Cheap Picture Frame Makeover
by
Holly Grace
2 Materials
$20
5 Hours
Easy
Well hello there! Boy, do I have a treat for you guys today!
Don’t I always, though?
I wanted to share this quick and easy picture frame makeover with you all and you can do this on any size of picture frame. So let’s can the chit-chat and get right into this fun DIY and upcycle.
So I have had this picture frame since the beginning of time. OK, that might be a slight exaggeration but I am not kidding, I am going to say I have had it for a least 12 years.
This frame has followed me around to all the places that I have lived and it’s just a cheap frame that I bought from Wal-Mart when I was 18 and me and my sister moved out of our family home and got an apartment together.
I thought it was time to shake things up a bit. Time to make this frame look a little more high end and less Wal-Mart looking.
To start, I thought it would be a good idea to paint the frame. I have been just dying to spray paint something with this.
I love this spray paint from Rustoleum. It’s high-quality, has great coverage and it is super affordable. Plus, it’s easily accessible. You can just run on down to Home Depot or Wal-Mart and get it.
I took the picture frame apart and just spray painted the frame.
The thing you want to always remember about spray painting is nice, light and even coats. It’s better to do multiple light coats than one big heavy coat with a ton of drips.
While the frame was drying, I wanted to do something different with the matte border.
I recently got my hand on some of this Unicorn SPiT that I have seen all over the web. I have been just dying to try it.
You have to see how cool this stuff is. You can use this stuff as a stain, a paint or a glaze. You can dilute it with water — I could go on and on. Seriously, the possibilities with this stuff are limitless.
So what I did was I used Blue Thunder and Midnight’s Blackness
I mixed them together in a dish, starting with equal parts. I only needed about 4 drops of each.
When it was all mixed, this is what it looked like
Looks black, right? Well, that’s what I thought, so I added a few more drops of the Blue Thunder.
Mixed again and this is what I got.
I don’t know if you can really tell in the picture, but I was going for a deep navy blue color. It was still looking a little too black, but I thought, I would try and paint it on the matte border anyway and see what would happen.
Ok, I don’t even think I can convey through text, my excitement when I painted this stuff on.
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!
I was getting this beautiful blue, pulling through the black! So cool, right?
I painted the whole thing and what I was left with was this really cool dimensional look. I was originally going to paint the matte border just a flat navy blue, but I am so glad I went with Unicorn SPiT
This frame is totally unique now!
What do you guys think?? I really love how this frame now fits perfectly with my style!
Let me know what you think about my frame makeover by commenting below!
Pin this image!
For even more photos and details check out my blog by clicking the link below this post!
Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.More info
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Comments
Join the conversation
2 of 24 comments
-
Great transformation, that spray paint is really great. I recently bought that brand for a project and the results were wonderful.
-
Im late to the game (so to speak), but I love it! And think I want to try it. But I may have to use only one Unicorn Spit, who knew the spit of a fantasy creature would cost so much? lol. Thanks
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
This is just wonderful! I will have to do this now! I bought a can of metallic gold paint recently for no reason other than I love metalics! You can bet this will go into my office/craft room/laundry room that is under way! I even have some marvelous architectural photos from London! DO NOT get me wrong, I love how you did this. But I am curious to know, did you put some sort of shiny or matte clear coat on top of the Unicorn Spit? I have seen that others always do that and it makes the colors change and really look gorgeous. Again...so cool!
Always wondered how much "spit" costs care to share? LOVE your creation