I love oversized art, but it’s a challenge to find an affordable way to hang/frame the art. I really wanted to do a large photo of the ocean or the sky over Joanna’s bed, sort of like this one:
We felt SO lucky when Max Wanger snapped this beautiful photo for us while he was on vacation at Martha’s Vineyard. I love the pretty colors and it has a really chill, soothing vibe about it.
Max was kind enough to print the photo for us, but if you are looking for an online print shop, I’ve used Wizard Prints and U Printing before with great luck.
We considered getting the photo professionally framed but in the end we opted to save the $400 and go for a really inexpensive option.
I got a smooth sheet of plywood cut down to size at Home Depot. I especially loved the striped edges.
I used a poly/stain combo to finish just the edges and then a screwed two D-rings to the back of the board.
Then I used acid-free scrapbook tape to mount the photo right to the plywood. We used removable tape (it comes in permanent too), so Joanna still has the option to have the photo professionally framed down the road.
We spent about $20 for this project. It worked really well for this space since we didn’t really need protection for the photo. It would work similarly well for hanging above a big piece of furniture like a console or credenza. You just want something in front of the art to prevent bumping into it.
Do you have any tricks for framing large art on the cheap?
This is really cool! I love when you do links to art stuff.
On an unrelated note- I was wondering if you have been having problems
posting links to blogger on facebook. I have been suddenly having trouble
(and by that I mean it won't do it) and so I looked up some other bloggers
I read on fb to see if they post links.
I noticed you have in the past… have you had problems lately?
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Thank you so much for this fantastically EASY way to hang large artwork. I’m currently finishing a triptych using 1/2″ plywood pieces (like yours in this post), and the first attempt miserably failed. I came up with a solution and (fingers on BOTH hands crossed) will go for try #2 this coming weekend.
I’ll let y’all know how it goes! Oh, btw – I, too, am a blogger, so I’ll leave you the link to the project. I love your stuff! Very nice and thanks again for the great content!
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