Methods to repurpose a canvas to make costly trying artwork with a poster and spray adhesive.
I really feel like a overwhelming majority of my thrift/repurpose posts ought to begin with one thing like…
“On in the present day’s episode of Lauren By no means Throws Something Away”…
Monica Gellar had a closet, y’all. I gained’t even get into what sort of sizzling mess I’ve over right here.
My 2020 decision is to purge my loopy home-office-turned-storage-room, however till then, I pulled this little quantity out of it: Tropical palm artwork on a framed canvas.
It was cute once I obtained it from Goal a few summers in the past. However it didn’t take lengthy for me to understand it wasn’t my model. So right here I used to be caught with a canvas I actually didn’t love.
Then, in desperation for some artwork on our again porch, ingenuity struck. And I whipped it collectively for this month’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday.
We determined to jazz up this unhappy trying spot on our again porch whereas we had been at it. That field held a mini fridge after we first moved into this home, and a TV used to hold above it.
It has simply sat right here trying somewhat wanting for a few years now. However we devised a plan for a fast, cheap facelift in about an hour for underneath $40.
First, put together your self for the shortest tutorial ever. You prepared? Don’t blink.
Methods to Repurposed an Previous Canvas for New Artwork
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The Steps:
1. Paint the skin edges of the canvas with white paint, if the present picture on the canvas is seen on the edges. Let dry.
2. Roll out your poster on prime of the canvas to examine the dimensions and the way it will line up. Trim any extra, if wanted.
3. Begin on one finish of the canvas and spray the adhesive on the sting. Line up and press the poster onto the sprayed canvas.
4. Slowly roll out your poster onto the canvas, spraying a bit at a time to stick the poster all the best way to the opposite edge.
Accomplished! Ridiculously simple.
And now we’ve expensive trying artwork for affordable!
Keep in mind that unhappy empty mini-fridge field on our again porch earlier than?
We simply added a stained piece of wooden with corbels for a “mantel”, painted the within of the field black with leftover paint from our main bedroom refresh, and we embellished her up.
Lookie at that magic!
This little facelift value all of $37 to make. Increase! At some point, we hope to show this into an actual out of doors hearth, however I’m all about this low-cost fake answer till that day comes.
And our repurposed canvas artwork is the cherry on prime.
You’ll be able to see the remainder of the Trash to Treasure Tuesday crew’s thrifty makeovers beneath too:
Clockwise from prime left:
Prodigal Pieces | Artsy Chicks Rule | Confessions of a Serial DIYer | Girl in the Garage
Need extra thrifty makeover concepts? See all of my previous T2T tasks right here.
