Easy DIY Picture Frames

We used a length of supawood skirting to make our picture frame and sprayed it with Rust-Oleum metallic gold spray paint. Follow the simple instructions below to add a decorative frame for art, or to frame a mirror. You can substitute the 3mm supawood with 10 x 44mm pine that is available at Builders Warehouse. 1. Use a mitre saw or mitre box to cut the strips to length for your picture frame. You can make the frame as small or large as you wish. Cut the top and bottom sections with a 45-degree cut at each end.

2. Use the cut top and bottom as a guide for cutting the correct angles on the sides, bearing in mind that the angles should form a perfect 90-degree corner. 3. Place the cut sections face down. Use No More Nails adhesive to join the corners together. Wipe away any excess adhesive that oozes out before it dries.

Let the adhesive dry for about an hour. Depending on the profile of the skirting that you use, you may need some offcuts to support the frame as you join together. 4. Cut the 3mm supawood strips to length (or the 10 x 44mm pine if you are using this).

Leave a 10mm gap around the inside of the frame, as this will be used to support the glass or mirror. Attach to the back with No More Nails adhesive. 5. Leave the adhesive to try for about 30 minutes and then position the corner braces directly over each corner before securing in place with 16mm screws.

The braces should be placed as close as possible to the edge of the 3mm supawood (or 10 x 44mm pine) if the skirting varies in thickness. 6. Turn the frame over and use wood filler to fill in any visible gaps. Leave to dry before sanding smooth with 180-grit sandpaper. 7. Measure the inside frame so that you can have a piece of glass or mirror cut to size for a perfect fit.

8. Attach glass frame pins around the edge of the supawood (or pine) strip to hold the glass in place. These can be attached with 16mm screws. Make sure that the pins are far enough away from the edge that they will not show through the glass once everything is mounted. 9. Attach a picture hanger to the top of the frame using 16mm screws. 10. We didn't sand our supawood before spray painting, as the rough finish adds a bit of authentic texture to the finished frame. Apply two coats of Rust-Oleum metallic gold spray paint.

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To my mind the format for the annual documentary film by the BBC has become very tired. It's exactly the same every year. A review of the BBC Arts website and issues around design accessibility. Just try finding a link to tonight's BBC2 programme "The Summer Exhibition: BBC Arts at the Royal Academy" - it's absolutely nowhere to be seen!

This year's BBC Arts front page is below and as you can see the Summer Exhibition gets a significant profile. I do like the short interviews with the artists who got through the digital stage. They include some short sound bites which illuminate what it's like for the artist. I always love hearing Norman Ackroyd talking about anything to do with the Summer Exhibition. Michael Craig-Martin, the RA Archivist, Norman Ackroyd and Tom Phillips are illuminating and worthwhile. RA Schools which are funded by the ticket sales and submission fees earned from the exhibition.

Michael Craig-Martin is very keen on highlighting the art education aspects of the exhibition. Michael Craig-Martin is an important inclusion, particularly the interview with Rose Hilton which was fascinating. The introduction to this year's documentary is awful, cliched and has managed to go downmarket. Kirsty Wark and Morgan Quaintance visit the Royal Academy as it prepares for its annual artistic extravaganza.