When we moved into our house, we were excited to get settled and unpacked. I used what we had and started decorating. I have a LOT of things in the attic that I have to go through still, but in the 4 months we have lived in our house we've been happy with our progress.
But, I wasn't really sure what to do with the large inset areas above the built in cabinets next to the fireplace. During the summer, I displayed some of the unit colors from when my husband was in the Army. It was nice having the bold colors, and the patriotic theme....but recently I decided I wanted to make a giant frame to fill this huge open space. And had to make two.
Wanting to leave the some space between the frame + the wall, the finished frame ended up being about 4'x6'. Once the frame was completed, I used a twine/rope along the back about every 8" along both sides. I ended up stapling the rope down along the back side of the frame.
This is the room before.
This is the room after. Right now I just have random pictures on each frame. I love the idea of making some oversize posters or prints to hang. Or artwork from school. Or seasonal decor....
Mini-Tutorial to make a frame:
- Determine the size of the frame needed {again, mine were 4x6'}
- Use a miter saw to cut 1x4s to determined length
- Use a Kreg Jig to join the corners
- Stain the frame, being certain to stain top and bottom edges {don't worry about the back side}
- Once dried, attach a twine/rope string across the sides. My twine is from Hobby Lobby in a huge spool (from the back of the store near the leather and whatnot. Use a staple gun to hold down the two sides of the twine. I tied a knot on each far end, but really don't think that's necessary.
- Attach hanging hardware on the two sides, I used the largest D-rings I could find in the picture hanging area at Lowes.
- Hang + decorate!
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