TALL Ombre Gallery Wall for the Landing

In case you missed it over the weekend at Kristen’s, we recently added a tall galley wall to the last landing going upstairs.

When I first saw this 12′ wall, it was just screaming to be a gallery wall! After collecting frames from various places, we decided paint them with a subtle ombre from white to dark gray. I love how it unifies the different frames, but adds a little visual interest.

We recently had family photos taken by the talented David Pascolla, so this was the perfect place to hang them! David was super easy to work with and I just love his style! Be sure to take a look his gorgeous portfolio.

We picked up a sample of BM Amherst Gray and also a sample of white to make a few lighter shades.

Once dry, we finished with a few light coats of water based polyurethane for extra protection.

Spraying on the kraft paper was perfect because the frame outlines were already there. We just made a mark for the nail placement, attached the paper to the wall with painters tape, hammered the nails and then took down the paper. So much easier than measuring each individual frame!

Taking photos with Annabelle was challenging because she is SO active, but we got a few great ones!

I also like mixing prints in to break up the photos. I made a few new ones for this project.

Like a Pismo Beach CA state outline.

and a large scale Love print.

I’m loving the new addition to our rental, I was hesitant to make a gallery wall that was so big because it will be a lot to take down/patch when we move out, but I couldn’t resist! I’m thinking that it was worth it 🙂

We made a stop at Ikea this weekend to prep for some new projects, can’t wait to start! Check back soon for updates!