Most of you know that Scott and I have officially jumped ship and moved to a larger apartment. Besides the moving and unpacking (bleh), we are so excited to call this new place home! And of course, as usual, I'm just excited to decorate and finally breakout all of the crafts I have been storing away for the perfect opportunity!
Have you ever seen the black and white framed canvases? I have, they're amazing and I've probably pinned a dozen examples of them. Little did I know that you can't find any for less than $200! (I wanted multiple and each to be at least three feet long). My husband would KILL me if I spent that much money on a canvas - plus I couldn't even let me self do it. How ridiculous!
I needed another solution! I headed over to staples and ordered two large engineer prints. The staples by us offered three different sizes, I opted for the medium which was 26 inches by 38 inches. These were $3 a piece, ya'll! Talk about CHEAP! They do say that the quality is not recommended for photos, but for three dollars, I was willing to take the shot and they came out great!
These prints are on extremely light weight paper, so you'll need to put them on something. I just picked up two black foam boards from my local craft store and honestly duck taped the prints to the boards (no judgement if it works!). I really wish I had taken pictures along the way but I wasn't planning on sharing my project until I realized how amazing and cheap these were!
I could have left the pictures as is after that, but I really wanted a frame for the outside. Did you know that large frames were so expensive?!? Apparently I didn't! This amazing alternative is really the reason I'm sharing this project. Seriously, you're about to be amazed!
You can buy frame pieces at hobby lobby somewhere along the model airplane isles and the canvas isles. I had to really look for them. The pieces are the sides of canvas frames (they look like mini crown molding pieces). I grabbed the pieces I needed, fit them together in the detentions I wanted, and then fastened them in place with a staple gun. Seriously guys, this was $8 per LARGE frame!
Paint or stain the frame however you want, and attached the canvas (I used the stable gun for this also... I love the staple gun), and you're done! I want to put these in every room of our apartment now, and you know what? I can since they're so cheap!
