Photo and Picture Frames

To display your family photos, you can build a small or large three-section screen using the instructions in this plan. The little screen is 33 inches tall and can accommodate nine 5 x 7 photos. The huge screen is 57 inches tall and can display twelve 8 × 10 photos. Both projects make use of double acting hinges that enable inward or outward folding of each piece. The screen may now stand on its own or fold flat for easy storage. This woodworking design includes instructions, exploded view diagrams, and full-size drawings for the projects.

Three alternative projects are included in this picture frame woodworking pattern. Simple photo frames intended for hanging on the wall are the Dove Frame and Ornament Frame projects. The Angel Frame, the third prototype, has two hinged doors. This project can either be mounted on the wall or put on display on a table. A 8x10-inch photo can be accommodated in each of the three projects. This woodworking design includes instructions, exploded view diagrams, and full-size drawings for the projects.

Most homes could use a few more picture frames. In the following WOOD project we will explain three examples that will please both family and friends. First is the tilting picture frame, then it is th...

Frame favorite photos and support good reading with this pair of easily made bookends. Here is a project you can build in an evening or two with just a few shop scraps. Sized to hold standard 4 x 6 inch vertical format photos, you will not have to cut a single joint to assemble the stack-laminated frames. We provide a simple jig to guarantee perfect results. Also included are shop tips on safe resawing on a table saw, and routing away rough cuts in acrylic.

These great-looking photo frames are so easy to make, you will be turning them out for everyone on your gift list. We have designed frames to fit single 5 x 7 inch photos and the increasingly popular 4 x 11-3/4 panoramic photos. It is easy to custom-build a frame of any size. So with well-chosen scrap, try a whole new way to display your favorite photos.

This easy-to-build box displays up to 10 favorite photos and provides a convenient place for everything from a deck of cards and coasters to envelopes and stamps to pocket change and earrings. Plus, we have added a technique on faux finishes, allowing you to dress up bargain materials with three distinctive looks: crackle, pewter, and leather.

Here is an heirloom-quality book jacket built to last for a lifetime of memories. It makes a great photo album, too. Build this project and you will not only make somebodys day, you will also use those short pieces of scrap wood too nice to throw away. Included with the plan is a hinge assemble jig.

Here is a project that is both eye-catching and easy to build, recommendations you just can not beat when you are looking for a few hours of fun in the shop. Suitable for a 5 x 7 photo. Full size patterns are included with the plan.

Riftsawn grain and ebonized square pegs for your favorite 8x10 inch photo. What appear to be fussy mortise and tenon joints pinned with pyramid-shaped square pegs, are actually easy-to-build half-laps adorned with decorative shop-made buttons. And do not worry about searching for expensive straight-grained lumber either. We will show you how to obtain this stock from ordinary fir boards, and how to accent it with ebonized buttons. This picture frame can either stand on its own or be hung on the wall.

Framed pictured frames. A novel twist on grouping pictures together. Shown here with a bead board backer board, but anything could be used. Show off your miter skills or at the very least you will get practice in making them. If you need it longer or shorter than shown here, simple to do with a few adjustments.

A prized photo calls for a special frame. This timeless display is quick-and-easy to build, and sure to blend admirably with any home decor.

How do you store you holiday or vacation photos? We like to show ours when friends or family stop by, so we designed an attractive solution. Resembling a book, our box looks great on the coffee table. You can even display two photos at a time in the lid by sandwiching them back-to-back between glass panes.

Turn a few scraps, a bit of acrylic, and an hour of time into a keepsake for family or friends.

Here is a last-minute gift you can assemble from hardwood odds and ends. The two-sided design lets you double the number of photos displayed by placing them back-to-back between the panes. So you can display up to six photos.

Subtle cloud-lift rails and square-peg ornamentation capture the styling of famed architects Greene and Greene who embraced the English Arts and Crafts style. This picture frame will accept a 5 x 7 ...

Classic styling combined with your perfectly paired photos make an eye-grabbing display. The stands timeless good looks complement any picture, and the pivoting frames add visual interest.

Store about 50 of your favorite snapshots right in the frame, then change photos easily and quickly whenever you feel like it. Simple moldings glued to a plywood panel bring this project together in a flash. In the process, you will learn how to make a simple jig that helps you produce flawless beveled moldings on a portable planer, a technique you are sure to find useful in future projects.

Here is a low-tech, high appeal trio of picture frames. If you can turn on a router, you can turn heads with these eye-catching displays for your photos. Rather than settle for basic rectangular frames, use your router table and a few common bits to surround your photographs with attention-getting craftsmanship. We have even included a plan for a spline-cutting jig for accenting the corners of the cherry and maple. The rectangular frames we will build here hold 5 x 7 inch photos and the oval frame holds a 3 x 5 inch photo, but the techniques in making the frames will work for any size.

If your brush is a camera and your canvas a snapshot, try displaying your photos like works of art. Inspired by the design of a full-size painters easel, this miniature version easily adjusts to display a favorite 5 x 7 photo either horizontally or vertically. You will find the wood scraps you need in your shop and all the other parts at hardware stores or home centers.

No matter how beautiful its photographs, a calendar invariably looks tacked up when stuck to a wall or refrigerator. This frame makes any calendar look like a classy part of your homes interior. To ramp up the fun factor, it includes a variety of scrollsawn, magnet-backed icons for marking family holidays and events. They stick to a steel plate behind the calendar. We sized our frame to fit a 12 x 11 inch calendar that measures 12 x 22 inches when open. For a different size calendar, measure your calendar and adjust any part sizes before you start building.