This week my living room has had a total overhaul, the wall has been papered, two new sofa’s moved in and new accessories found homes. The total reveal will come soon as it isn’t all quite finished yet. Last weekend Lee and I spent some time thinking about what to put on the walls. I wanted some new wall art that would look modern and match the colour scheme. I took to Pinterest and lost myself for a few hours before deciding that we would fill the wall with different white frames. Then I decided to get crafty and make my own wall art as I had not seen anything in my usual homeware shops that was what I really wanted.
I got lucky by finding some beautiful Linea frames in House of Fraser that were buy one get one free (the frames cost me £54 for the four biggest frames). I also found the smaller two frames in Tesco and these cost only £4 each, finally when I popped into Sainsbury’s the horizontal frame with three sections was reduced to £3.60 from £12, so I added that to my collection.
Next I bought a few cards I liked in a Next Clearance shop, they were 50p each. I had some wallpaper left over which I wanted to use to tie the two walls together. I also bought a little pad patterned paper for £1 from the works and finally some larger patterned card from Homesense for £2.99. All of these were in similar colours to the wallpaper I had chosen. I also got a few samples of other wallpapers I liked and those were obviously free.
I then simply set about putting the paper into the frames. It was a quick job and took about an hour from start to finish. The result is excellent and means that I have wall art that none of my friends will have! This easy DIY project can suit any wall, colour scheme and tastes. I also looked through my collection of postcards that I have for entering competitions but none were suitable. I think old cards would be great and it is another reason why you should cut the fronts off and keep them in a scrap box!
Here are a couple of the finished frames- which one do you like?
I haven’t hung them on the wall yet but will share once they are up and I reveal the rest of the makeover. The wallart will have cost me just under £70 which is great considering a print in a frame in most department stores would cost at least £35+ and I have 7 to style on the wall.
It is that time of the week for our Fabulousy Frugal bloghop so please do share your money saving ways as I am always looking for more ways to be frugal! Do check out some of the other linked up posts and find some inspiration! Let me know which inspire or excite you. My co-hosts and I thank you for linking up!
Very nice! I do love Linea’s picture frames – they’re good quality.
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What a neat idea Emma – I have blank walls here that I’ve been looking for inspiration for so thank you!
It’s great to make your own art. I’ve found that getting stuff framed professionally is very expensive, so if you can get the same look yourself, it’s well worth doing.
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What a fantastic idea, I love how they have come out as well, gorgeous looking pictures. x
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Your prints look great. I like the idea of using lots of different frames but in the same colour to tie them in together. The prints you’ve used are really lovely.
Louisa recently posted…Do as I say, not as I did
Love the choose happy one. Wilko’s is my go to place for frames.
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What a great idea. I have been meaning to make something similar for our bedroom since we decorated but still haven’t gotten around to it!
Mummy of Two recently posted…Our three car seat problem solved thanks to BubbleBum – A Review
oooh yes im most certainly loving this idea and will be giving it a try for sure , thank you for the idea x
Lovely em x
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This is really great idea but I will wait for a car boot season so I can pick up some frames for pennies… if I can find some 😉
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They look really lovely and it is amazing what you can do with things around the house x
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What a great idea, I love this. I like to get different frames and fill them with photos of the family and cover a whole wall with them, that looks good too.
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they look brilliant – amazing work!
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Such a great idea of using leftover wallpaper to make wall art and very cost effective.
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This is a great idea. I like both of the pictures and look forward to seeing the rest of the room when you write about it.
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They all look really good! And I love how frugal they are.
Wow you have given me some brilliant ideas as to what to do with my walls , I too have just painted mt lounge.
Nayna Kanabar (@citrusspiceuk) recently posted…Mothersday Day Nik Nak Holder Pots
Such a good idea. Cheaper option and so effective and easily customised.
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oh Emma these look FANTASTIC!
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What a really super idea! i am looking for something for our bedroom so will getting collecting!
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What a birlliant idea and what a bargain! Easy to refresh too. I’m ready for a Spring clean and a change to my decor so thank you!!
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I love seeing makeovers and can;t wait to see your new artwork on the walls 🙂
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I love the idea of this! such a easy way to re-vamp a space x
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