We recently had family portraits done,
{by the lovely Sara Driscoll Photography}
and I wanted to display some of our photographs in Landyn's room.
I love the look of a distressed white frame against a wall.
So instead of paying an arm and a leg for a couple shabby chic frames,
I decided to make my own.
Here is my step by step tutorial oh how to make your very own
Shabby Chic Distressed Picture Frame
off white paint (I went with BM Navajo White)
paint brush
medium grit sand paper
Because your frame is unfinished,
begin by sanding light over the entire surface.
Paint seems to adhere better this way too.
begin by sanding light over the entire surface.
Paint seems to adhere better this way too.
Once smooth, begin painting your entire frame white.
Let sit until completely dry.
Sand your entire frame down. Concentrate more on areas that will wear easily, edges, corners, etc.
This will give it an AGED look. You can even take a hammer or screw driver at it for a more intense look.
Notice how the original wood color shows thru on the edges and corners.
Now it's time for more distressing.
Using a black stamp pad and old rag, dab your rag and blot ink onto your edges and corners.
Sand over the ink
You can continue sanding if your frame still appears to polished.
THAT'S IT!
Now want to see what I did in Landyn's room with my distressed frames?
TADA!
TADA!
Love.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that you could use just any black ink! Nice to know. :)
Those are so cute!! Great tutorial!
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome!
ReplyDeletesuper super cute and so my style! love those pis of Landyn!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing. Although I am more of the clean futuristic look this is an great idea.
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looks great! i really should do this to some of my old frames. xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeletelove love love the frames!!! way to go they look awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove the frames. Thanks for the great ideas.
ReplyDeletegreat job!! i love the vintage look! They look perfect in your daughters room!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! :) You did a really good job on them.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful Lindsay! I wish I had half the creative talent you do for DIY! I have no patience:)
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Great idea, using the ink! That seems way more doable than some other distressing ideas I've seen.
ReplyDeleteThose photos are so darling!
Great tutorial - thank you! I'm redoing my craft room/office and of course have many photos to hang, so this is perfect timing. :)
ReplyDeletethis is super cute! Thanks for linking up, I am featuring you tonight:)
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