Do-it-yourself picture frames from a ceiling plinth

The desire to decorate the interior with their own hands, a passion for painting and needlework often lead to the fact that the hostess accumulates a small warehouse of images of non-standard size, which will be much more expensive to arrange in a framing workshop than the work itself cost. In such a situation, a frame for a picture from a ceiling plinth comes to the rescue, fragments and trimmings of which may remain after repair.

Difficult at first glance, the process of making a frame from a plinth with your own hands does not require special knowledge, but only patience and accuracy, which means that every interested craftsman can create such beauty.

The choice of plinth according to the material of manufacture

According to the material of manufacture, ceiling moldings are divided into several types, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages, not all of them are convenient to use. Let's consider some of them:

Foam skirting board. The most budget option, simple and easy to process, has a minimum weight and a wide variety of shapes and reliefs, there is also an imitation of various natural materials, such as wood, granite, etc. Ideal for the first experiments in working on frames. A serious disadvantage of such fillets is their fragility, they break too easily, crumple and crumble.
The second most popular material is polystyrene foam. Visually, it differs little from the previous one, but is much stiffer and stronger, which allows you to bend it at the right angles. Such a plinth will cost more, but, after acquiring some skill, it will allow you to create frames of oval and round shapes.

Tree. Wooden photo frames look especially impressive and chic, paintings or mirrors. But such skirting boards are more expensive and difficult to process, as they require special tools and some experience in handling such surfaces.

Tools and materials

In order to start making frames, you will have to prepare a simple set of tools and materials:

the molding itself or its fragments (consider the example of foam or polystyrene ceiling plinths);
thick cardboard (if the product framed does not have a rigid base, such as embroidery or tapestry);
universal glue or "liquid nails";
sharp knife (construction or clerical);
miter box (you can take a protractor) for even cutting corners;
ruler and marker;
acrylic paints and putty (better for wood).

Note! When choosing an adhesive, you should make sure that it is suitable for the selected material, as some of its types can corrode the foam / polystyrene.

Frame making instructions

After studying the theoretical part, having prepared everything you need, you can proceed to the instructions explaining how to make a frame for a picture with your own hands from a ceiling plinth:

The base for the frame is cut out of hard cardboard - a rectangle slightly larger or the same size as the framed photograph or picture.
If desired, you can cut out another rectangle with the same parameters, make a “window” in it, decorate and use it as a passe-partout. It will help hide small design errors, if necessary, center the image, which will allow the product to fully open up and give a sense of completeness.

If the frame is planned to be used for a mirror, a picture on cardboard or a canvas with a stretcher, the item on how to make the base is not relevant.
With the help of a ruler and a marker, segments of the plinth of the required size are marked and, using a miter box or a protractor with a sharp knife, they are carefully cut off at an angle of 45 °.

Note! If embossed fillets are used, you should try to choose the pattern as much as possible at the joints.

The coincidence of the cut fragments is checked, for this the workpiece is laid out on a hard surface, if necessary, the joints are adjusted and adjusted.
The resulting planks are glued together or glued to a cardboard base (in such work it is convenient to use a glue gun). The ends of the slats are smeared with glue and fixed for a few seconds.

That's all, after the glue has dried, the technical part is completed, an exclusive photo frame, paintings, embroidery, etc. is ready.

Decorating homemade frames

Most likely, visible gaps form at the joints of the parts. This defect is corrected with putty and subsequent painting.

After the glue has dried, it is necessary to putty the joints (if the resulting gaps are too large, you can insert small pieces of plinth into them), as well as the back side of the frame, which will give the product additional strength.
When the putty is completely dry, you can start painting. If non-acrylic or water-based paints are used, it is better to pre-coat the surface of the frames made with several layers of PVA glue.

To give the product a finishing gloss, you can coat it with a water-based varnish.
If necessary, a wall mount is made on the back of the picture frame. To do this, a small cardboard rectangle is glued to the back surface, under which a rope loop is placed.

Note! If you are making a wooden frame, you can complement it with glass fixed with small nails. In products made of foam or polypropylene, this is not possible.

After the baguette is completely ready and dried out, if desired, you can decorate it with any additional decorations: beads, rhinestones, feathers, lace, etc.

The video shows a master class demonstrating the manufacture of a frame from a ceiling plinth with your own hands.

Ella

You are a great artisan, I bow before such people. I myself know how to crochet, knitting, I know the technique of carpet quality. I collect paintings in the technique of diamond embroidery, I need frames and a lot, it's expensive to buy. And here is your site, and everything turned out to be simple. Thank you.

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Marcela

So original and so simple. After reading, I was instantly interested and, while there was time, I also tried to do it. It turns out that it is not difficult at all, but it looks amazing.

Lara

I love the so-called coloring by numbers, and then I hang them on the walls. Naturally in a homemade framework. I make from such beautiful plinths. Then I paint under the old darkened gilded wood with a patina. They look very impressive. Moreover, each room in the apartment has its own version of skirting boards and its own style of paintings. It turns out cheap and cheerful.

Diana

It's a great idea to use a ceiling plinth to make picture frames, you can also make a frame for, say, a mirror, we just have one, I want to make a frame for it. And, by the way, the ceiling plinth is also available, there was a little left after the repair, they wanted to throw it away, now I know what can be done with it. Thanks for the recommendations and advice.