Whether you’ve got kids who get a little too into coloring on your walls or you simply like switching up your wall decor regularly, there’s a good chance you’ve ended up with damage on your walls that you want to cover. If you want a simple fix, take a pointer from Joanna Gaines and try this simple wall hack.

Gaines explains that her favorite way to cover up scuffs, screw holes, and other wall damage is to hang pictures up. “When one of your children drill like 9 too many screws in the wall, here’s a design hack: just cover it w/ a cute pic,” she captioned a December 2023 Instagram reel documenting her process.

You can transform an unsightly, damaged wall into an art gallery with an afternoon’s worth of time and a little creativity.

Step 1: Plan

First, you’ll want to plan out your wall. Measure the damaged portion or portions you want to cover to determine the size of the frames.

If you want to cover a large portion of your wall, you can cut stencils out of butcher paper to tape to the wall as you plan the final look. If you only have one or two sections to cover, you can skip straight ahead to hanging the frames.

Step 2: Hang the Frames

Once you know how many frames you want up and where they’re going to be, it’s time to hang the frames. Decide how you want them hung: you can use Command Strips or rely on the rings, wires, or other hangers already on your frames.

Play around with the space to get a feel for what will best support the weight of a given frame while still looking nice.

Step 3: Pick Your Pictures

Now, decide what images you want in your frames. Thrift stores are a great place to get old prints and paintings if you prefer a more eclectic look, or the new frames can hold family photos you love and want to display proudly.

If you’re going for a gallery wall look, you may even want to frame some wallpaper with fun prints to break up the photos and add visual interest. Your children can even make their artistic debut and create the art for you to frame!

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Rebecca Wright Brown
Rebecca has been her dad’s DIY assistant since she was old enough to walk. Prior to Family Handyman, she worked as a freelance writer and editor across industries.   
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