Picture frames are often a detail that people don’t think about too much about. But they can be quite useful and add a new dimension to any space. These can be stand-alone or hung on the wall. You can put a lot of things in frames – photos, artwork, documents, posters, collectibles like cards, autographs, or jerseys, and other stuff.

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You should frame every piece type of wall decor you have, to make everything look more attractive and eye-catching. Besides giving the extra aesthetic value of paintings and photos, a well-made framing will protect your memories and valuables from dust, moisture, and physical damage.

You can buy the frames you like in many places. Also, most workshops offer services not only of framing but also of making custom moulds according to your idea. Also, every carpenter can do this for you too. But if you want to give your dear memories an extra personal mark, design and make framing all by yourself.

Cheap Materials Don’t Make Cheap Frames

Whatever DIY project you have in mind, if you are a beginner, it is logical that you’ll start with cheaper supplies. If you want to express creativity by making picture frames start with materials that are easy to process. These are cardboard, plywood, old moulds that you don’t use, recycled wood material (fiberboard), and so on.

For example, you want to make a unique frame out of plywood or scrap wood. You don’t have to use power tools at all. You just need glue and some hand tools, and you can utilize some scrap woods that you found in a garage. If you know how to handle a mitre saw, table saw, sander, and other power tools, you can be even more creative in processing cheap timber to make an outstanding picture framing.

You can practice with cheap materials because you won’t be sorry to make mistakes on them. But as you get better at frame making, you’ll see that even cheaper materials can be used to make real small works of art.

With cheaper framing supplies, the rule of a thumb is to make everything as simple as possible. Details and finishing are what will make your cheaply made frame look like the one from the store. In any workshop for picture framing Adelaide, you’ll find materials of all price ranges.

Use Your Skills

The beauty of creating stuff is reflected in the freedom to make something special according to your ideas (and materials you have at disposal). Simply put, when you want to make DIY picture frames, you should do it in a way that makes you feel comfortable.

If you know to work with metal, to cut, trim, or make various shapes out of it, use it for your DIY project. You can work with sheet metal of different thicknesses, depending on the tools you use. An excellent choice is also aluminum which is cheap, easy to process, and very lightweight. Most commercial metal framings are made of this material.

Woodworking is a kind of art and fits into the concept of wall art. If this is your cup of tea and you spend all your free time processing all types of timber, use this skill to make a unique frame for your favorite photo. Depending on how good you are at woodworking, you can ‘play’ with some hand tools that will give the frame your mark. You can engrave or burn-in significant dates, events or doing some woodcut if you know how to do it.

In case no craft is your hobby, you can always buy picture framing kits. These sets contain all the necessary parts with which you can assemble the mould using the most basic hand tool. You won’t need anything but a handsaw, screwdriver and pliers (in some sets you will also get this tool).

Think Out of the (Square) Box

The frames found in most houses and business premises are mostly square. This form is the easiest to make, and people prefer it because most of the artwork, photos, drawings, and everything that could be framed, is square-shaped.

Once you acquire a routine in material processing, step out of your comfort zone. Make a round, or oval framing for your photos. Use the remnants of wood from previous works, and join them into one irregular shape.

For ‘adventures’ like these, always choose materials that are easy to process, such as plywood or metal sheets. No matter how elegant and attractive hardwood looks; you’ll have a hard time to make it a shape that is not square.

Here’s a trick – make a plywood base and use veneer for finishing. That will ‘trick’ the eye of the observer, who won’t even suspect that the whole mould is made of plywood.

Make Memories Revive

 

One look at the photo from the summer vacation makes you teleport to the beach in just a few seconds, at least in your mind. If you keep dear memories on the wall of your room, hallway, or they stand on the fireplace, they deserve a unique framing. It should remind you of that event or the place where the photo was taken. Make sure picture glass is always clean by using the tips listed here.

For artwork or photos with a marine theme, you can enhance their framing with shells, string, or some decorative metal pins shaped like anchor or parasol. To keep camping memories always ‘fresh,’ make sure your eyes are drawn to a mould decorated with cones or nutshells. On the frame where you keep your diploma, you can put the college emblems, and so on.

 

If any of dear memories or valuables you have are worthy of attention, you will hang them on the wall. But if you want everyone to see and admire them, you will put them in a custom-made frame that you have, if possible, made yourself.