here is the before photo. it's the space just at the top of the stairs. on the other side, going up the stairs, is our anniversary wall.
to start, i put a long strip of masking tape on the wall to mark the line on which i wanted the end photos to sit.
it took a few tries to get it exactly level all the way across.
i measured the wall and was quite relieved to see that i have 5" to spare.
i marked 2.5" out from the linen closet frame to start with the 12th grade frame. i figured it i got off a little, at least i could go out above 