Custom Computer Monitor Accessory Craft Project

Ok, this craft project is for anyone who has gone vintage crazy. I see plain boring computer monitors all the time. They are crying out for a great accessory to wake them up. So, if you are sick of looking at a bland plastic computer monitor this vintage frame craft project should do a couple things for you. First, it will cover your computer monitor front, carry on a vintage look in you office or home, and finally let you descend into a world where you finally just acknowledge your love of all things vintage regardless of what others say! My inspiration came from the yellow vintage picture frame on the door of Monica’s apartment in the show Friends. Hopefully that will give you a visual of what this vintage computer monitor frame accessory looks like.

To Make a Vintage Computer Monitor Frame Accessory You Will Need:

Picture Frame Molding or Crown Molding (About 5 feet)
Miter saw
Miter Box
Paint
Primer
3” Paint brush
Gel Wood Stain
Velcro (The kind with a sticky back, about 5 feet)
Staple Gun
Long Toothed Staples

The first step in this unusual vintage craft project for your computer monitor is to cut your wood to size. You need to measure your computer monitor before you make this accessory. Use these measurements to mark off your crown molding to cut a frame to fit over the front of your computer monitor.

Lay your crown molding face down on a flat stable work surface. If you computer is 15’X15” you will want to measure your wood to exactly 15”. Lay the crown molding in your miter box. Use your hand saw to cut each end of the 4 pieces of wood at a 45 degree angle. The outer part of your wood should measure 15 inches.

Complete cutting all four pieces of wood based on your measurements. Now you are ready to assemble your vintage computer monitor accessory. Lay your cut crown molding face down on your work surface. You may need a friend to hold the corners of the vintage frame together. Place your staple gun with one tooth of the staple on each piece of wood. Fire away. I recommend doing about three staples in each corner of the computer monitor frame. This will ensure stability. Complete this process on all four corners.