I’ve been planning a gallery wall on our stairs wall for a little while. We have a variety of items I would like to hang, but I wasn’t sure where to put them, without the walls looking too crowded.
We can’t afford the paint (or find the time!) to decorate our stairs and halls, so a gallery wall is a perfect way to brighten up the space.
When Snapfish asked me to review their new slim canvas prints I jumped at the chance. They would be perfect to create my gallery wall.
It took me a while to decide which photos to get printed onto canvas, but eventually I chose these 4 from our recent Italian holiday (read more about it here). The main canvas is of myself and the boys in the sea near our campsite, an 8×8 of O buried in the sand with the biggest grin, an 8×8 of A peeking through a climbing frame and an 8×8 of the colourful houses on the island of Burano.
I love how they look together on the wall and I also added the salt dough handprints the boys made last Christmas and a ceramic Italian scene to our wall decor. I have plans to add more, but this is a great start.
The slim canvasses are great quality, the photos look amazing and I love how they look on our wall.
Snapfish slim canvasses have a variety of size choices, 8×8 being the smallest, but it’s actually still a good size for our photos.
Our boys love it too and keep pointing out the photos as we pass them on the stairs, great for remembering their first holiday abroad.
Have you got a gallery wall too?
J x
Disclaimer: I was given a voucher code to create the slim canvasses, however all opinions are my own.
Chloe says
Oh wow this looks so cool. We’ve been looking at doing a gallery wall in Evie’s room. I never thought of snapfish. This looks so great! 😀 xx #twinklytuesday
Jenny Eaves says
Thanks Chloe! You could even buy some photo canvases, then get some plin canvases and do hand and footprints on for Evie’s room. Add some drawings printed onto canvas when she’s older too? 🙂 x
Coombe Mill says
A gallery wall sounds like the perfect way to redecorate without having to get messy! The slim frames look great to go on the stairs wall, they’re less likely to get knocked if they’re smaller. The mix of photos, ceramic scape and hand prints make it look like a fab little collection. #TwinklyTuesday
Jenny Eaves says
Thank you! I do love a mixed collection, hopefully will add more over the years and extend it down the stairs. 🙂 x
Helena says
This looks great. I have something similar on my Pinterest wall. A future project for me too.
Jenny Eaves says
It was surprisingly easy to do, don’t know why I took so long to get round to it! 🙂 x
Claire says
Such a great idea, I keep meaning to get round to this myself, we have the perfect wall and I even have some pictures ready, I just need to hang them… maybe tomorrow will be the day!! ;0)
Alison says
Love this idea! Looks great! 🙂 #TwinklyTuesday
Jenny Eaves says
Here hee, I was the same! Kept putting it off, but it was actually really quick in the end! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Thank you! 🙂 x
Suz says
Aww what beautiful photos and even better memories made! Such a lovely read! Thanks for sharing! Suz x Beauisblue.com
Lisa (mummascribbles) says
This looks fab! I have so many photos printed and so many that need printing, I could have my walls covered haha! We have one wall in the dining room though that does have three professional photos and I absolutely love it. I definitely need to do more! Thanks so much for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
NewMummyBlog says
It looks brilliant! We’ve got quite a few pictures and keepsakes lined up to do this in our new house. I can’t wait now, having read your post! #twinklytuesday
Rebecca U says
I really want to do a photo wall – your looks great and the bonus of canvas prints is that you don’t need frames #HomeEtc
Lins @Boo & Maddie says
This looks fab, I never thought about using canvas and was always trying to find appropriately sized frames. Love the idea of a gallery wall X #HomeEtc
Alison says
This looks amazing. I feel so ashames; we’ve been in this house for over 2 years now, and there are no pictures on the walls. Really must get on that and print out some photos. Are these canvases easy to put up, given that I know nothing about DIY? #twinklytuesday
Caro | The Twinkles Mama says
We’ve got a gallery wall up our stairs 🙂 They’re black and white photos in black frames of various shapes and sizes! They could probably do with a revamp now, as lots of the babies in the frames are walking talking children now! Another thing on my enormous, never ending, ‘to-do’ list!! 🙂 Thanks so much linking in with us on #HomeEtc — we really do appreciate it 🙂
Caro | http://www.thetwinklediaries.co.uk
mummyofboygirltwins says
Lovely and such a great idea 🙂 I just LOVE a gallery wall, however in my new home I am trying not to crowd every wall with pictures!!! Tempting though! Yours looks fab. Thanks for sharing! Much appreciated lovely 🙂 Jess xx
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Jenny Eaves says
Hee hee, yes, I’m doing my best too. But they’re are just so many beautiful things to put on the walls! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
That sounds lovely! it’s nice to remember them when they’re small though, maybe you could swap a few out, but keep some too? I love baby photos! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Hee hee, it took us a while to get things up too. The canvases are really easy to put up, you can either put a loop in the center of the back and then hang on a hook or put two hooks/nails in the wall and hook the canvas over them. You just need a level, pencil, hammer and hooks. 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Canvas are great, makes it easier when you can’t be bothered finding the right frames! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Thank you! Yes, it does make it a little easier to hang! 🙂 x
Stephanie says
They look great, and are a good way of personalising your space. I’ve been meaning to do one on our study wall, I will get there one day but like you I’ve been struggling to choose which photos to display! #homeetc
Jenny Eaves says
Enjoy creating your own gallery wall! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Ha ha, yes, we would be the same if I printed everything! trying to just use a few photos instead! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
Thank you Suz! 🙂 x
Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says
I super love real photos and I have lots of them on my errr leaning on the wall. As we are renting we are not allowed to put up frames so all of my photos on frame are just leaning on the wall!
The photos you have printed all look amazing! #TwinklyTuesday
Jenny Eaves says
Oh no, that’s a little unfair. When we were renting we had to put up picture hooks or use the ones there already, a shame you can’t hang anything at all! 🙂 x
Jenny Eaves says
It really does brighten the place up! 🙂 x