Sep
10
2010
Decorate My Home, Part 24 – Painted Canvases
Posted by Ashley 
36 Comments
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Okay, back to the toddler room again.
I decided that the little fella of the room needed some of his favorite things incorporated into the decor.
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Cars. And trucks.
Cars. And trucks.
So, I placed some painted canvases right above his crib.
And he has already spoken……his favorite one is the firetruck.
The blocked artwork goes nicely with that bold tumbler quilt.
And the group of canvases come out at different levels from the wall……giving it dimension.
Nice and simple way to spruce up an open space.
Ready to make your own?
I first painted different sized canvases, the color that I wanted them.
(I used acrylic paint for the whole project.)
Then allowed them to dry fully.
Then I cut out car shapes from paper, the size that I wanted them, and placed them on each canvas. (My shapes were printed off from my Silhouette program.)
Then I arranged the canvases how I wanted them to appear on the wall, and then adjusted each paper car as necessary.
Then I traced around each paper shape with a pencil.
Then I painted 2 layers of paint within the lines of each car shape.
Then I allowed each canvas to dry completely.
And while waiting, my little helpers put the extra paint to good use.
After all canvases were dry, I put the canvases back into the arrangement that I liked…….then one by one I nailed them together from the back. Using several nails for each canvas.
(Make sure you keep each piece straight as you turn it over to nail it.)
Then hang the canvases right up on the wall.
(I used 2 nails behind the blue canvas, which is right against the wall…….and 2 behind the green canvas, which is about an inch away from the wall. So the nails behind the green canvas are 2 inch long nails and I only pounded them in about an inch. I had to measure and use the level a bit……and then placed the blue and green canvases on their nails. And then the whole grouping hung nicely.)
Because these canvases are pretty light, I was able to create this sort of arrangement and only used nails to hang them in the center. If using heavier wood pieces, you may have some problems with balancing and hanging an arrangement with just nails.
**And if you have a younger baby who grabs at everything, you may not want to hang this right above their crib. Try another wall. My little guy is a bit older and we were able to talk about not touching it. And for some reason, he really doesn’t play with it. He says, “no touch, mommy!” Works for me.
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Oh I love it. The layered look with the canvases it great!
Hi Ashley! Cute look! Where did you get your canvases?
Adorable! I love it. That would be so cute in my boys' room.
Great idea! My little boy would love these! Thanks for the great idea.
I love that you nailed the canvases together. Great job!
I am doing a Hawaiian beach theme in my baby girl's room and I think this would work great! I could do some Hawaiian related pictures (sea turtle, dolphin, bathing suit, surf boards). I like the canvas sizes you used and am wondering what their sizes are?
OH I LOVE IT!!! Great job!!!
I love these! I featured them on my friday favorites!
http://lilbitofus.blogspot.com/2010/09/friday-favorites_10.html
I love the grouping idea!!
I love this! I am going to do this for my son's room. Only problem, no Silhouette!
I will manage. So cool!
I love how you staggared them…WAY too cute.
Thanks for sharing!
These are adorable! I love the layout and how you staggered them!
How cute! And cheap! Love it!
My kid knows "Don't touch" too. She tends to say it as she is pulling something down she shouldn't. :)
Just perfect…I love boy projects!
Have a spendid weekend!
How cute! Love the colors.
The room is really coming together. I have enjoyed the changes. Thanks for sharing!
I love it! I'll be giving this a try for my little girl's room. Thanks for sharing!
Very cute! I like it!
Love the boy decor…I am always looking for things to do for my son. I also love how you grouped the canvases…gives the room great dimension
Fantastic project!! I am a first time visitor and am so glad to have found you!! You are so talented and creative..very inspiring!!
This has been such an inspiration!
this is awesome! I never would have thought to layer the canvases the way you did, such a grea idea!
Thank you so much for sharing! I just did this with airplanes for my son's room, and it turned out brilliant!
diggin the shade of gray you chose, but the dimension pop is what really does it for me. clever!
LOVE IT!!! What a great idea!
I featured it on Featuring My Favorites Friday, please stop by and have a look.
http://dragonflyfeathers.blogspot.com/2010/09/featuring-my-favorites-friday-3.html
Hi I was wondering if you made your own canvases or if you bought them and where at.
I always love your ideas.
I have had those blank canvases for a while. I bought each one at different places after seeing them on sale, thinking I would use them later on. I have seen them at Hobby Lobby, Walmart, and then some local little craft stores. I'm sure Michaels has them too……and you can always use their 40% off coupon there. Good luck!
Ashley
I have been wanting to do some painted canvas projects for my house but I'm too nervous that they won't come out well. Thanks for inspiring me to give it a try!
I just did this project for my little man. It turned out awesome!! Its perfect for his new big boy room. Thanks so much :0)
Can I use freezer paper to put the artwork on the canvas? Thanks!
Hi Ashley!
I LOVE your site!
I was just wondering if you have a cheap place you get canvases from? I have wanted to do a few cute projects with canvases but every time I head to the store to get some they are just SO expensive! So do you have a special place to get them or is there a different type of canvas you can use that is cheaper?
Thanks!