Easy Customized Wall Art

Last week as I was looking on Pinterest for crafts I could make to decorate my new living room, I came across this pin: DIY Scrapbook Paper Wall Art. I thought it would be powerful on the wall above my sofa and the best thing…I could completely customize it to my new living room colors!

I went to Home Depot and purchased a 10 ft by 12 in board for $23. For free, I had the employee at Home Depot cut the board into 12x12 squares for me. Because the wood wasn't exactly 12 in (more like 11.8), I just asked him to make sure they were square. When all the cutting was finished, I ended up with 10 squares which was perfect because I only needed 9 and now I had one extra :)

For the rest of the wall art, the supplies I used:

1. black acrylic paint

2. foam brush

3. Nine pieces of scrapbook paper (in your chosen style/color)

4. Mod Podge glue (bottled matte)

5. Razor Cutter

6. Mod Podge SPRAY glue (glossy)

I started by painting the edges of the squares with the black paint. I used three coats of paint so the wood would be completely covered.

As the edges were drying, I measured and cut the pieces of scrapbook paper for the squares. Once the squares dried, I applied Mod Podge to the wood and attached the scrapbook paper squares. I made sure to add glue to the edges if they were coming up.

I am by no means perfect, so I had to use a razor cutter to trim any extra paper hanging from the wood.

I also touched up the edges with black paint if they needed it.

I laid all 9 squares out to dry (face down). Once they were dry, I finished them off with two coats of glossy spray Mod Podge.

I'm looking forward to hanging this customized art in my new place. I will most likely buy hanging brackets from Home Depot that I will screw into the backs to hang them with.