Saturday, October 11, 2014

DIY Reversible Wood Backdrop

I've been wanting a wood photo backdrop for my blog and Etsy photos for a while now. After some Pinterest inspiration and a trip to the hardware store, I finally figured out a nice and still cost effective way to do it!

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

So first of all, I came across this great tutorial on Pinterest from Love And Olive Oil for a distressed photo backdrop...check it out. If my way doesn't work for you maybe theirs will. I found the wood supplies that they referred to in their tutorial, but after I added it all up, it was more than I wanted to spend. While at Lowes, I ended up finding these square pieces of wood, 23"x23" and just under 1/4" thinkness. They were only about $5 a piece, now we're talking! With some power tools at home, I could make this work! I had some scrap wood already to use for the center pieces. Since I had paint and any other supplies I needed already, all together I only ended spending just under $10!!! 


DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

This wood is pretty thin so cut carefully because it may split. I didn't mind if the cuts weren't perfect because I was going for the rustic look anyway. I cut this into six pieces, but it's up to you how wide you want the pieces to be. 

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

After cutting the wood, I pieced it back together in the order it was cut so if the lines weren't perfectly straight, it wouldn't be obvious. Now I just used a nail gun to attach the cut pieces to the center pieces. flip over and do the same for the opposite side. At first I thought just the two pieces for the center between the two sides would be fine, but after I had it together I realized that since the wood is thin, I needed another piece in the middle for support, especially if I put something heavy on here.

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

I painted one side white and the other side is a kinda grey stain. I did this by watering down some acrylic dark grey craft paint, brush it on one board at a time and then use a clean cloth the wipe the excess.

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

This backdrop is perfect for my Etsy photos!

DIY reversible wood backdrop, Over The Apple Tree

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