Diy Matting For Multiple Pictures

How to create a photo mat by hand without a mat cutter.

Diy matting for multiple pictures.

You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board. Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable. It drives me caaa razy. Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00.

Mat board center pack of 10 18x24 uncut white color mats acid free 4 ply thickness white core for pictures photos framing great for diy projects or unique picture sizes 4 6 out of 5 stars 71. Artwork shown here is for display purposes only. You re going to start by measuring your image and mat board for cutting. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.

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. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. Diy picture frame mat. Many a large mat are double the cost of a piece of uncut mat board yowzers and with that said i do collect photography prints and frames and have spent plenty a dime on professionally made or store bought mats but all too regularly find myself dealing with two issues.

Here s how to cut your own picture mats. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. Let s start by creating the picture frame mat. Visit our custom design gallery to see some of the highly customized mats and frames we ve created.

You can add a custom picture frame for any of these mat designs. It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame. There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools. Order from our most popular multiple opening matboard templates or contact us with your own custom design.

I love the addition of a mat to artwork. You can create your diagram digitally in a program such as photoshop or microsoft word or you can simply draw it out by hand. Huge impact low price. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.

And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. First you need the mat board and image you will be framing. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. Are you ready to have your mind blown.

The supplies you ll need are.