In interior design, details are of great importancemeaning, they are the ones that create that cozy home atmosphere in which it is so pleasant to spend time with the whole family. A frame for the wall, made with your own hands from scrap materials, will not only decorate your home, but will also bring some zest and individuality to it. Such products can easily compete with works of designer art.
To decorate the interior of your home, you don’t have to buy expensive paintings; you can make a frame yourself, with a little patience and imagination.
How to make a frame from a ceiling skirting board?
You will need:
- ceiling plinth made of expanded polystyrene;
- universal polymer adhesive;
- acrylic putty on wood;
- sharp knife;
- protractor;
- acrylic paints;
- corrugated cardboard (box of household appliances).
A suitable picture is cut out from the wallpaper andis glued to the ceiling tile, which should be 1 cm longer than the painting on all sides. You can make frames for the wall from corrugated cardboard and ceiling plinth. First, you need to cut out a template for the future frame. Cut out a rectangle from corrugated cardboard, cut out a window in the center for a photo or painting. The size of the product will depend on the parameters of the image that you want to frame. Cut out the same rectangle according to this pattern, but make the window 5-8 mm larger on each side, glue the parts together. This way you get a place to insert the painting. If the frame is made for glass or a stretcher, you will have to cut out 1-2 more cardboard rectangles with an extended window and glue them to the blank from the back (it all depends on the thickness of the inserted image). After the base is ready, proceed to decorating the frame with ceiling plinth. Cut the ends of the baguette on each side at an angle of 45º. Using a protractor, draw an angle and a cutting line on the paper, place the plank on it, make a mark on it, then cut it with a sharp knife, you will need 4 parts in total. Glue the baguette to the cardboard blank from the front side. If you have cracks in the corners, do not be upset, this error is easily corrected with putty and paint. Leave the work until the glue is completely dry.
Four pieces are cut from the ceiling plinthframe parts, slightly longer than the frame. Next, you need to putty the joints of the baguette with the cardboard blank, as well as the corner seams and the back of the frame. This will give the product additional strength and hide all the flaws. The outer side (ends) of the frame will have to be putty several times with mandatory intermediate drying and sanding of each layer with sandpaper. But you can go the other way. For example, glue foam strips between the cardboard and the baguette (along the end side), then putty them. After the putty dries, proceed to painting. For this purpose, it is best to use acrylic paints or water-based paint. In order to paint the frame in a milky shade, you need to add a little ocher to the white paint. If you want to make a dark frame, then take black paint and mix it with red and dark brown shades. After painting, the product is covered with water-based varnish. All that remains is to make the mount, for this take a thick string, cut 10-14 cm. From thick thin cardboard, cut a rectangle 5x7 cm. Attach the string to the back of the frame, apply glue and glue the cardboard, press with a weight until completely dry. The frame on the wall is ready! Return to the table of contents</a>
Frame on the wall from the newspaper
The ceiling plinth pieces are cut diagonally and joined together with glue. You will need:
- old newspapers or magazines;
- glue pencil;
- stationery knife;
- protractor;
- PVA glue;
- white acrylic paint;
- putty on wood;
- universal adhesive.
A wall frame made from newspapers is not muchdiffers from a purchased baguette. As a result, the product turns out to be quite durable, and by its appearance it is difficult to guess what exactly the frame is made of. First of all, you need to stock up on material; for this purpose, you can use both newspapers and thin magazine paper. The newspaper is unfolded, laid on a flat surface, and then they begin to roll up a thick tube. In order to get a thicker frame, you need to use several sheets of newspaper. When the tube is almost rolled up, a new newspaper is glued to it using a glue stick and the work continues. It is important to roll the newspaper with the same density, otherwise the parts will be of different thicknesses and it will be difficult to connect them.
After the glue has dried, it is necessary to paintframe with silver or gold spray paint. The frame consists of 4 strips, for one side you will need from 3 to 8 tubes, which are glued together in the form of a triangle (the more parts, the wider the frame will be). To get a narrow baguette, take 2 tubes, glue them together with their sides. Then glue another 1 on top, thus getting a triangular section. It is necessary to make 4 blanks, leave them until the glue dries completely (for a day). Next, you need to cut each strip at an angle of 45º on 2 sides, for this it is best to use a miter box, but if you do not have such a device in the household, then you can get by with an ordinary protractor. Take a sheet of paper in a box, draw a square, then connect its corners with diagonals, lay the strip on the marking, use a protractor and a pencil to draw a line and cut off all the excess. Now you need to glue the parts at an angle of 90º. First, connect 2 strips, after they dry, glue the remaining corners. For greater strength, you can glue a wooden tenon (for example, a toothpick) into one side of the corner, and make a groove in the other with an awl. The gaps between the corners are sealed with wood putty. After the frame is assembled, you need to make a place on the back side to insert the picture. To do this, glue 4 tubes, stepping back from the window 5-8 mm. At the same time, make a device for attaching the frame to the wall. Using an awl, pierce 2 holes in the upper tube, which is intended for inserting the picture, thread the wire through them so that a loop is formed. Now you need to prime the product, this will give the frame additional strength. For the primer, take 1 part water, add 2 parts PVA glue and the same amount of white acrylic paint (can be replaced with water-based paint), stir until a uniform consistency resembling liquid sour cream. The product is primed 2-4 times with intermediate drying. The glue will soak the frame and make it hard, and the white paint will cover the typographic font. After this, the frame is painted with acrylic paint in any color you like and covered with water-based varnish. Insert the picture on the back of the frame, fix it with small nails or office tape. With such a frame, any wall will sparkle with new colors. Return to the table of contents</a>
How to make an oval frame for a photo?
You will need:
- dense cardboard;
- old newspaper (magazine);
- twisted cord;
- gold paint in can;
- acrylic paints;
- scissors.
The convex parts of the frame can be tintedacrylic paint of a suitable color using a sponge. Making photo frames on the wall is quite simple. You need to take a sheet of thick cardboard, draw an oval, mark a window for the image in the center, then cut everything out carefully. The frame blank is ready. Take a newspaper, crumple it well, then tear it into pieces and glue it to the frame. Fold the edges to the wrong side and glue. The more folds you get, the more interesting the texture of the frame will be after painting. Then take a piece of cord and glue it along the window for the image, this way you will get a beautiful edging. The junction of the ends of the string and part of the frame must be decorated. To do this, cut the newspaper (diagonally) into thin strips of 2-3 cm, then roll them in a spiral and twist the roses, glue them to the frame. You can also use lace, buttons, thread spools, twisted wire and beads. The main thing is that the composition looks good and does not weigh down the frame. Take gold spray paint and paint the product together with the decor, leave until completely dry. After that, mix black and brown acrylic paints, paint the window frame and the places where the crumpled newspaper was glued. After about 10 minutes, wipe off the paint with a damp cloth so that it remains only in the recesses of the folds. All that remains is to make a pocket into which the photo will be inserted. To do this, take thick cardboard, cut out a rectangle. It needs to be glued to the back of the frame on 3 sides, the side part should remain free, and the photo will be inserted through it. Make a loop out of the rope when you glue the pocket, insert it between it and the main part of the frame. If the wall is smooth, then instead of fastening, you can use double-sided tape. The designer frame for the wall is ready! Return to the table of contents</a>
Decorating the frame in the style of "Terra"
You will need:
- blank from fiberboard;
- PVA glue;
- acrylic putty;
- dry grass and flowers of an interesting texture.
Wall frame in the Terra techniquewill become a real decoration of the interior. For this you will need various dry ears of corn and flowers that have a beautiful three-dimensional shape. Using a jigsaw, cut out a blank for the frame from a sheet of fiberboard, sand the edges with sandpaper. Then prime the surface with PVA glue several times. Dilute acrylic putty with PVA glue in a ratio of 2:1, add a little water if necessary. You should get a mass resembling pancake dough or thick sour cream. Apply this mixture to the frame, then press dried flowers into it, cover them with the same mass, leave for several days until completely dry. Then shade the convex areas with diluted brown, light lilac or gray paint. Secure the result with aerosol varnish. You can make a pocket for a photo in exactly the same way as described above. Such a frame will not only decorate the walls, but will also become the highlight of your interior. You don't have to follow these instructions exactly, just use your imagination, be creative, and you'll succeed!
