Make Your Own Floating Frame For Canvas

Floating frames for canvas artwork.

Make your own floating frame for canvas. We carry a wide selection of frame styles and sizes with options for many popular stretched canvas depths. This particular painting was done on a masonite board but the plan can be modified for wrapped canvas as well. Here s how to make an easy diy floating frame. I think that the float frame or floater or floating frame as i ve heard them called is a particularly stylish way to display canvas art from paintings to canvas photo prints also check out my video on how to stretch your own canvas.

Float frames are different from regular frames meant for canvas because they are made to be just a little bit bigger than the canvas itself. It s just called a kiln dried wood board if you re searching for it at lowe s. The thing i particularly like about float frames is that they re easy to build look great and they re pretty versatile as far as framing different. The size and width of the diy floating frame are entirely up to you.

These sleek frames create a magically suspended look that adds polish and depth to your art. While a regular canvas frame would hug tight against the canvas a float frame has an intentional gap all the way around to make the canvas look like it s floating inside the frame. Highlight your canvas artwork with elegant floater frames. Next time you re struggling to choose a frame consider making your own.

After doing a little research i came up with a diy floating frame that s simple and modern and very easy to make. This inexpensive painting 40 on ebay needed a frame but i didn t want to invest the money in an expensive custom job. For this project we used red oak in a 1 3 4 x 1 2 size.