Diy Frame Mat

Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00.

Diy frame mat.

Huge impact low price. Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold it in. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.

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. It drives me caaa razy. 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. Because the print didn t fit.

It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores. Let s start by creating the picture frame mat.

You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board. 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. And so that s what lead me to explore diy mat production. Diy picture frame mat.

Are you ready to have your mind blown. Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. I love the addition of a mat to artwork.

Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.