Build A Frame For Canvas Art

Step 1 dry fit the boards and measure for the frame.

Build a frame for canvas art.

And now you re ready to hang your beautiful new wall art. Start by dry fitting you lattice boards to the canvas to make the basic frame. Building the frame just an 1 8 or 3 16 larger than the canvas should give you a tight enough fit to hold the canvas in without extra help. Before you get started measure the outside dimensions of your canvas painting and jot them down on a piece of paper.

Step 1 align the cradle with the frame. If not painters tape sticky putty or a few drops of hot glue on the back can hold the canvas where you want it. Diy frame for canvas art. Step 2 sand all four pieces of the frame.

Step 3 paint the wood for your diy canvas frame. Glue and nail the frame together. Mark center of the top bottom and side cradles and the center of the top bottom and side frames. Step 2 measure twice cut once.

Step 4 glue or nail the boards onto the canvas to.