One of the hardest things to me about decorating is deciding what to put on the walls. I’ve never been a big picture hanger, but I fell in love with the look of this Pottery Barn frame, which you can find here:
Only thing is — it costs $69!!
So I decided to go thrifting and see if I could recreate a floating wire frame. I found this old painting at the GoodWill for just $5.99.
When I checked out, the woman checking me out looked at the painting, looked at me, and said, “You really like this?”
I chuckled and told her I was just buying it for the frame. No offense to Bob Ross and his happy trees, but this type of art just isn’t my style.
When I got to home, I set to work removing the original painting, which took some wrangling with a flat head screwdriver.
Here’s how my frame looked empty.
Next I poured a couple of shades of grey and white in my favorite chalk paint and started painting the frame.
Once the paint had dried, I cut some hanging wire to thread across the board.
I simply tied the ends of the wire to the up-ended staples that I had used the flat head to move.
Next I nailed on some sawtooth hangers, one on either side of the top of the frame.
Finally I sent a half dozen of my favorite recent snaps to a local photo shop and bought some adorable mini clothespins.
And there you have it!
A DIY copycat Pottery Barn frame for just over $5!
What’s your favorite type of wall decor?
Until next time,
xoxo Charlotte
Love it, Im going to have to give this a go 🙂
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SO cute! You are so brave to try these projects! If it involves nailing something, I am such a noob!
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Bahaha oh girl I very nearly hammered one of my fingers instead of the nail!! 😂😂
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😂😂😂😜
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