This is a very easy DIY and so inexpensive. One wall in our bedroom is painted dark chocolate brown but I had a hard time finding an art that would go above the bed.
This is a before picture (what was I thinking?):
I searched Pinterest for an ideal art to go on a dark wall and in one of my searches, I came upon an Ikea RIBBA white frame with a black and white photo. It was very simple and I knew it would complement our brown wall. However, the cost of the RIBBA frame was $20 and I needed 2 of them, so that will be $40 and I could get a finished frame for that cost. I stumbled upon the NYTJJA frame which was only $8 but it didn't have a mat but I figured I could make one.
I bought a poster board for $2 and made my own mat. I then used our engagement photos to go into the frames. The total cost for the whole project was around $22 including the pictures.
This is how the brown wall looks now. It is not the best picture with the sun reflecting back but overall, it came out the way I wanted it to be. Much much better actually. The frames pop on the wall and the best thing about the frames is that its about me and my husband.
So glad I came across this today. I have four NYTTA frames and was stumped on what to do for the matting since the frames are on off-size. (Btw, love that you work with special needs kiddos. I have an autistic son. Keep up the great work!)
ReplyDeleteYour welcome! Hope your project comes out nice.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes I love my job. I love parents who appreciate that hard work we put in :)