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Frame worthy

Projects from Family Times magazine

Revive old frames and display those family snaps in style.

Revived picture frames

You'll need

For this look we used:

Instructions

  1. In 3 or 4 rows, arrange the frames how you want them to look on the wall. It’s a good idea to take a photo of the plan so you can refer to it once you start painting. We did four rows of 3-4 frames per row.

  2. Carefully remove glass and backing and keep these aside – we put ours in numbered boxes so we could reacquaint glass and frame at a later stage.

  3. One row at a time, start painting your Resene basecoats. For the top row, use the lightest shade. Progress row by row, with the darkest shade for the bottom row.

Testpots used
Testpots used in revival

Painting picture frames
Painting the basecoat

  1. Wait to dry, then paint second coats. Leave overnight.

  2. Find space to lay them all out and put in your photos.

  3. Hang on the wall.

Painting picture frames 2
Finishing touches

A finished frame A finished frame

Mix it up

Play with different painting techniques to combine different shades on a single frame.

Before painting

Words and pictures by Kate Barber. 2022

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