Faux Marble Photograph Frame

Love to recycle craft materials around the house? You can easily paint your own faux marble Photograph Frame

That will fool everyone who sees them. Best of all recycle some craft materials for this home décor project will really save you some money.

With a little paint and some elbow grease you can easily paint your own faux Photograph Frame Over the weekend.

This project will cost you about $25 for the paint, but the paint will cover tons of Photograph Frames. You should be able to complete your faux marble Photograph Frames in one weekend, but a lot some extra days to apply coats of polyurethane to protect your hard work.

To Faux Paint Your Marble Photograph Frames You Will Need:

Paint tray
3 china bristle brushes
artists paint brushes
latex paint, eggshell sheen: (base coat: Antique White); three or four marble-like colors (Tatimi Tan, Jute Brown, Coyote Trail 1224, Leather bound) - These paint colors are form Sherwin Williams
sea sponge
water bottle
latex primer (Kilz)

Latex glaze
cheesecloth
plastic containers
fine sandpaper
paper towels, rags or old t-shirts
semi-gloss acrylic varnish
foam roller and handle

Photograph Frames

Painter's tape

Clean your Photograph Frames with an ammonia base cleaner. Make sure it is completely dry before moving on with this project.

Start by lightly sanding your Photograph Frames.

Now, prime the frame by painting on a coat of high quality latex base primer. Use a smooth paintbrush or foam roller. This latex base primer will be smelly, so open your windows if at all possible.

Now, take three different small painter's buckets and mix one part of each of the 3 marble-like colors with one part water and one part latex glaze. You want this to be a thick mixture, but not gooey.

Squirt the Tatimi Tan and Leather Bound mixtures onto a small area, and then use a clean dry rag to smudge the edges.