Diy Mat For Frame

Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.

Diy mat for frame.

Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. Give your favorite photos some well. Make custom art using anything flat from a vintage album cover to a page from a book or magazine. It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame.

I love the addition of a mat to artwork. Hellogoodbyeagain arrived beautifully adorned with an 8 x 10 mat but the frame i wanted to put it in was 9 x 13 it s one that i custom made out of reclaimed wood and i had a little crush on the distinct grains and colors. All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.

Are you ready to have your mind blown. How to mat and frame artwork. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board.

Let s start by creating the picture frame mat. Because the print didn t fit. Follow the directions below to complete this diy wallpaper craft from hgtv magazine. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats.

Diy picture frame mat. Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable. I used some hardwood i had from the local hardwood store and ripped it to my own size but you could also just use standard 1 3 or 1 4 or wider if desired for your frame instead. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.

Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. It drives me caaa razy. Finding artwork you love is a lengthy and expensive process.

Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00. Build a picture light box. For reference i made my mat 3 wide on each side of the picture and my frame was 2 3 4 wide on all sides.