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How to Make Wall Art Larger

Make your wall art larger with these simple tips.

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

When you look at your walls do they look a little to bare? Do you find yourself wishing you could afford larger pieces of wall art to fill the space nicely? Well, I have the prefect solution for you to make your wall art larger! 

Scale is an important thing in decorating and big walls with tiny art usually leaves a space feeling disconnected and sparse. This easy DIY idea is easily adaptable to a variety of wall art pieces and will help solve the dilemma on a dime(plus I threw in a few extra ideas below). 

I was helping my mom redecorate her bathroom this summer (I will share more on this later!) and we needed a stellar art solution to hang above her tub. My mom had a HUGE mirror above her tub and one day it just fell and crashed.

I’m so glad she wasn’t in the tub because this sucker was a monster and would have flattened her for sure! Here is the empty space we were left with…

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

The bathroom makeover was run on a super tight budget and we tried to re-use anything we could. Mom had this large tile that has been moved around her house a ton.

I decided it was a good start, but still not as large as we needed!

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

I painted the tile…for the third time. She has really gotten her money’s worth on this piece. ????

Next I built a large frame to layer the tile on. It cost about $12 to make after we bought one fence picket and brackets to hold it together.

We may or may not have snacked on that pan of brownies lurking on our workspace.

 

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

BUDGET TIP: Use fence pickets for projects, they are cheap and lightweight! Just sand them good and they are perfect for a variey of applications.

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

I simply cut the wood to fit behind the tile and secured the corners with flat brackets. 

Next I stained the wood with a pretty deep colored stain.

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

Then I took a dry chip brush and lightly brushed white paint over the frame for a weathered feel.

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

 

Other ideas to make your wall art bigger:

  1. Layer small art over bigger pieces, like a vintage mirror or door
  2. Use a textured rug as a wall tapestry to lay behind smaller pieces.
  3. If you hang family photos buy large frames and mat the pictures to fit so you save on photo processing costs but still get larger scale artwork.
  4. Frame a small piece in a larger open frame like this…

Do you wonder what to do with old photographs? See vintage photos all the time in thrift stores and flea markets? This easy DIY idea will help you add vintage artwork to your home in no time for little cost. These old photo updates are perfect for styling vignettes, gallery walss or updating family photos with personal meaning. #oldphotograph #vintage style #vignette #gallerywall #stencilproject #chalkart #makerboss

We saw some large pieces of artwork in the stores and they all started at $75 to $100 dollars, so I think we won the budget friendly game!

If your wall art isn’t measuring up just brainstorm ways you can layer up what you have on hand and maybe throw in an easy DIY backer like this if you don’t have any large pieces!

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

Add a beautiful magnolia wreath over it and you are all set for a show stopping wall! If you have any other ideas to make wall art bigger on a budget then be sure to tell me in the comments!

I ???? your ideas! Don’t forget to pin this idea for later before you go.

How To Make Wall Art Larger Salvaged Living

How to make wall art larger. Make sure you fill your walls with the correct scale artwork. This decorating idea will help you use what you have to make artwork that fits your space beautifully. #walart #decoratinghack #decoratingtip #DIYwallart #interiordecorting

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  1. Cindy says

    August 8, 2019 at 8:58 AM

    Great project love the results. I agree having the right scale is important.

    Have a great day

    Cindy

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      August 16, 2019 at 7:31 AM

      scale is everything! it makes a huge difference!

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  2. Gilmer Gal says

    August 8, 2019 at 1:59 PM

    I have a beautiful piece of mudcloth about 4’x4′ just waiting for that fence picket!
    Thanks again for another great idea! You be ‘da greatest!

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      August 16, 2019 at 7:32 AM

      you are the best! can’t wait to see what you come up with, be sure to share

      Reply

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