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Family Gallery Wall

Family Gallery Wall

Command™ Brand

Get rid of that boring hallway or stairway wall by filling it with things you love. Command™ Brand makes it easy to personalize your home without damaging your walls.


Materials needed:


Instructions:

  • 1. Cut out scrapbook paper letters to spell a word. Some options are “family”, “love”, “blessed”, etc.

  • Cut out scrapbook paper letters to spell a word. Some options are “family”, “love”, “blessed”, etc.
  • 2. Gather items that represent your family. Find a theme to design the wall around, which could be a color or style. This gallery wall is a little shabby chic, but the main item tying it all together is a dark brown.

  • Gather items that represent your family
  • 3. Choose a few favorite family photos. Consider printing them in a color to coordinate with your wall. Sepia tone and black & white help the photos coordinate with the wall, without standing out too much.

  • Choose a few favorite family photos.
  • 4. Place the photos into flat acrylic frames and hang with Command™ Picture Hanging Strips.

  • Place the photos into flat acrylic frames
  • 5. Lay all of your items out on the floor to find a layout that you like. Once you have it set, take a picture of it to reference as you assemble the wall.

  • Lay all of your items out on the floor to find a layout that you like
  • 6. Decide where the lowest item will be on the wall and start placing things on the wall from the bottom up.

  • Decide where the lowest item will be on the wall and start placing things on the wall from the bottom up

     

  • 7. When placing the word, use ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape to hold a ruler on the wall so you can keep the letters in a straight line. Use Command™ Poster Strips on the back of the letters to attach them to the wall.

  • Use CommandTM Poster Strips on the back of the letters to attach them to the wall
  • 8. Use Command™ Forever Classic Oil-Rubbed Bronze Metal Hooks to hang the metal wall art and any items on ribbons. Command™ Metal Hooks come in other finishes as well, to coordinate with your personal style.

  • Use CommandTM Forever Classic Oil-Rubbed Bronze Metal Hooks to hang the metal wall art and any items on ribbons

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