The beauty of canvas surely lies in its versatility. Once you set a canvas art theme for your home, or even just for one room, you’ll find that you have almost unlimited stretched canvas ideas to choose from while still staying true to the overall theme. If DIY is not your strong point or you prefer a professional look, create uniquely personal canvas prints at Canvas Factory which will arrive perfectly presented and ready to hang on your wall. If you prefer getting your hands dirty, there are a huge range of home decor projects that will result in fantastic canvas creations. Whichever you choose, we’ve got a range of ideas for you to try.
1. Professional Split Canvas Prints
From The Canvas Factory
Split canvas prints are the perfect solution for those ‘showstopping’ images – the ones that are designed to steal the limelight and draw attention from everything else in the room. If you are looking to make the most of a panoramic or landscape image, a split canvas print will gladly do it justice.
2. Effective Art with Leftover Paint
From Shelterness
If you are a painter, have just finished another DIY home decor project and have a lot of paint supplies left over, or you have artistic children, this DIY canvas pinwheel wall art project is a creative, effective, and above all fun way of making use of your leftover paint.
3. Professional Photo Collage
From The Canvas Factory
Photo collages are the answer to the question: “But how do I choose just one photo?”. Photo collages are the perfect solution for when you have a range of photos to display that fit a specific theme or event, such as a wedding, the birth of a baby, celebrating a pet, or displaying memories of a holiday. Effective photo collages also make use of appropriate words or sayings to tie the theme together.
4. Minimalist Puffy Paint Print
Unlike many of the other DIY projects showcased here, this one may actually take a little more time and skill than it looks like it requires. The end result is very effective in the right space, though, and this is a project that will give you unlimited scope to showcase your creativity. You’ll need puffy paint (regular white paint or glue will not create the desired effect) and a spare blank canvas. Other than that, the initial outlay is minimal, so this is a project that is worth trying your hand at.
5. Canvas Wall Displays
From The Canvas Factory
Canvas wall displays have all the benefits of a photo collage, but allow for the individual photos to be printed separately and to take a position of prominence on a wall. In much the same way that photo collages are ideal for commemorating a specific event such as the birth of a new baby, a wedding or a milestone birthday party, canvas wall displays will achieve the same effect but will create more of a wall feature to draw attention and stop your visitors in their tracks.
6. Toilet Paper Roll Canvas Creations
Can you believe that this canvas art creation was made from real branches and recycled toilet paper rolls? This project is incredibly simple and is a great way to entertain the kids for an afternoon while creating some pretty impressive wall art at the same time.
7. Illuminated Canvas
Whoever thought that stretched canvas could double as a light source? This DIY wall light can be completely customised and personalised with any design or message, as long as you are happy with white on a black background. You could even try your hand at a reverse silhouette, whereby you outline the profile of a person or animal in the middle, and paint black around it. Yes, there is some setup required to get the light plugged in and effectively hide the cord, but the end result will be a stunner, and will be as useful as it is decorative. Have some fun with this one.
8. Immortalise Your Favourite Book
If you have got a favourite book – ideally a classic – all you need to create this effective book on canvas design is to get your hands on another copy of the book that you are happy to cut up to create your masterpiece. In this example, various pages of the book, including the front and back covers, have been cut up into an even circles and oval-shapes. You could try your hand at this same technique, or you could try for a more uniform look with a tessellating pattern.
9. Doily Designs
By Color’s are Blush and Bashful
This canvas art is a beautiful combination of old-fashioned elegance with modern creativity. Perhaps this would be the perfect handmade gift for a grandparent or anyone who still enjoys the elegance of a doily under a vase of fresh flowers. Despite how effective the end result is, this handmade creation is simple and requires very little in the way of technique and craft skill. The initial outlay is also quite minimal.
10. Quotes on Canvas
Quotes on canvas are in all the stores these days, and you may have noticed that they are not cheap. Of course, the most cost-effective way to create your own quote on canvas is to find or create the digital design that you’d like and then have it professionally printed on ready to hang canvas at Canvas Factory. This is the ideal method if you would like to have an image behind the quote, especially a personalised image such as a family photo or a destination photo of particular relevance to you. On the other hand, if you are interested in creating a DIY version of a quote on canvas, it doesn’t have to be difficult. Most importantly, you don’t need to be able to do the lettering yourself, as you can print off what would you like and then create a transfer to use on your canvas.
11. Canvas Key Holder
By Lil Blue Boo
Not all canvas is white, you know. We found some burlap canvas, along with this fantastic tutorial for creating a handy personalised keyholder which would make a fantastic handmade housewarming gift, or even just an effective alternative to keeping your house keys on the window ledge.
DIY canvas art is a fun and addictive pastime that can yield amazing results. And when coupled with professionally printed photos on canvas, a canvas themed home decor will give your home a fresh, creative look.
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