Diy Frame Mat

Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable.

Diy frame mat.

Huge impact low price. 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 now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.

Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. 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. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.

Diy picture frame mat. Because the print didn t fit. Let s start by creating the picture frame mat. Are you ready to have your mind blown.

And so that s what lead me to explore diy mat production. It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame. It drives me caaa razy. I love the addition of a mat to artwork.

If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. 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. Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00. 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.