For reference i made my mat 3 wide on each side of the picture and my frame was 2 3 4 wide on all sides.
Diy mat for frame.
Make custom art using anything flat from a vintage album cover to a page from a book or magazine.
Finding artwork you love is a lengthy and expensive process.
Are you ready to have your mind blown.
Because the print didn t fit.
Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold it in.
Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.
Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board.
Huge impact low price.
Build a picture light box.
And so that s what lead me to explore diy mat production.
Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.
I love the addition of a mat to artwork.
Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.
Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.
It drives me caaa razy.
Let s start by creating the picture frame mat.
How to mat and frame artwork.
Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable.
Diy picture frame mat.
Hellogoodbyeagain arrived beautifully adorned with an 8 x 10 mat but the frame i wanted to put it in was 9 x 13 it s one that i custom made out of reclaimed wood and i had a little crush on the distinct grains and colors.
I used some hardwood i had from the local hardwood store and ripped it to my own size but you could also just use standard 1 3 or 1 4 or wider if desired for your frame instead.
You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board.
Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.
Give your favorite photos some well.
And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats.
It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame.
Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00.