Creating Wall Art With Canvas
Professionally framed wall art and posters can be quite pricey, but this is no excuse for having bare walls because you can easily make your own fun, unique, and eye-catching wall art with the use of inexpensive canvas and a little creativity.
If you’re the artistic type, you can paint your own wall art by purchasing stretched canvas and creating your own works of art. Inexpensive stretched canvas forms come ready to use and can be purchased at any arts or crafts store. Using inexpensive acrylic paints you can create your own art using whatever style you like. Look at art books with simple designs and copy the style or purchase stencils and foam stamps to make your own unique design. Make sure you purchase canvas forms that are stapled on the back rather than the sides for a professional look.
If you’re not the artistic type, you can still create unique art pieces using fabric. Go to any fabric store and search for some unique or interesting fabric pieces that would go well with your room. Using the same stretched canvas form, cover the form with the fabric and staple it on all four sides to the back side. Make sure the fabric is pulled tight across the form and fold the corners envelope-like as smoothly as possible to give it a finished look. Canvas forms come in a wide variety of sizes and will look great over the bed, above a sideboard, or behind the sofa.
You can also use flat canvas panels as an alternative to expensive frames for your black-and-white photos. Flat canvas panels are very inexpensive and usually come in small, multi-packs. Take some 5×7 canvas panels and paint them a nice solid color, like black, red, or silver and let dry. Using spray adhesive attach your 4×6 photos to the center of the canvas panels and simply hang on the wall in groups. These look great in the foyer, down a hallway, or up the staircase.
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