DIY - Picture Frames

It's time for our very first DIY over here at Interior Inspirations. I've had 18 Ikea Ram picture frames sitting around for the last few years and never seeming to be able to get to them. This past Saturday I finally did and I'm going to share the results with you, my lucky readers. The Handy Man and I had different ideas about what colour, I wanted a light grey and he wanted dark. We ended up with one to the darker end, but it's kind of primer grey. I think we're going to be repainting soon. I've got the art in so we'll give it a try for a bit. It looks better on the frames than it did the shelf we painted.

You will need:
1 quart of paint, your colour (1 quart is what we bought, but it's far more than you will need.)
picture frames (I have 18 raw wood 4x6 frames)
paintbrush
x-acto knife
tarp, or drop cloth
somewhere safe to let them dry


I think that's about it, you don't really need the knife, but it does make it much easier for getting your images to the right size.
I spread out my tarp outside, helps with fumes. Got my paint, paintbrush, and frames all set up. Spread out some magazine pages for a drying area.


After that it's straightforward. Just paint, and leave to dry.

I cut out all my pictures, somewhere along the way I've misplaced a bunch of them. Oh well, only 18 frames they will turn up and I will switch some out.