Canvas Art Wall Hanging
April 27, 2020
DIY Canvas Art
My husband's cousin has an awning business and offered to give me some scraps to play around with, so of course, I took him up on it! I LOVE canvas wall hangings, so I immediately thought to try that out first!
Our laundry room has a giant electrical box on the back wall to which we (obviously) need access, but it's not the prettiest thing to look at, so I decided to make something to cover it! I initially thought of using a poster frame, but that would still be somewhat heavy and cumbersome to remove when you need to access the box. Then, I remembered the canvas and decided a wall hanging would be the perfect solution--pretty, lightweight and easy to move when we need to flip a breaker, (which I have done TWICE this week!)
I measured the box and cut a piece of black canvas slightly wider and longer, so it covered the box area nicely. Then, I just grabbed some of the latex paint from the laundry room makeover and painted a really rough potted cactus. Because, well, I love them, even though we live where none grow naturally.
Then, I cut some wooden dowels to size, stained them with a light coat of Minwax Gel Stain in Walnut, and stapled the top and bottom of the canvas to the dowels. I attached a piece of string with staples, and hung it up over the electrical box with a nail.
Sometimes you have to think outside of the typical art materials to solve your problems, and this canvas did the trick!
I measured the box and cut a piece of black canvas slightly wider and longer, so it covered the box area nicely. Then, I just grabbed some of the latex paint from the laundry room makeover and painted a really rough potted cactus. Because, well, I love them, even though we live where none grow naturally.
Then, I cut some wooden dowels to size, stained them with a light coat of Minwax Gel Stain in Walnut, and stapled the top and bottom of the canvas to the dowels. I attached a piece of string with staples, and hung it up over the electrical box with a nail.
Sometimes you have to think outside of the typical art materials to solve your problems, and this canvas did the trick!
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