1.15 in Modular Frame | Style 5d

Description

Looking for a budget-friendly alternative to expensive custom framing? This modular art frame offers a customizable and functional solution for displaying your artwork with style, without the hefty price tag.

Features:

• Modular Design: The frame consists of standard 1-inch to 9-inch segments, easily interconnected using 8 mm pins for a seamless assembly. Perfect for art pieces of various sizes and easy to adapt as your art collection grows (or shrinks—no judgment here). Detail ripples flow between pieces
• Large Art Compatibility: For larger works (because your art deserves to be seen in all its glory), the pin holes are sized to accommodate 5/16 wooden dowel pins, ensuring a sturdy and secure structure when the plastic connectors won't do.
• Corner & Filler Pieces: Connect the frame segments and finish with corresponding corner pieces. Filler pieces can be scaled from the single-piece model, offering endless customization to suit your space and vision.
• Versatile Adhesion: I’ve used a mix of CA glue and wood glue to ensure a secure bond. 
• Easy Hanging: Hang the frame using the filler pieces with negative hooks featured in Plates 12 through 17. Simply arrange to top side of the frame to have one of these filler pieces in the middle. 

Whether you're framing a masterwork or that canvas you painted in one impassioned evening, this frame brings both function and flair to your wall. Let your art shine with a frame that does it justice—without breaking the bank.

Plate 1: Corner Piece

Plates 2 through 10: Straight Pieces sized 9 in to 1 in segments

Plates 11: Connector

Plates 12 through 18: Straight Pieces sized 9 in to 1 in segments with negative nail hooks on the back. 

General Guidelines

• Corner Length: Each corner measures approximately 4 1/8 inches to allow for a ¼" breathing room in the fit.
• To calculate required straight piece lengths:
  Side length − 8 inches (to account for both corners) = Length of straight pieces needed.
  This allows for ¼ inch wiggle room per side.
• Corner Printing: Corners print with reduced speed on vertical sections to minimize sheen differences between horizontal and vertical surfaces.
• Extended Corners: If an odd-sized side is needed, extended corners are available, adding 0.5 inches to each end of the side.

Example: 18" x 24" Frame

Without Nail Catch

• Corners: 4
• 18" Side: 8" (1x), 2" (1x)
• 24" Side: 8" (2x)
• Total Required:
  • Corners: 4
  • 2" Pieces: 2
  • 8" Pieces: 6
  • Connectors: 12 per frame (number per side depends on the frame’s hole pattern)

With Nail Catch

• Replace one side based on your layout as follows:
  • 18" Side: 2" (1x), 6" (1x with nail catch), 2" (1x)
  • 24" Side: 4" (1x), 8" (1x with nail catch), 4" (1x)

Example: 16" x 20" Frame

• Corners: 4
• 16" Side: 8" (1x)
• 20" Side: 6" (2x)
• Total Required:
  • Corners: 4
  • 8" Pieces: 2
  • 6" Pieces: 4
  • Connectors: 10 per frame (number per side depends on the frame’s hole pattern)

See more frame styles in my Modular Frames Collection