You create the panels of images you love the most, and the best part? You can swap them out and switch them up with the seasons!
Just imagine what an addition to your home this will be--you can make panels of your children for their birthdays and put up photos from years past on their special day.
You can make panels for the seasons or holidays--Spring ones of your family dying eggs or filling their Easter baskets; wheat grass growing in your kitchen window, the first bulbs of spring pushing up in your backyard.
Fall panels of photos of pumpkins, cranberries, or apple pies; your family playing in the leaves; the pictures of your children on their first day of school.
Photos of Summer holidays, Christmas morning or your favorite vacation.
Words you love, lyrics to songs, a panel for each member of your family that you update every year. You can even make chalkboard panels and use it as a chore list or inspiration board.
The possibilities are endless! Here is the project information--have fun! Item numbers are provided for easy ordering.
The Art Of Smart
The Art of Smart
Create customized art for your walls! Print your personal artwork or photos and display them in this simple, versatile rail system. (Images of Elmo letters are used in this photo, link below.) You can make any wall in your home or office your canvas. Display the artwork in a one-row rail system or stack the rails row-on-row to any height - the sky's the limit. The beauty of this system is that it's so easy to change your artwork at anytime, for any occasion. It's smart art!
MATERIALS
- 1" x 2" pine
- finger joint pine lattice moulding 11⁄16"
- 1⁄8" hardboard to mount photos
- 3⁄4" finishing nails 2134-407
- 21⁄2" finishing nails 2134-461
- wood glue 2020-850
- rubber cement 5738-650
- utility knife 1034-165
- hammer 1030-558
- metal ruler 1048-075
- 150 grit sand paper 1060-176
- stud finder 1010-862
- level 1036-221
Mounting artwork
Cut the hardboard to the exact size of the artwork. To dry mount, apply rubber cement to the back of the artwork and the front of the hardboard and allow it to dry completely. Position the artwork on the hardboard and press in place.
Measuring and cutting the rails
The rails are made from the 1"x 2" pine and lattice moulding strips. Total the width of all artwork for one row, allowing an additional 1⁄4" for each piece. Add 3" to the total, then cut the pine and lattice pieces to this length.
Measuring and cutting end strips
For each end strip you will need a 11⁄2" strip of hardboard cut to the height of the artwork and a 1" x 2" pine strip cut 1⁄4" shorter. Sand and finish all pieces as desired.
Assembling rail
Use wood glue to attach the lattice strip flush to the top of the pine and secure in place with 3⁄4" finishing nails.
Hanging rails
Starting with the bottom rail, level, mark, then use 21⁄2" finishing nails to mount it to the wall studs. For the second rail, measure 1⁄4" higher than the artwork height, level, mark and nail the rail in position. Repeat until all rails are installed. Position a 11⁄2" hardwood end strip at both ends of each rail. Glue and nail the pine end strips on top.
Inserting artwork
Slip the top of the mounted artwork under the lip of the top rail. Rest the bottom of the artwork on the top of the bottom rail.
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