#Building photo frame how to#
#Building photo frame plus#

Alternatively, you could err on the eclectic side with bold block colour prints and typography images juxtaposed with your favourite family photos – a gallery wall is supposed to be expressive, after all. There are certain rules to follow when decorating your home with art and a well curated gallery wall should lean into a theme or aesthetic, for example, abstract monochrome prints or coastal images. The space you're working with will dictate just how many pieces of artwork and frames you'll need, but even in the most bijou of spaces, some consideration is needed. This curated display of photographs, posters or prints, creatively arranged on a wall using photo frames, is commonplace but not limited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and staircases. I used a “self leveling” picture hanger to hold my frame up to the wall.A gallery wall or photo wall is a fairly easy way to transform bland walls, create a focal point in your room and bring character and personality to your living space.These allows you to change the picture, clean the glass etc and then put everything back. The screws mine came with were too long, so I had to use shorter.

Cut a piece of cardboard to work as the backer for the whole thing.

My staples went through the narrow molding a little bit into the wide molding without going all the way through (1/2 inch staples) Use the staple gun to staple across the joints. This leaves an inset area in the middle for the glass and backing to rest.

Glue the narrower molding pieces to the edge of the wide frame.

I did this the reverse way on mine, but I think this way is better. I just held it up to the glued wider frame and marked it. The long pieces will be the same as they were for the wide molding, but your top and bottom pieces will have to make up the difference in thickness.

In addition to the wider molding – we’re going to use a narrower piece on top.

Glue edge to edge in the formation shown in the diagram and in the photo below.

Sand all edges a bit to make sure they look polished.

Cut your wide molding to length using the miter box and hand saw.

#Building photo frame plus#

The side pieces are the length of the image PLUS the thickness of the top pieces. The way we’re going to be doing it, the top pieces are as long as you image is wide.

First of all, calculate the WIDER molding.

Glass or plexi (I hear Lowes will cut the glass you buy there.

Screws, if those with your Turn Buttons are too long.

Turn buttons (You might find these near the glass section at your hardware store.

Heavy duty stapler and 1/2 inch staples.

Also, if you are so inclined, you can make 45 degree angles on the corners with this)

Hand saw and miter box (This helped me cut straight.I wasn’t able to find any, so I improvised! What You Need: I know there is such a thing as picture molding, that has that routered groove built in. The basic premise is to stack molding to substitute the routered groove that the back of most frames have. I KNOW I will be using this little trick again! And there’s a bonus some of the screws and such I bought are left over, and I can make another frame if I just get more molding and glass. Really, making my own DIY picture frame was SO easy and actually cheaper than buying a frame at a department store.

#Building photo frame how to#

Recently, I resolved to figure out how to build a picture frame for that lovely print, and I’m so glad I did! As a result I was able to build a picture frame that showcases my lovely print. It’s a strange size and since I wasn’t going to have it custom framed for a small fortune, it has been sequestered to a box in a closet. I’ve had this beautiful art print for years that I just haven’t been able to find a frame for (I blurred bits of it for copyright stuff). Some are square, some are wide and squat, some are tall and skinny. Heck, not all of them are a proportional rectangle. Not every pretty thing fits in an 8×10 frame.