Diy Frame Mat

Diy picture frame mat.

Diy frame mat.

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. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board.

It drives me caaa razy. I love the addition of a mat to artwork. All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores. Huge impact low price.

Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame. Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable. 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. Are you ready to have your mind blown.

It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame. Let s start by creating the picture frame mat. 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. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.

And so that s what lead me to explore diy mat production. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white.

Because the print didn t fit.