Do it yourself Funds FLOATING ACRYLIC FRAMES

For a though now, I&rsquove been holding off on posting about our master bed room simply because of two matters: the curtains are way too quick so I want to sew a strip on the bottom of each and every a single and&hellip I didn&rsquot know what to do with the wall previously mentioned the mattress. I&rsquom nonetheless dragging my feet with the curtains (stitching&rsquos haaaarrrrdddd), but&hellip I worship the new-and-enhanced wall in excess of the bed. I uncovered those people awesome vintage map prints and was so pleased to dangle them up!

FLOATING ACRYLIC FRAMES ON THE Low cost

I grabbed four maps for the learn bedroom: Washington, Providence, Brooklyn, and New York&hellip 4 metropolitan areas of value to us! I didn&rsquot want a good frame to consider away from the elegance of these maps so&hellip I made the decision to consider&nbspan other stab at floating acrylic frames. On a funds.

Materials FOR FLOATING Body

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• standoff mounts


• optional:&nbspgold spray paint



• long #six screws and anchors if needed


• you&rsquoll will need a narrow and extended drill little bit to fit within your standoff mount. I made use of&nbspthis just one&nbspfrom House Depot


• Glue Dots


• Acrylic. Lowes will reduce acrylic for you&hellip I extra three inches to every single dimension so these eighteen x 24 inch maps meant my acrylic was cut to 24 x thirty. To slice costs, I used 4 sheets of acrylic and glued the artwork directly onto each and every sheet&hellip definitely it will be a bit nicer to use 1 sheet of acrylic on possibly facet of the artwork, but it will add one more $50+ to the price tag of this project.


• laser stage
  

  Stage one: SPRAY PAINT MOUNTING Hardware

  
  
  

  Spray paint your mounting components if you want it gold. (I necessarily mean&hellip who&nbspdoesn&rsquot&nbspwant it gold, ideal?!)
  
  Suggestion: stick standoff mounts into an old cardboard box for effortless spraying

  
  
  

  Action two. DRILL HOLES IN ACRYLIC

  
  
  

  Drill holes in your acrylic at each corner. To drill by means of acrylic, use painters tape on each individual aspect of the acrylic to continue to keep it from cracking. On a flat area with a thin piece of wooden or cardboard underneath, slowly but surely implement rising pressure to drill all the way through your acrylic. (Make sure you depart the protecting sheet on the full time&hellip get it off just in advance of hanging.)

  
  
  

  Phase three. Measure YOUR FRAMES

  
  
  

  Evaluate and mark wherever you will need to have to screw in your standoff mounts. Use the laser degree to make it less difficult. (Feel it or not, my frames are all amount&hellip we just stay in a historic home without having far too several correct angles!)

  
  
  

  Phase four. Attach ACRYLIC MOUNTS&nbspTO WALL

  
  
  

  Connect the bottom of the standoff mounts. This is where you&rsquoll need to have the special drill bit. The screw goes as a result of the standoff mount into the wall so I desired a very long skinny bit to attain by means of the standoff mount to screw it in. Afterwards you&rsquoll screw the cap on with the sheet of acrylic pinched between the cap the rest of the mount.

  
  
  

  Move five. GLUE ARTWORK On to ACRYLIC

  
  
  

  Glue artwork onto your acrylic. This is wherever I&rsquom saving cash by only making use of A single sheet of acrylic. BUT&hellip.due to the fact I&rsquom only employing just one sheet of acrylic, I desired to adhere my prints immediately on to the acrylic. Retain this in head when picking your artwork&hellip this technique may not be wonderful for any artwork of price or value.&nbsp I utilised adhesive dots, but any type of glue or tape ought to perform!

  
  
  

  Phase 6. Connect&nbspARTWORK TO MOUNTS

  
  
  

  Screw the sheets of acrylic with maps adhered onto the standoff mounts.

  
  
  

  Congrats- you&rsquore performed!

  
  
  

  I love how clear and basic a floating acrylic body is. I&nbspmade one for the young ones room&nbspin our previous home, but DIYd the components. I&rsquom thrilled by these standoff mounts and apart from the crooked ceiling, Really like how these perform more than our bed. The maps make me happy (as evidenced by the maps I have&nbsphanging all about our home), but the floating acrylic frames match the a little far more chic room that is coming jointly in our master bed room. A person action closer to showing you the full home!!