How to Make Floating Acrylic Frames
I love the minimal and modern look of floating acrylic frames. I've eyed them for years, but could never commit to purchasing them because of the high expense (especially for a large gallery wall space). While many standoff floating frames are priced starting at $80-100 each, this DIY version can be made for about half the price.
The steps in this floating acrylic frame guide are straightforward and simple. The tedious parts of this project are the measurements: marking up your acrylic material to position the standoff screws and repeating those measurements to mount the acrylic frames on the wall. Other than that, the steps are easy and repetitive, and once you get going it comes together easily.
As for the materials, I purchased brass standoff bolts from Etsy and used pre-cut sheets of polycarbonate sheets in place of acrylic. I found the polycarbonate to be more cost-effective than acrylic and very easy to work with. I used 11" x 14" sheets of polycarbonate to frame an 8" x 10" photo.
Cordless drill | × | 1 | ||
straight edge ruler | × | 1 | ||
Masking Tape | × | 1 | ||
Permanent Marker | × | 1 | ||
Small screwdriver, Phillips-head | × | 1 | ||
hammer | × | 1 | ||
level (digital or spirit) | × | 1 | ||
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