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    Fabric Covered Canvas Photo Framing Idea

    Updated: Jun 6, 2013 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 9 Comments

    This is the copy of a post I did for the Decorating with Portraits series over at Kristen Duke Photography.
    Fabric Covered Canvas Photo Framing Idea

    I  LOVE decorating with pictures in my home. I’ve tried very hard in our current house to get my photos OFF the computer and onto my walls. I’ve been known to buy a picture frame first, hang it on the wall then later find a picture for it… (horrible habit I know, just don’t ask my Mom about the photo tree that still has the stock photos in it!)

    One of my favorite photo displays in my home is this one in my basement family room…

    Photo wall display idea
    They are just framed in the cheap glass CLIPS frames from IKEA then balanced on the ledges (also from IKEA). My plan was to change out the photos from time to time. (time to do that)

    I think the photos help add a bit of personality to the room.
    A year ago we had a photographer take our family pictures.  Then I never printed any of them.. I know bad!!  I thought this post would be a perfect opportunity to print some of those photos and hang them in our house.
    I wanted to display them in a more original way that just in a frame, and I didn’t leave myself enough time to order canvas prints, so I thought I’d just mount them on canvas’ covered with fabric.
    I hung them up in my bedroom on  a skinny wall that just needed “something”
    (you don’t get to see any more of my bedroom as it is currently a DISASTER!)
    To make the canvas’ here is what you need:
    8×10 photo
    11×14 canvas
    photo corners
    staple gun
    fat quarter of fabric
    How to cover a canvas with fabric

    Just  cover your canvas with your fabric. Tac it to the back with a staple gun.

    Then using some double sided super sticky tape and photo corners, center your photo on your canvas.

    That’s it.  Easy and cheaper than a frame!

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com says

      September 23, 2011 at 12:39 am

      Wow – those spaces are awesome!! I love the fabric wrapped pictures. So fun!!!

      xoxo
      Jen

      Reply
    2. Nancy W says

      September 23, 2011 at 12:41 am

      Love it all! Hugs from Conroe, TX!

      Reply
    3. Melissa says

      September 23, 2011 at 7:27 am

      Love it! What a great way to add a pop of color to a room as well! This is definitely getting bookmarked for later use!

      Reply
    4. Emilie says

      September 23, 2011 at 8:40 am

      That’s a really great idea, but I’d worry that with nothing protecting the actual picture, it would get damaged (dust or other). Any way around that?

      Reply
    5. Trisha says

      September 23, 2011 at 7:13 pm

      Wow! What an absolutetly gorgeous room! I love it! The light is so pretty in that room. I love the big fat letter, the pictures, the couch! I love it all!

      Reply
    6. Katy Cameron says

      September 23, 2011 at 8:45 pm

      What a cute idea! And I love the mirror in your bedroom :oD

      Reply
    7. Cara says

      October 06, 2011 at 9:09 am

      WOW …. love this idea!! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

      Reply
    8. Julia Kroeger says

      September 06, 2013 at 6:31 pm

      Love the pics with ledges from IKEA….. can you tell me how long they are? Are they the 48 inch ledges?
      thanks!!

      Reply

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