How To Make A Staircase Gallery Wall

picture of a stairway wrapped in green garland and tied with ribbon. A gallery wall full of family pictures is going up the wall of the stairs

Learn how to make a staircase gallery wall with these simple and easy steps. I’ll show you how to do this the easy way, taking the headache out of it.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Active Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty Beginner

Materials

  • Frames of your choice or other wall decor
  • Painter's tape
  • Clear tape
  • Brown paper

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Nails
  • Hammer
  • Measuring tape
  • Level (optional)

Instructions

    1. First, find the frames and/or decor that you want to use.
    2. Next, I took apart the frame and secured the pictures onto the backing. Secure the picture with a little bit of tape on the edges so it doesn’t slide around when you try to put the mat and glass back on.
    3. Do this with all of your pictures.
    4. Lay the paper out flat (as best as you can) and place your frame or decor onto the paper.
    5. Trace around all sides with a pencil and cut out following the pattern just created.
    6. Once you have cut out all of your templates, it’s time to move to the location you want to create the gallery wall.
    7. Using painter's tape, start taping up the templates.
    8. As you continue to tape up the templates, make sure to measure between each frame to ensure they are equal.
    9. Frequently step back and survey before moving forward.
    10. Once you have created something you are pleased with, place nails with a hammer in the center of the template.
    11. Pull off template and hang your frame or decor.
    12. Continue with this same process until your gallery wall is complete.
    13. Step back and enjoy your beautiful art.

Notes

It makes it easier for me to try to visualize how I want it to look first, and then starting to place the frames, as desired.

Some people like to arrange them on the floor first, then converting over to the wall.

Using a level can be helpful to make sure none of the picture frames will be tilted after they are hung.