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DIY High End Art on a Budget

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February 13, 2018

Make Your Own High End Art

 

high end artwork diy

I’m not sure when this image was burned into my brain… but it’s been in residence for a while. It’s a lovely, simple graphic piece of art by Rebecca Atwood hanging in Emily Henderson’s family room and one of those things that I was confident I could, erm… recreate.

Semi circle stamped art

This falls into a category that I *should* call, under an hour DIY. So simple. So fun. So close to the original! (If I do say so myself…) Full materials list at the end of the post. See my other DIY wall art HERE.

Step 1. Give Canvas a Base Coat

Give your canvas a coat of paint. The white of the raw canvas is SO bright, that I wanted to take that down a notch. I used a combo of all the white paints I had in my stash and then VERY quickly brushed in some grays and some blues. Leave to dry.

give canvas a base coat

Step 2. Create Your Stencil

Cut your round sponge in half.  I run my sponge under water and then squeeze out really well… the slightly damp sponge helps accept the paint a bit more easily.

cut circular sponges in half

Step 3. Tape of Frame

Tape off the edges of the canvas. I measured a 2-inch border and taped off with painter’s tape.

tape off canvas frame

Step 4. Stamp

Start stamping! I loved the free-hand vibe of the one hanging in Emily’s house. I used paper trays to hold my paint. I squirted two or three colors onto my tray and then mottled/ mixed as I moved across the canvas. I loved the variegated mixed appearance of the Atwood piece so I was pretty liberal with my paint colors!

stamp pattern onto canvas

I didn’t worry about lining up my semi-circles and tried to shift them a bit with each row to get that organic look I wanted.

lines of stamped semi circles

Step 5. Add a frame

The frame is what makes this stamped canvas look more high end and legit in my opinion! I used a 1×2 laid flat against the frame of the canvas.  l mitered the corners so they would meet up cleanly. With my brad nailer I attached them right onto the canvas.

DIY high end stamped art

Step 6. Hanging Hardware

I drilled two screws in place on either side of the canvas and then wrapped picture wire around either one.

Materials

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  • Canvas
  • Paint (I used pink, dark blue, aqua, light-ish blue, and lighter blue for the stamp colors.)
  • Round sponge
  • Painter’s Tape
  • 1×2 common board
  • Brad nails

high low wall art

pin this image to pinterest

this stamped art was really easy to make and has such a chic impact on the wall

XO Charlotte

9 Comments · Crafts, Wall Decor

Comments

  1. AmyKS says

    February 15, 2018 at 6:05 pm

    Is it weird that I can hear you saying “More high end and legit” in my head?

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      February 16, 2018 at 11:16 pm

      Haha! Nope. Love it! 🙂

      Reply
      • Donna Nuttall says

        February 17, 2018 at 12:04 pm

        Love it

        Reply
        • Charlotte Smith says

          February 17, 2018 at 10:58 pm

          Thanks, Donna!

          Reply
  2. Kate Hollingsworth says

    February 18, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    I like yours better than The inspiration piece! xx

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      February 19, 2018 at 12:07 am

      Thanks! I love the little bit of pink. 🙂 SUCH an easy hack!

      Reply
  3. Hope says

    February 19, 2018 at 12:51 am

    Love this! So simple and adorable. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      February 19, 2018 at 8:15 pm

      THank you! It truly is super simple. Glad you liked it! xx

      Reply
  4. mary says

    February 20, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    This is the easiest DIY art ever and looks so profesh! Definitely recreating this!

    Reply

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