Four wood lockers sit in this farmhouse entryway. A warm wood front door opens onto a light wood staircase rising to the second floor. A metal chandelier with large glass beads hangs from the ceiling. A small white stool with a potted plant on it sits behind the open front door. The gallery displays a variety of signs, mirrors, and images such as an image of George Washington, black silhouettes, and signs. A wicker basket, two jars, and a black case sit on the rustic wood lockers. To the right, you can see the hallway heading to other areas of the house.
16 Staircase Gallery Wall Ideas to Inject Spark into Your Space
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June 30, 2022
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Adding favorite pictures, clocks, and family portraits to a staircase gallery wall is a beautiful way to showcase your personal style. You can line the pictures in orderly rows running up the staircase wall or use the same type of frame to unify the images. The photographs turn a boring, plain wall into an artistic showpiece.
Family portraits show how your family has changed through the years as they run up the staircase wall. However, you can intermingle collections of clocks, favorite paintings, sayings, and embroidery with the portraits. Here’s a collection of staircase gallery walls for you to browse while getting great ideas for how to decorate your own wall.
02 of Christmas Themed Staircase
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A garland drapes over the deep wood staircase railing in the entry. Presents are arranged in the corner under white wainscoting along with a wood bench covered by a fur throw and a Christmas pillow. Artwork of winter scenes hangs on the wall under the staircase in black frames. Two black silhouettes in black oval frames also hang on the wall.
03 of Staircase Gallery Wall In a Bright Entrance
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This bright entryway includes a white wall with a dark staircase railing going upstairs. The two black doors against the far wall include four panes of glass on each door. A modern side table sits on along the wall with large potted plants on the far side and two large candle holders on it. A black door sits opposite the white staircase. Two round nested tables sit in the foreground with a small potted plant in a black tray on the larger table. A light-colored rug rests on the light wood floor. A square grid of nine pictures includes three gold rectangles inside white matting with gold frames at the top. The remaining six pictures are underneath the three gold images on a white wall next to the staircase.
04 of Family Portraits on a Staircase Gallery Wall
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A beige rug covers this staircase going down. The warm wood rail, newel post, and newel cap are contrasted with decorative iron balusters. A small tree sits in the corner of the stairwell. The far wall is covered by nine family portraits with white matting and a dark wood frame. The portraits are arranged in lines of three with the three horizontal rectangles being in the middle line. Two circular images with white matting and a thin wood frame sit on the lefthand wall around a portrait of a bride.
05 of Decorative Staircase Gallery Wall
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A decorative iron baluster rises in front of a staircase gallery wall. The light-colored wood rail matches the light-colored tread of the stairs. The stairwell is painted white. The portraits are framed in a variety of rectangular frames. They surround a 19th-century-style portrait in an oval frame. A decorative white and gold-colored chandelier hangs in front of the staircase. The wall below the stairs features more pictures in rectangular frames.
06 of Light-Colored Staircase Gallery Wall
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A white library catalog cabinet sits in front of a rising staircase. Three succulents sit in a white pot hanging from the cabinet. The light wood rail and tread provide a counterpoint to the white newel post and white balusters. The staircase gallery wall is covered by small and medium-sized portraits in a variety of black frames. Most portraits include white matting while a few use black matting. A Tenney Avenue sign hangs in the middle of the gallery wall.
07 of Grid of Family Portraits in a Staircase Gallery Wall
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Nine black and white portraits hang in a symmetrical grid above a staircase with a white rail and a white banister. The portraits hanging on an off-white wall include a large white matte inside the light-colored wood frame. Black hardware connects the white staircase rail to the wall.
08 of Black Framed Portraits On a Staircase Gallery Wall
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The words “this is us” are written in black script on the light-colored staircase wall. Three black and white portraits with white matting and black frames sit vertically underneath each word for a total of nine pictures. They are offset so the vertical lines rise in union with the staircase. The light brown rail with gold-colored hardware matches the wood of the staircase tread. The white risers match the white wall stringer. A black curtain rod with a long white curtain hangs over a bright window at the top of the staircase.
09 of White Riser Staircase with Gallery Wall
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Stained wood handrail with white balusters is fitted to a staircase with landing. A black frame staircase galley wall is mounted above the stained wood stair treads featuring white painted risers.
10 of Clock Display on a Staircase Gallery Wall
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The white staircase banister rises above a wall covered with a display of clocks, antler hangers, and a mirror. A wood bench with two pillows and an old pot filled with dried flowers sit underneath the display in a nook formed by the staircase. A decorative round mirror sits on the lefthand wall. Behind the white banister is a grouping of images in wood frames. Most of the frames are rectangular but two frames are in the shape of an oval bringing the circular motif of the clocks to the wall behind the banister.
11 of Entryway with Staircase Gallery Wall
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Rustic entryway round table is placed next to a rustic wood sawhorse bench lit by a brass sconce. The bench stands on a tan vintage runner rug under a wood and brass frame staircase gallery wall.
12 of Black and White Staircase Gallery Wall
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An empty wicker basket sits in front of the white staircase with dark wood treads, rails, and caps. A worn red rug lays on a light-colored wood floor. Underneath two large rectangular pictures with black frames and white matting sits a small wooden bench. Two light brown shoes were left underneath the bench. A large warm brown purse and jacket hang just above the white wainscoting near the large pictures. A small black lamp illuminates them. On the staircase is a wicker basket holding a potted tree. A small wood table with clear plastic legs holds a large pot filled with flowers. A large ornate frame hangs on the wall above the staircase.
13 of Horse Portraits on a Staircase Gallery Wall
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Two large pictures of horses hang in the light-colored entryway with white wainscoting. A closed black door is to the right of the large pictures. A sign hangs above the door. A small black lamp illuminates a purse and jacket hanging on the wall. A wooden bench with a wicker basket below it sits underneath the pictures. A light-colored rug rests on a wood floor. The white staircase rising to the left includes dark-colored caps, rail, and treads.
14 of White Shiplap Staircase Gallery Wall
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A white shiplap wall with three wood planter boxes sits in front of a rising staircase. The planter boxes include flowering plants. A black bench holding a woven basket of flowers with two throw pillows on it sits on the dark wood floor. A mustard yellow blanket drapes off the right side of the bench. A chest with three white pumpkins sits next to the first stair. A worn red rug lays on the floor. The dark wood of the staircase tread is offset by the white of the riser. A dark-gray wall behind the staircase includes a collection of unique antiques.
15 of Simple Staircase Gallery Wall
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A black sign with the words, “Welcome to Bear Creek” hangs on the second-floor wall above the staircase. The light-blue wall has a white baseboard and white trim around the bedroom door. The second floor boasts an oak hardwood floor. The black metal banister provides a counterpoint to the decorative white posts. A dog’s head is seen through the bedroom door.
16 of Simple Staircase Gallery Wall
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A thick brown rug covers the staircase in the main living area of the house. The living area has a warm wood floor. The staircase features a light wood banister with a decorative black iron baluster. Portraits with a white frame hang along the staircase wall. Lamps above each portrait illuminate the images.
