Create a Window Frame Photo Collage

Courtesy of HGTV

Hi Friends,

Design consultant Abraham Hopkins shows how to turn a reclaimed window frame into a family photo collage.

Materials and Tools:

• reclaimed wooden window frame with glass panes
• sandpaper
• mat paper cutter or knife and straight-edge ruler
• photo-quality mat paper
• mat board
• plywood backer board (cut to fit inside each pane)
• saw or scissors (for cutting backer boards)
• photographs
• bendable metal photo frame clips/tabs
• staple gun

Steps:

1. Select a paned window with panes that are roughly the same dimensions as your photos. Distress the panes by sanding.
2. Play with arranging the photos into the panes to decide the preferred grouping. dod2404-frame-figA
3. Cut mat board to frame each photo and then tape the photos to the back of the mat board. Insert matted photos into the individual window panes.
4. Cut out 1/4-inch thick backing boards to hold photos in place of each frame. Use the back side of the window as it is less dense and will accommodate the thin backing snuggly.
5. Place backing boards into each pane directly behind the matted photos. dod2404-frame-figB
6. Staple metal tabs in place to firmly secure each backing board. The clips can be easily bent to switch out photos.

Impress your family and friends with your very own window frame photo collage; it will touch their hearts...

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