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Create a fun children's fine art gallery in your playroom to display your kid's art
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DIY Kid's Art Display

Your budding Picasso's works of art deserve a proper display! Encourage them with a kid's art display that will be both attractive and show your pride in their work.
Active Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Yield: 1 display
Author: Rachel
Cost: $40

Equipment

  • Screw Driver
  • Wing Nut driver optional

Materials

  • 3 1 x 6 boards cut to length
  • 6 Screw Eye Hooks 2 per board and long enough to go through the board and wall
  • Cable Wire
  • 14 Hanging Clips
  • Stain or Paint

Instructions

  • Cut boards to desired length and stain or paint as desired. Pay attention to whether the weight requirement (i.e. children pulling on the boards or very heavy mixed media art work) necessitates screwing into studs or using additional wall anchors.
    Wooden plank on blue surface next to pile of metal eyelet hooks.
  • Pre-drill holes in the boards and screw the anchor through the board. A wing nut driver makes it easier to screw into the wood, but it is not required. You can thread a screw driver through the eye and twist by hand. The holes should not be too close to the edge or you risk splitting or cracking the wood.
    Wire mounted to stained wall plank with eyelet screw with hanging metal clips to hold artwork or photos.
  • Decide spacing between the boards. Hold each board up to the wall at the desired spacing. Use a level and finish drilling the anchors into the walls.
    Create a fun children's fine art gallery in your playroom to display your kid's art
  • Twist the wire around the eye screws tightly. Add clips as desired.
    Create a fun children's fine art gallery in your playroom to display your kid's art

Notes

General Notes:
  1. Screw eyes and eyelet lags are terms sometimes used interchangeably for a long screw with a rounded eye on the end similar to a closed hook.
  2. Boards are not really required for this project if you install the screw eyes into studs. We used boards to match the room aesthetic, and to prevent the cable wire tension from pulling the screw eyes together.