Making Wooden Frame For Canvas

Adding picture wire to the wooden canvas float frame we hung the picture wire on the inside edge of the frame backing pieces.

Making wooden frame for canvas.

Diy canvas frames are even better. All of the tools i used are common off the shelf things you can find at a home improvement store. I bought the canvas painting from an app called wish for 20. Here s how to make a pretty and simple diy wood frame for canvas art.

I will show you how to make an easy wood frame that cost two 1 x 2s 2 50. You will create a frame that attaches to a cradle. Canvas art has become an easy and affordable way to display all sorts of pictures. This easy canvas frame involves two 1 x 2s.

The inner frame or structure of every canvas i create is made out of 1 2 wood and quarter round trim. Making a frame for canvas artwork involves fitting together four stretcher bars gluing or reinf. As always all opinions are my own. Personally i love taking family photos and having them made into canvas prints.

Wood glue isn t very strong when applied to end grains of wood so the nails are a necessary step unless you use a stronger adhesive like gorilla glue. 1x2 wood nail gun or use a hammer miter saw or you can buy a very cheap miter box wood glue t50 staple gun and channel lock pliers. This diy wood frame elevates the look of canvas art plus you can customize the measurements to fit your existing piece. Frame even if the photo and canvas are inexpensive custom framing is expensive.

How to make a canvas frame. A gap between the art and frame gives the appearance of floating artwork for a high end look. The clean lines make this design work in most homes from modern to more traditional styles. Canvas art with a wood frame can be affordable too.

Since you can do this with any photo gone are the days of buying. This is how i build a pretty and simple diy wood frame for canvas art out of 1 2 s. Securing the canvas at multiple points to the frame straightened out the canvas. We ended up using 6 screws to secure the canvas to the frame because while the frames were squared up and flat the canvases weren t.

Today i ve got a quick and easy project for you all. Next time you re struggling to choose a frame consider making your own. Once i ve decided on the size that i want my canvas to be i cut four pieces of 1x2s one for each side of the canvas with a forty five degree angle at each end. Use finishing nails or wire brads to attach the frame to the canvas stretcher making sure to also drive nails through the mitered joints in the corner giving the wood glue some extra strength.

Part of the series. How to build the large canvas frame.