While they were printing I went to Lowes and after searching the lumbar section with a Lowes employee I finally selected a packaged piece of presanded solid pine edge-glued panel for $16.97. This wood had a very smooth edge that would look nicer than if we chose an refined piece. Here is what the label on the package looked like:
They employees there are super helpful and will cut the wood for you, of course for an extra charge. I was able to get the three sizes I needed (12 x 12, 12 x 18, 8 x 16) and still had wood left over for other projects.
Luckily I had some extra paint from when we did our bedroom so I used that to paint the edges and just around the corner in case the photo didn't line up exactly.
Once it was dried I had Adam hammer a wall hook onto the back to make it easy to hang. I'm a huge klutz so I leave all hammering for him to do.
Then with my heavy duty spray adhesive, I simply sprayed the back of the photo and the wood. After 30 seconds I carefully lined up the photo with the wood and slowly pressed it down, going left to right. Take your time with this step!
Voila! It is finished. Here is the final cost of this project:
$8.97 - Three photos at $2.99 each
$16.97 - Wood
$5.95 - Spray Adhesive
Free - Paint
= $31.89 / 3 photos = $10.63 each
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