How To Mount And Frame A HUGE Print (My 52″ x 78″ Landscape Design Print), FINISHED!

It was fairly a job to mount and body my big print of our panorama plan, however it’s lastly completed, and I couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about the way it turned out! Right here’s a have a look at the completed 52″ x 78″ mounted and framed print.

On the finish of the final publish, I had added a really primary body across the plywood panel, after which hooked up the print to the panel.

As soon as the print was mounted to the plywood, I wanted to complete the body. I did this by attaching this trim to cowl the sides of the print.

And I hooked up it simply contained in the outer body piece (i.e., the 1″ x 4″ piece that I ripped to 2.5 inches). I minimize these items to size and mitered the corners, after which hooked up them utilizing 1.5-inch 18-gauge nails.

After which I added pine pane molding on high of the earlier to items, lined up in order that the outer fringe of this pine molding was flush with the outer fringe of the 1″ x 2.5″ outer body piece, and it coated the realm the place that outdoors body piece met the white trim piece

I minimize these items to size and mitered them on the corners, after which hooked up them utilizing 1.5-inch 18-gauge nails. Right here’s what it seemed like when the entire trim had been hooked up.

After utilizing wooden filler on the entire nail holes, after which caulking to fill in these tiny cracks the place the various kinds of trim met one another, I used to be prepared to color. It made me nervous to place painters tape on the print, so I opted to make use of printer paper and slide it underneath the within trim piece and tape these to one another.

In hindsight, I actually assume the print would have been completely high-quality if I had used painters tape for delicate surfaces, however at this level, I used to be already dedicated to this selection. And since printer paper isn’t actually thick, I made positive that I used a number of skinny coats of paint on that inside trim piece relatively than my customary two thicker coats.

I had narrowed the paint coloration choices down to a few Behr paint colours: Hills of Eire, Belfast, and Blarney Stone. I needed to snicker on the apparent theme that emerged. 😀 In the long run, I opted for Behr Blarney Stone. It’s harking back to the paint coloration that I used to have on the partitions within the again entry of the studio.

As soon as the body was completed, I had yet another factor I wished to do. The print was printed on shiny paper. In case you scroll again up and have a look at the images once more, you may see what I’m speaking about. I want a matte end, so I purchased two cans of Rust-Oleum Painter’s Contact clear matte spray, and I gave the print three coats of spray, which took virtually the entire two cans.

And the top end result was a stunning matte print set off completely in a Blarney Stone inexperienced body.

I simply love how HUGE this factor is! And I’m so glad I truly had a wall that might accommodate a print this massive.

And I’m very pleased with how the body turned out. I’m so glad I took the time to make the plywood panel, after which mount the print to the panel relatively than simply attaching the print on to the wall like wallpaper. I don’t assume that might have performed it justice in any respect. By making the panel first, after which attaching the print to the panel, it offers it extra of a presence, and allowed for a way more substantial body that basically makes the print appear and feel like one thing particular.