Custom DIY wood TV frame tutorial for ANY television.
This easy frame for the TV is another one of those DIY projects that I've wanted to tackle for quite some time!
I know, I know…a frame for the TV? But I think you'll be surprised at the difference it makes.
This works for most recent flat screen TVs, but there are a few things to consider that I'll cover in this post.
I finally worked on this because my husband purchased a bigger television for our family room. Our old one was a dinosaur and he and my son had been talking about a larger size for years.
My only request was that it be a "Frame" TV — I've admired them forever and knew one would look amazing in our family room!
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The Frame TVs are made with a more matte screen and a much thinner frame around the edge.
The best part is you can load your own digital art and photos or purchase options online (I'll talk more about that in a moment).
The Frame television also comes with a mount that allows the TV to sit right against the wall so it truly looks like real art. (Although for now we're using our old mount, we were trying to get this thing up before the Super Bowl.) 😂
This Samsung Frame TV goes on sale all of the time, so watch for that if you're interested!
Overall this thing is a decorator's dream come true. 🙂
It comes with a simple black frame, but there are a TON of decorative frame options online for this TV that dress it up and really make it look like a piece of art.
But WHOA…the prices for those are caaarazy. I was looking into this modern wood-looking frame for our TV, and even though it's probably the thinnest and least ornate, it was still priced at nearly $200!
I knew I could make something for a fraction of that price.
Gather your materials
I gathered my wood trim first.
This part is completely up to the look you want — I wanted my DIY frame to cover a couple things specifically.
I used this corner trim from Lowe's for my project because it overlapped the front of the frame on the TV:
Seeing that black along the edges at all took away from the framed art effect, in my opinion.
