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Devrah emailed me a picture of the fabric wall art she made. I love it! She wanted a 6' x 2' piece of art, so to save money, she bought two 2' x 3' frames and screwed them together, then stretched black and white IKEA fabric over the whole thing. And the best part: she used orange fabric paint to fill in some of the shapes in the print to coordinate with her bookshelves, shown below. Genius!
It looks like IKEA is no longer selling the exact print Devrah used, but you could add your own color to
one of these black and white prints. For instructions for stretching fabric over frames,
see here.
HAO reader Devrah emailed me a picture of the fabric wall art she made. I love it! She wanted a 6' x 2' piece of art, so to save money, she bought two 2' x 3' frames and screwed them together, then stretched black and white IKEA fabric over the whole thing. And the best part: she used orange fabric paint to fill in some of the shapes in the print to coordinate with her bookshelves, shown below. Genius! 
It looks like IKEA is no longer selling the exact print Devrah used, but you could add your own color to one of these black and white prints. For instructions for stretching fabric over frames, see here.
That's so great! Especially filling in the orange! Way to go, Devrah!
ReplyDeleteI never would have thought to add color to a fabric that way! What a great idea!
ReplyDeletegreat idea when you need to fill up some space. I am in need to clean out my space!
ReplyDeleteaak! That shelf! yum.
ReplyDeleteThat is totally brill. Love it. I'm definitely storing that in my mental file!
ReplyDeleteCool!!! That's cool! really. you have a great sense of art.
ReplyDeleteI totally want to do this right now!
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ReplyDeleteGenius!!!
Devrah, that shelf color is the best!
ReplyDeleteThat's such a great idea! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI can't find fabric to match my mango colored breakfast nook. Whenever we get the bench built, I plan on getting one of IKEA's black and white print and painting in the exact shades I need.
ReplyDeletehow clever, love that fabric
ReplyDeleteand did I mention this would be perfect for my new house
ReplyDeleteGotta love Ikea...fun stuff all around and great design!
ReplyDeleteI have a little tip to share re: painting on fabric. Before you bust open your paints, iron freezer paper (yes, the stuff you can buy at the grocery store!) to the "wrong side" (aka back) of your fabric. Use a dry iron on a hot setting (make sure it's not too hot for fabric though!) and iron the paper shiny side down to the "wrong side" of the fabric. The fabric will be easier to paint AND will absorb more of the paint! Let the paint dry, peel paper off & your fabric is now ready for your crafty project! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Kate!
ReplyDeleteCheck out this cheap and easy frame from IKEA just for displaying fabric as art.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70126044
Good tip! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the orange behind the bookshelves! Brilliant idea!
ReplyDeletethats a great idea !
ReplyDeleteI bought a leaf pattern print at IKEA to add some privacy to my art studio (one wall is full of interior-facing windows — it's an odd old space). I color in a little every day to kickstart the creative juices. And I ask guests to color it in whenever they visit as a way of leaving their mark in the space.
ReplyDeleteJack: that sounds fantastic!
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