I did not want to use glue to attach the poster to the backer board for fear of it puckering the paper. Once your rectangle is complete, lay the poster over the backside of the frame facing forward, lay the backer board on top of them and nail the backer board onto the frame. I'm using my Ryobi 18-volt Cordless Brad Nailer from Home Depot to make the nailing much quicker and easier. (Don't mind the bare wood showing in the photo, I touched up the cut ends after I was done nailing). Again, notice how it is deeper than it is wide. Using your brad nailer or nail gun, attach the sides together. The thinner sides of the boards (1" side) will be standing straight up facing you (the photo on step 4 might explain that better). This is a basic rustic frame, so you are just butting one board up against the other - no fancy mitered corners going on here. Line up your boards as shown in the photo. You could also leave the wood totally natural if you prefer a more farmhouse look. I used a flat black paint on mine to enhance the darkness of the dandelion poster. If you want to paint or stain your wooden frame, now is the time to do so. Just be careful they are cutting to exact measurements. TIP: If you don't want to drag your saws out of the garage you can always have Home Depot or Lowes cut the boards for you. In my case my poster was 27 ½" high, so I cut 2 boards to 27".Ĭut your backer board to be the exact same width and height as your poster - in my case 19 ¾" wide by 27.5".
In my case my poster was 19 ¾" wide, so I cut 2 boards to 20 ¾". It's not like the good people at Cavallini were trying to short me a smidge of poster paper, it's probably just easier for them to round up to 20x28. It's the old measure twice, cut once woodworking theory.įor instance, my poster actually measured 19 ¾" by 27.5 inches, not the advertised 20" by 28".
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Plus they have all those cool retro looking designs.Īlthough their posters say they measure 20x28", don't take their word for it, they may actually be ever so slightly smaller. I particularly like the Cavallini ones because they're printed on a thicker, richer looking paper. I used the Dandelion poster from Cavallini & Co., but there are MANY to choose from on Amazon and I've put quite a few of my favorites in my Amazon Shop. Instructions For Making A Quick And Easy Frame You could also use thick cardboard if you have that handy. I used a left-over piece of chalkboard board I had from another project which was less than ¼" thick.
70" x 1.45" x 8' just because boards at the hardware store aren't actually the same width as they are commonly called). 1 Pine Common Board - 1"x 2"x 8' (actual measurements will be.
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How To Make A Poster Frame from Wood Poster Frame Supplies Somewhat like the reverse canvas frames which are so popular on Pinterest these days. So when I decided to buy a poster for my spring/summer living room decor, I decided to beef up the poster by making a wooden frame for it. I wanted something more substantial to really make the artwork POP. I mean it has a definite vintage feel to it, but it just seemed a little skimpy to me. Last year I bought a New York themed one for my husband's office and used one of their vintage poster hanging kits to display it.
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You can read my full disclosure policy here.) (This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. They fit right in with my eclectically decorated home. They have a great vintage vibe to them and have the best graphics and typography. I've been a fan of Cavallini & Co's posters for a few years now. And there's better and prettier ways to display posters in your home decor nowadays other than tape or thumbtacks. They come in great prints and are more like actual art than years ago. Maybe used thumbtacks if you wanted to get fancy.Īnd that was fine when you were 13, madly in love with Donny Osmond and decorating your bedroom all by yourself for the first time.īut posters have come a long way from your Teen Beat crush-of-the-week days. It used to be when you bought a poster and wanted to hang it in your room you scotch taped it to the wall.
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