Thrifty Thursday: Large DIY Pallet Frames

I am STILL plugging away at my boys' two bedrooms!  I am so close!!  This week I made 2 large pallet frames, one for each of them.

I'll show you the one for the Star Wars room first:

I found this awesome canvas print on Amazon for only $12!  It is huge, and I thought a thick pallet frame would look really good with it.

So for this one, I measured my pallet wood, cut it at the 45 angle on my chop saw, and then used these 

L brackets from Home Depot:

 I painted the frame black, then stapled the canvas to the back of the pallet frame:

 I love how this looks, and how big it is...and for only about $15!!

Ok,  here is the next one I did, for my other son's room.  His room is "music" but I've tried mixing that with an industrial vibe.

I found these tin letters at Hobby Lobby, and thought they would go really well in his room.

For this pallet frame I didn't want mitered corners, so I left them straight, and then stained the wood darker.

 Next I attached chicken wire to the back of the frame.  I should have used staples again, but I used nails...not sure why! lol

Then I hung his tin letters onto the chicken wire, spelling out his name.  

This frame is really big too!

 Once it was all hung, I decided to added screws to the frame, where the pieces come together, just to give it some character

 Because I bought the letters on sale, this project cost me only $15 also!  

So for a total of $30, I was able to make 2 large art pieces for my boys' rooms!  

I love that... and my boys were thrilled when they came home to find them hanging in their rooms!!

Therena

Link Parties:
Tatertots & Jello, From my Front Porch to Yours, Embracing Change, The Shabby Nest, Love of Family & Home, Funky Junk Interiors, Six Sisters Stuff, By Stephanie Lynn, Nifty Thrifty Things, DIY Showoff, Keeping it Simple, Craft-O-Maniac, Life on Lakeshore Drive, The Casual Craftlete, Rain on a Tin Roof, Naptime Creations