35 do-it-yourself photo frame design ideas
In the age of modern technology, photographs are usually stored on electronic media. But in order to have especially significant moments before your eyes every day, the pictures are printed and beautifully framed. Stores offer a wide selection of photo frames, but it is more pleasant to make and arrange them yourself, given the theme of the image.
The easiest option is colored cardboard products. A window in the frame makes a little smaller picture, and strengthen the back side with a thick sheet of paper or cardboard. The substrate is carefully glued to the edges of the frame so as not to damage the picture. If there is a desire, the photo can be replaced.
The product will look more attractive if it is decorated with a pattern, application of dried flowers, beads, acorns or other beautiful, but light objects. They even use food products, for example, coffee beans, cereals, pasta.
Simple unpainted cardboard can be decorated with corrugated elements from its scraps. This approach is based on the quilling technique - creating volumetric compositions from folded strips of paper. With enough patience and perseverance, learning the basics of this creative design is easy.
The look of the children's room can be changed by funny coasters for pictures and photographs. Any child will like the joint work on the manufacture and refinement of crafts from available materials. Such activity promotes family cohesion, teaches a preschooler how to use scissors, paints, glue, and develops fine motor skills of hands.
Decoration with fabric, lace or woolen thread is a creative process for lovers of the classic style.
Colored buttons are a great material for decorating crafts. And the frame of the photograph with shells brought from the seashore will remind you of summer vacations.
Original items look decorated with painted egg shells, multi-colored spools of thread or pencils.
An interesting option is the use of the remains of foam ceiling moldings. Frames can be made in a classic shape and painted to your taste.
Another easy way is to make the structure out of plywood. Such work will not require a lot of effort and special tools, and the result will look quite professional.
Cardboard and foam products are easy to change and update. And wood is a more durable raw material. Suitable and trim boards, and the remnants of wooden skirting boards.
With sufficient skill, the surface can be decorated with carvings. But difficult work is best left to professionals.
Do not neglect materials such as twigs and bark. Out of these extraordinary creations are obtained, the creation of which is accessible to beginner masters.
Found wood must be washed, dried and impregnated with decay and pests. To preserve the natural beauty, the product should be coated with clear varnish. Such a framework will fit perfectly into the interior design of a country house.
Any non-standard solutions, if they are in good harmony with the decoration of the room, will make it outstanding. Photo frames made from wooden sticks from sushi, from cuts of branches or from bamboo stems look good.
It takes a little imagination and effort so that your original creation will surprise guests and delight loved ones. Pictures in an unusual frame will long remind of the best life episodes.
