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Step 4) Once the sealer dries attach the hanging hardware. To add a rustic look I dry brushed white paint over the stain and lightly sanded. I applied Special Walnut and Weathered Gray and then lightly sanded. Step 3) Apply wood filler to fill in any nail holes and cracks. Glue and nail together at all four corners using a square to keep 90 degrees. Step 2) Sand all four pieces of the frame. This is what the cradle pieces look like before nailing together. Line up center with the corresponding pieces (side frame to side cradle, bottom frame to bottom cradle, etc.) then glue and nail in place. The reason for the countersink is so the screws will not scratch the wall on the backside of the frame. This is where you will attach the canvas to the cradle. On the back of the cradle pieces drill pilot holes and drill countersink holes. Mark center of the top, bottom and side cradles and the center of the top, bottom and side frames.

2 – 1 x 2 app 24 inches (I used scrap leftover from the frame cuts)Īfter your cuts, dry-fit the canvas in the frame and cradle to double-check your measurements.

You can use the leftover scrap from the side cuts as well)

2 – 1 x 2 app 5 1/2 inches (I used some scrap I had around.

If you don’t have any scrap wood around depending on the size of your canvas you can use the scrap leftover from making the frame to make the cradle. I used scrap wood I had laying around to make the top and bottom cradles. This left me with app two 24 inch pieces of scrap that I used for the side cradles. I used one 1 x 2 to cut one side and a top frame and another 1 x 2 to cut a side and a bottom frame. Due to minor errors in cuts and being slightly off square your cuts may be different than what I have here.

Sawtooth hangers – I used these sawtooth hangers.

Stain – I used Special Walnut, Weathered Gray and Dark Walnut.

If your canvas depth is thicker adjust the width of the frame or the depth of the cradle. My canvas is 3/4 inch thick and the 1 x 2s measure 3/4 inches thick which made the frame and canvas flush. Also if you prefer the look of a floating frame make longer cuts to adjust for the floated space between the canvas and the frame. This tutorial is for a canvas that measures 40 x 30 inches. For this project I recommend safety goggles, ear protection, and a P100 mask. *Before you get started make sure you have your Safety Gear.

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Click here to read my full disclosure policy. *This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. I added a watercolor effect in Photoshop Elements. A personal photo that also functions as art is priceless. The picture has meaning to me of the memories of my trip to Portugal and London with my girlfriends.

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The image I used is from a personal photo that I shot at a Regent’s Park in London. The cradle holds the back of the canvas in place and lines up the edges of the canvas with the front of the frame. You will create a frame that attaches to a cradle. This easy canvas frame involves two 1 x 2s.

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I will show you how to make an easy wood frame that cost two 1 x 2s…$2.50.

Frame – Even if the photo and canvas are inexpensive custom framing is expensive.

Bottom line do not pay the full prices listed online. Using the Groupon saved me over $200 than the online prices. At the time of this writing when I enter “canvas” in Groupon 600 results come up. I used Groupon and searched through their options.

Canvas – There are several canvas companies.

You can also use your own image or photo.

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Image – There are millions of free and cheap ($10 or less) high-quality images online that you can download and print.

To show you how to save money here is a breakdown of the framed canvas art into three parts image, canvas and frame.

I paid less than $60 for this 40 x 30 inch framed canvas art. A large framed canvas can set you back $100 – $700+ depending on the store. Large canvas art can be affordable and building the wood frame yourself is a big part of that savings. So when it came to finding affordable large canvas art I did my homework. A home like fine champagne on a PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) happy hour budget. I will sacrifice blood, sweat and my firstborn child to find affordable solutions for my home (don’t worry I don’t have kids).

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I am by no means an art professional but I want a beautiful home on a budget. My heart sank along with my vision of the beautiful framed watercolor autumn tree-lined sidewalk that would greet me every morning in our new master bathroom remodel. No brackets required.Ī neighboring customer glared at me over her thin pink-framed glasses. 4K Shares Inside: Easy DIY wood canvas frame made from two 1 x 2s.