I started with a large shelf purchased for $7 from a garage sale, a couple of old shutters and a group of picture frames in different sizes and colors also purchased on the cheap, and a large old window that was sitting in my garage. I still have a few touches to add but wanted to share with you now. I will post another picture when it's done in a couple of days!
Hang a large shelf in the center of the wall just above where your railing is. You can add shutters or iron pieces to flank the shelf. (These shutters would be very easy to make with a couple of 1x4s if you don't find any real shutters.) Pull the backing off of all the picture frames and paint the frames all the same color or a couple of coordinating colors. Glue the glass into the picture frames with a hot glue gun. Then attach your photos to the back side of the glass facing forward. ( I actually used a child's glue stick and literally just a dab on each corner of the front of the pictures.) Do the same with the pictures onto the back of the old window panes.
When you hang the pictures keep the outer most frames below the shutters and in between the outer edge of the shutters as seen in the picture. Start by hanging the largest frames first and then work the smaller frames in between, staggering the layout. You may want to lay the frames out on the floor for your pattern before you start putting holes in the wall.
My wall still has a few empty frames as I wanted to add some recent pictures to it as well. I added a second window frame below the shelf as well. My family loves this wall, and it is right next to our "family word wall" so we all enjoy stopping for a moment in the once dark and boring hallway by the stairs. :)
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