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If you have the ability to go to your local gallery and purchase all of your wall art for top dollar, or you have just enough money to shell out for a set of paintings that are sold at a furniture store or discount warehouse, then you will have no problem creating beautiful wall displays that will enhance the feel of your rooms and allow for stunning visual appeal.  If you can’t afford to commit to either one of the options above, or maybe you can afford one nice painting but cannot sustain the budget necessary to fill out a room, then you will really appreciate some inexpensive ways to find, create, and frame wall art for a fraction of the cost.

A New Use for the Monthly Calendar: There is a calendar out on the market today that has  pictures of just about every single subject matter available.  This makes it incredibly easy to find and match the subject you need to the style you are trying to achieve and end up with twelve smaller pictures that can help to fill a wall with some minor adjustments.  Simply find the picture you wish to display, and cut the edges so that the focal point of the picture is centered in the middle.  Then, get some poster board and  construct a mock boarder for your picture to give it a more polished look, or leave it as it is and place it in a standard picture frame.  This will give you versatile wall art for about 50% less than it would cost pre-framed.

Hint: This is a fantastic option for decorating a child’s room with Disney pictures that can cost a fortune if purchased the traditional way!

Using a Decorative Throw as Wall Art: Sometimes you can have a large wall that requires an equally large painting to balance out the room. This concept is easy enough unless you don’t have the $200 to $300 dollars necessary to turn that wish into a reality. Well, one way to achieve a similar look is to find a throw that you like, back it with and attach it to pressboard to give it form, and purchase decorative molding to surround the art and complete the look.   You do not have to be proficient in construction and your local DIY store has everything necessary to accomplish this design goal.

Hint: For an old world or country feel use a quilt, for a child’s room use a throw that depicts a favorite character such as Tinker Bell or an action hero, and for an eclectic look, pick a nondescript piece that has an interesting pattern or texture.

Faming Posters for a Child’s Room: If you have ever tried to purchase a frame large enough to fit a poster in you already know how much money you will spend for a plastic frame that doesn’t even look that nice.  Instead, simply go to the fabric store and pick out some ribbon that will be long enough to frame your poster and play off of one or all of the colors in the picture you have chosen.  Use a hot glue gun to tack the corners, and find a bit of bling to put on each corner.  This will give your poster a homey feel without having a homemade look.

Hint: For a girl’s room, use fake jewels at each of the corners, or if you have a beach theme use sea shells or tiny flip flops at each end to give it a touch of whimsy.