DIY Paper Wall Art
This easy DIY Paper Wall Art made from paper, chicken wire, and an old wood frame makes quite the statement piece for your home decor!
Once upon a time in May (don’t you love when anti-climactic stories start off this way?), we were at a Smilebooth event and met a lovely lady, Corey, who I asked to be best friends with me about 5 minutes into knowing each other.
She had made this amazingly clever backdrop with chicken wire and paper, and we were in love.
Technically, first we tried to convince her to start a blog. Then, we tried to convince her to come work with us. And then, we asked her if we could be best friends.
Alas, she has young kids and quit her corporate job to be able to be home with them so we have to wait a few years.
In the meantime, we’ve come up with a version of her project that you can use as DIY Paper Wall Art. You can hang it anywhere, the office, the living room, in the bedroom, etc.
Or make an even bigger version for your own backdrops until Corey will come to hang out with me in the studio every day and share all of her cool stuff with you…
Materials and Tools Needed For A Wall Art With Paper
Wooden art or store bought frame
White spray paint
Double sided colored paper cut into 2″ x 8″ strips
Drill and drill bit
15/16in. white standoff wall spacers and appropriate screws for your wall type
Steps To Follow To Make Wall Art With Paper
1 –- First, staple chicken wire to the back of your frame with a staple gun.
Use wire cutters to cut away the excess chicken wire. Make sure to bend over the sharp edges as you go with needle nose plier or the side of the wire cutters.
2 -– Once the wire frame is constructed, spray paint the frame white and let dry.
3 –- Measure and mark where the screw holes will be in all four corners when attaching it to the wall.
Then, use a drill bit the corresponds with the size screws you’ll be using to hang the frame to create pre-made holes for the screws and spacers
4 –- Follow the directions on installing wall spacers according the packaging, and screw the frame to the wall.
5 –- Roll up the 2″ x 8″ strips of colored paper, and insert them into the hexagon openings of the chicken wire.
6 –- Fill up the frame as much or as little as you’d like with the paper strips.
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Originally I planned to do an ombre look from top to bottom but as it turns out I didn’t buy enough of the right colored paper, so I ended up going with color everywhere.
Story of my life.
If you enjoy making this DIY wall art with paper, Check out a few of our other DIYs in our archives below —
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Equipment
- Needle nose pliers
- Drill and drill bit
- Staple gun and staples
- Wire cutters
Materials
- Chicken wire
- White spray paint
- Double sided colored paper cut into 2"x8" strips
- 15/16in. white standoff wall spacers Plus appropriate screws for your wall type
Instructions
- Staple chicken wire to the back of your frame with a staple gun and use wire cutters to cut away the excess chicken wire, being sure to bend over the sharp edges as you go with needle nose plier or the side of the wire cutters.
- Once the wire frame is constructed, spray paint the frame white and let dry.
- Measure and mark where the screw holes will be in all four corners when attaching it to the wall, then use a drill bit the corresponds with the size screws you’ll be using to hang the frame to create pre made holes for the screws and spacers
- Follow the directions on installing wall spacers according the packaging, and screw the frame to the wall.
- Roll up the 2×8 in. strips of colored paper and insert them into the hexagon openings of the chicken wire.
- Fill up the frame as much or as little as you’d like with the paper strips.
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