Create easy and affordable wall art using book pages and inexpensive frames!
Hey everyone! So adding wall art to our homes is a great way to give it a personal touch. Although, wall art can be expensive, using pages from books is a great way to add affordable wall art to those blank walls in your home staring at you.
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For me, that space is the blank wall between the windows in my dining room. I've been trying to find something to hang in that spot since we moved in over a year ago.
I ordered this book from Amazon full of beautiful botanical artwork for $30. I was inspired to purchase this book after seeing Emily Clark's beautiful botanical wall art that she shared came from this book.
This book was worth every penny when you consider that 1 art print can easily cost $10+ but this book has 400 beautifully illustrated flowers for $35!
This book combined with inexpensive frames was a wonderful solution for creating some affordable wall art for my dining room!
How to neatly remove pages from a book.
You can just tear out the pages if you want, but doing it that way you stand a chance of ruining the surrounding pages, or worse the page itself!
Here's a super easy way to remove pages from a book {without ruining it}.
Use a ruler or in my case a paint stirrer in the crease of the book to hold down the pages. Firmly hold up the page you want to cut out.
Now, carefully using an X-Acto knife cut the page out of the book as close to the spine as you can.
You can see how cleanly the page came out with no damage to the surrounding pages. Plus, now your page has nice clean edges, making it easier to frame.
To frame my neatly removed pages, I used four of these 11 x 14 matted frames from Target. They are the same frames I used for Jaden's Star Wars gallery wall.
These frames seem to only be available in stores now, as I don't see them online anymore, but these are similar.
I spray painted the frames using 2 coats of Rustoleum Bright Gold spray paint.
I love how they turned out and how affordable this whole project was! The gold adds just the little touch of glam I was looking for!
Thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets and estate sales are great places to look for old books that you can use for affordable wall art or any number of DIY art projects!
Ordering online like I did, is another good option.
Have you tried using books as wall art before? Any books you would recommend for framing?
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Emily says
Do you by any chance know if you can sell illustrations you have framed? Would there possibly be any restrictions on this?
Jeanne says
This is an awesome idea! Thank you for sharing-
And your Fiddle Leaf Fig plant is lovely too- 🙂
Linda P. says
Thanks so much Jeanne! ?
Celeste says
I love this idea, Linda! You can find some really gorgeous photos that look much better displayed on the wall than hidden in a book! Plus it's a great way to get some beautiful home decor without breaking the bank. Love those prints!
Linda P. says
Hi Celeste! Totally agree with you! I'm all for saving a beautiful book from being cast aside! I love that it's budget friendly too!
Carli says
Looks beautiful Linda! I love using architectural books! I used the Time Life books for my master bedroom wall art and love the way they look, and if you get tired of them (which we always eventually do) there isn't a huge investment when we want to change them out.
Linda P. says
Thank you Carli! Your bedroom is so beautiful, I love the prints you used! You know I love change ?
Emily Clark says
So glad you were able to find and use this book, too! It's a gem. Your project turned out great 🙂
Linda P. says
Thank you Emily! I love this book and can see using it for years to come!
Vin says
Those prints are gorgeous, and I love botanical prints. You are right, they can be so expensive!
I love the gold frames, and it looks great next to the fiddle leaf fig! 🙂
Linda P. says
Hi Vin! I looove botanicals and this book has so many to choose from, I will have to stop myself from changing it too often LOL. I realized I do have a lot of green going on in there LOL. Thanks for stopping by today!
Erin Marshall says
I love this Linda. I have used the pages of books as well, I also like using fabric. Your dining room looks great.
Linda P. says
Thanks Erin! I've never used fabric myself, but I love the idea!