The Martha Stewart Show

Customized Picture Frame

The Martha Stewart Show

Kevin Sharkey shows how to create a custom picture frame using paint and wallpaper.

Customized Picture Frame

Use paint and favorite wallpaper patterns to create a stylish, personalized picture frame -- a wonderful gift for any loved one.

This craft comes from decorating editorial director Kevin Sharkey, and it takes inspiration from the Updated Traditional Room he decorated for the Martha Stewart Living digital magazine for iPad.

Tools and Materials

Wood frame
Frame mat
Interior paint
Paintbrush
Chip brush
All-purpose paste

Wallpaper or large sheet of decorative paper
Utility knife
Photograph to fit mat and frame

Customized Picture Frame How-To
1. Paint frame with a room-coordinating color; let dry.

2. Using a chip brush, cover front of mat with paste. Smooth a piece of wallpaper over mat that is 3 to 4 inches larger than mat on all sides.

3. Turn mat over. With a utility knife, cut wallpaper inside mat window, corner to corner both ways, creating an "X" within the mat. Fold each triangle of the "X" over the back of the mat and paste in place. Trim tops off triangles to fit width of mat.

4. Trim corners from excess paper around mat. Fold sides over back of mat and paste in place, overlapping corners neatly.

5. Insert mat, then picture, into frame; secure with frame's backing board.

Resources
RIBBA frame available from Ikea. "Yes!" all-purpose paste available from Amazon. Martha Stewart Living paint testers available from The Home Depot.

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