farmhouse gallery wall, or style farmhouse shelves.
DIY Farmhouse Wall Decor
Make a simple poster hanger using rope and grommets. Follow this video tutorial to make easy and inexpensive DIY wall art in any style!
Simple Poster Hanger with Rope
Deck the halls this holiday season with inspiring DIY Christmas wall decor projects. These Christmas decorating ideas are simple, cheap, and gorgeous, so come check them out!
Christmas Wall Decor

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  1. Viana says

    June 25, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    We’ve always wanted to do this project in our home…make a gallery wall going up the stairs, but have been frozen by indecision for years. I love the way you’ve included other items that are not photos…it all goes together really nicely! This may be just the inspiration I need to finally start ours, thanks! 🙂

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