Cover your work surface and the inside of the picture frame with newspapers or magazine pages.
Distressed picture frames diy.
Distressing a light colored frame if your frame is light in color to begin with you ll want to add a dry coat of brown or black to give your distressed frame some age using a dry brush technique.
When the paint is completely dry using your.
This allows the paint to sit better on the frame.
First you need the dimensions of the picture you want to frame then the width of the mat you want around the picture and lastly the width you want your frame to be.
Supplies for diy distressed frame.
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Vintage frames spray painted white for gallery wall found a steal on some frames at a yard sale or have old frames around your house that are taking up dust.
Take a paper towel and gently wipe off the vaseline to revel the first coat of paint.
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When you are distressing a piece you remove a top layer of paint to show either a contrasting colour underneath or perhaps to reveal the actual wood.
Glue a smaller frame onto a large flat frame and modpodge scrapbook paper or paint.
Diy picture frame with clothespins.
Then the formula for your board lengths is.
I like to use a large poster board and trace where i want each of the frames.
Diy picture frame with twigs.
Start by applying a very light coat of paint to the picture frame.
This makes it so much easier.
Use the technique above to paint your frame the color of your choice and let it dry completely.
Distress the frame although there are various ways to distress paint to give it a timeworn finish this wet sanding method gives a bit more control over how much paint is removed.
It s amazing how real it looks and how easy it is to distress picture frames.
One the paint has completely dried it was time to hang my distressed frames.
This do it yourself tutorial shows you how to take a pieve of wood or wooden pallet some mod podge and your photos to make distressed rustic picture frames and diy vintage photos.
Here s how you can do that.
Using the sandpaper sand all surfaces of the picture frame.
In my case i wanted to have another paint colour coming through so i started with my base colour of mid grey and gave it a single coat all over the frame.
Acrylic paint in a bright color.
Nail file to sand paintbrush.
Width width of picture 2 x width of mat 2 x width of frame 3 4.
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