One of my first posts was on my Subway art that I completed in a Jessica Sprague Class. I love my subway art and finally figured out how to use it in our house. When you walk into our house, there is a GIANT wall in front of you. It is huge, it was blank, it needed something!
I hated the wall before, I LOVE it now! I can’t even describe how much I love it now. I find myself staring at it as I walk by.
So I know, you are asking how did I do this. Well I tried to use foam board from Lowe’s, but it had a jagged edge when you cut it and that’s not what I wanted on my wall. So I took the more expensive route and bought canvases from Joann’s. Thank goodness for coupons! I painted the edges and about 2″ on the face of the canvas in black. However, I do have some light colored backgrounds that you can see the black outline on. It is probably just me that can see it, but still. So next time I would paint the whole canvas black. I then printed out the pictures I wanted to use on photo paper. Using Modpodge I glued the pictures to the canvas and then used modpoge over the top of the pictures to give it a grainy/canvas look to it. Overall I love the look of the Modpodge over the pictures, but word of caution, don’t leave any clumps or streaks as it will show up on your picture.You can see what I mean on the upper right corner of the picture below.
I still have a few more to do, but I am waiting for more coupons! The nice thing is that since I used thick photo paper I can peel it off the canvas and change the pictures without damaging the canvas! I love how it filled my wall but is completely customizable as I get more pictures.
Pinned There, Done That 
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