Painting A Picture Frame Mat

If you don t like the color of your picture mat or you have a boring mat jazz it up with some acrylic craft paint.

Painting a picture frame mat. She used bronze brown shoe polish on the mat. Ikea that come in non standard sizes. This is a common problem with european frames i e. She reused the mat and frame for a pen and ink drawing.

Diy painted picture mats. Furniture paint you can even paint your print or photograph mats. Adding decorative paper or fabric such as burlap or jute behind a photo mat and then centering your art or photograph on top allows you to frame items or objects that don t quite fit the edges of the mat. Mats create space between your picture and the acrylic or glass front for air to circulate which prevents condensation from building up that can cause mildew or buckling over time.

The mat colors and or frames i had used in our previous house didn t work with the wall colors i selected for our current house but i still liked and wanted to use the prints. Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color. The original mat was cream colored. Share on facebook share on twitter share on pinterest share on houzz share this with your friends share with email print page.

Here s what you need for this project. I also didn t want the painted mat to potentially stick to the glass. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. No matter how dry the mat gets there s always a chance the paint could stick to the glass.

Lay down a drop cloth or old bed sheet while the frames dry. The end result of the bronze mat on pen and ink with black frame was gorgeous. A friend did exactly what you are wanting to do. And mats can help to accent colors in the framed image or draw in other colors for contrast.

Let me back up for a sec. I don t know about longevity. With upcycled co. Picture mats also give your photos painting or drawings a professional look even if they weren t made by a professional.

Begin by wiping off your frames with a damp rag to make sure the surface is clean. Custom picture frame mats liners. Paint a picture frame. I have used craft paint and the sample size jars of latex paint you get from places like lowes and home depot.

I decided to take out the glass of the frame to give it more of an art work effect. Sometimes it s not the frame but the picture mat that s the wrong size.