I love the addition of a mat to artwork.
Diy mat for frame.
And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats.
Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.
Give your favorite photos some well.
Finding artwork you love is a lengthy and expensive process.
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 helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame.
Huge impact low price.
Make custom art using anything flat from a vintage album cover to a page from a book or magazine.
Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable.
Build a picture light box.
How to mat and frame artwork.
You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board.
Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00.
Follow the directions below to complete this diy wallpaper craft from hgtv magazine.
And so that s what lead me to explore diy mat production.
All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores.
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.
Diy picture frame mat.
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.
Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.
It drives me caaa razy.
Let s start by creating the picture frame mat.
Are you ready to have your mind blown.
Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.
Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing 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.