The SUPER EASY Way to Make a Wood Picture Frame - Using Trim Molding!

All you need is pieces of molding and a Miter Saw to make this beautiful wood picture frame!

You can use this DIY wood picture frame with canvas wall art, flat artwork, with a matte and glass, any way you'd normally use a picture frame.

0:00 Easy DIY Wood Picture Frame
0:27 Which Chair Rail Molding To Use
1:33 Knock Down Hard Edges Between Molding
2:08 Add 1x1 Molding
3:21 Glue Up The Picture Frame
4:15 Use Wood Filler on Holes and Joints
4:40 Sand Corners & Wood Filler
5:15 Paint or Stain
6:36 The Finished DIY Picture Frame
7:02 Attach Art to Picture Frame & Wall

What Molding Do You Need?
I used 2 1/8" Unfinished Pine Chair Rail and 1x1 Pine Molding to make this picture frame.

How to Hang This Frame?

How to Attach a Canvas?
I like to use pressure to hold canvas wall art inside a frame. So, you can make the frame just large enough to hold the canvas snugly OR you can add small wood blocks to the back of the wood picture frame to hold the canvas centered in the frame. Just brad nail the blocks around the canvas where needed. Then you can remove the blocks later, to reuse the picture frame.

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DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional. I am a DIYer with 20+ years in home remodeling and DIY. Abbotts At Home is not liable in any way for injury or loss resulting from any ideas or information I provide. No single YouTube video can teach you everything you need to know or warn you about everything that might happen. You should always do a lot of research from multiple sources to make sure you are ready to start a project. AND ALWAYS follow manufacturer directions on tools! DIY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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[ohheyemmi]

I bought some molding a couple of weeks ago to create a picture frame. I don't have a router or table saw to cut the rabbets, so I've been wondering for weeks if it would work to just glue an extra piece of wood to the back. This is literally the absolute perfect video for me. I am so glad I decided to research ways to make rabbets without those tools. THANK YOU!

[jf]

You jumped from the frame to showing it hung on the wall. I wish you would have shown the back of it and how the glass fits in. Is it just inside the 1x1? How did you decide where it went and did you use points or glue or ???

[noy]

Thank you so much for sharing
Hobby Lobby wants $500 for two large frames. No thanks

[kathleenpractices]

So informative and helpful. Thank you so much. 💖

[johndadlez]

Great video. Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

[Zevnandi]

This is great! Thank you for posting it. -- What size brad nails did you use?

[debjordan]

Well done video. I'm just beginning frame making for my art work. This is definitely the simplest way I've seen to make a nice looking frame.

[isamartell]

Do you think I can do the cuts with a hand held circular saw?

I mean I know I can but do you have any suggestions to get the measurements on point.

[hyeqaahmad]

Hi, how would you go about adding acrylic or glass to this frame? Thanks!

[jrosalia]

How did you secure the back of the artwork into the frame?

[ChandanKumar-emzg]

Great video. getting confidence to do my own frame now. i have 60x40 poster, what material is best for backing the picture, and how to measure, cut the backing material and attach the picture.

[San-xc]

THanks for the video, How do you hold the canvas to this frame?

[twoboys]

Could I use this method for a 1-5/8" deep canvas picture? Or would I need a different type of moulding?

[nxsrknv]

Would this work for something heavier like a mirror?

[jomas]

Curious on what the cost of this diy was? Also will it work for canvas paintings?