Making Wall Photos Stand Out

These canvases were some of the first things to be hung in the new house, but I knew they needed a little something...

The black "frame" behind the pictures really makes them stand out on the wall.  Who says a frame has to go all the way around a picture?

I did something similar in our old bedroom to draw attention to the paintings behind the bed.

I painted the black rectangle right on the wall.

This is what the photo canvases looked like before I framed them

They were looking a little sad.

I just took an old IKEA shelf that was in a pile destined for Goodwill

filled the exposed side with joint compound

spray painted it

and I put it on the wall!  I used nails to hold the canvases to the board and anchored hanging wire to the back.  If you'd like to see how I made the canvases, click here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Jamie

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