Simple Farmhouse Frame

Learn how to transform a simple white picture frame into a gorgeous decorative farmhouse frame in 3 easy steps! A simple, stylish, farmhouse-style DIY.

Hello, dear friends!  I’m so excited to be starting my first “series” entitled Simple Farmhouse Decor.  I believe farmhouse decor is inherently simple, and that is what makes it beautiful.  

This series will be all about bringing that gorgeous farmhouse style into your home through simple DIYs.  You guys, I’m soooooo excited.

I packed the kiddos up and drove them to IKEA, my third favorite store behind Michaels and Target, of course 🙂  They have SO much great farmhouse decor at IKEA at a ridiculously low price.

I picked up these simple white frames for $0.99!!  I actually kind of like them as is, but I thought I could jazz it up a bit and make it look more “farmhouse-y”.

A white picture frame with a round base sits on a wood surface in front of a light blue wall. Inside the frame is a picture of a mother holding a toddler with big blue eyes, looking over the mother's shoulder. Sprigs of faux greenery and small white baby's breath flours and a string of twine are glued to the frame. Black text overlay on the image says "simple farmhouse frame"

I’m making a guest post (omgomgomgomg) on Making it in the Mountains this week!! Eeekk!!  I had some leftover greenery from that project which I thought would look perfect on this frame.

How to Make a Simple Farmhouse Frame in Minutes

Update an IKEA Tolsby frame into a simple DIY farmhouse frame. Perfect DIY craft to add some farmhouse and fixer upper style to your home!

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Supplies you’ll need:

Isn’t it beautiful??  I’m obsessed.  The simple greens and small white flowers.  LOVE.

Step 1: Pick the greenery.

I picked off two *only green* stems and two *white flowery* stems.

Springs of faux greenery with small white baby's breath flowers sit on a wood table.

Step 2: Apply the faux greenery with glue.

I grabbed my hot glue gun and got to work.  Working in the upper right-hand corner of the frame, I placed two small globs of glue about an inch apart going across the top portion of the frame and down the right side of the frame.

A close-up look at the corner of the white picture frame, with two dots of hot glue applied about an inch apart from each other.

I placed the greenery only pieces down first.  Be careful not to burn your fingers!!! (speaking from experience, of course 🙂 )

A single piece of faux greenery with small leaves is glued on to a white plastic picture frame.

I actually did this step quickly enough that I didn’t need to apply any more glue.  I simply placed the white flowery pieces over the greenery-only pieces (sorry for these weird names), and there was enough glue to hold them as well.

Two sprigs of faux greenery and small white flowers are glued on to either side of a corner of a white plastic picture frame.

Step 3: Add twine to hide the bare stems.

I loved how the flowers looked, but, not necessarily the bare stems in the corner.  I decided to wrap the end in some leftover twine I had from a previous project.

I wrapped the twine around the corner and tied a simple knot.

A long piece of craft twine is tied in a knot around the corner of a white picture frame. Faux greenery sprigs are visible, glued to the front side of the frame.

I wrapped it around the corner about 10-15 times until I thought it covered the white part of the frame and stems enough.

A string of crafting twine is wrapped around the corner of a white picture frame and tied off with a knot. There are sprigs of faux greenery glued to the front side of the picture frame.

And that’s it, my friends!  I love how it turned out!  So simple, yet it gives the perfect farmhouse feel in barely any time at all.  Plus, it’s super budget-friendly!

The finished product: a simple, decorative farmhouse frame!

A simple white picture frame with a round base holds an image of a toddler looking over a mother's shoulder into the camera. Faux sprigs of greenery and small white flours are attached to the corner of the frame with crafting twine.
A simple white farmhouse frame with sprigs of faux greenery and small white flowers sits on a wood surface in front of a blue wall. The frame holds a colorful picture of a young toddler held in their mother's arms, looking over mother's shoulder directly into the camera.
A close up look at the sprigs of faux greenery and twine attached the corner of a simple white farmhouse picture frame. Inside the frame is a picture of a toddler being held in a mother's arms.
A simple white plastic picture frame is upgraded with a few sprigs of faux greenery and white flowers glued to the corner of the frame and wrapped with crafting twine. Inside the frame is a picture of a blue-eyed toddler resting their head on a mother's shoulder.

I’m so excited to continue with my “simple farmhouse decor” series. Find more simple farmhouse decor and crafts here:

I hope you guys enjoy the series!  Have a wonderful week!

Simple Farmhouse Picture Frame

Update an IKEA Tolsby frame into a simple DIY farmhouse frame. Perfect DIY craft to add some farmhouse and fixer upper style to your home!

This basic white picture frame is upgraded into simple farmhouse-style decor in minutes with some greenery and twine!

Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $10

Materials

  • White picture frame
  • Faux greenery
  • Craft twine
  • Glue gun + glue

Instructions

  1. Separate out the greenery. You'll need 2-4 sprigs of ONLY greenery (no flowers), and 2 sprigs of greenery with flowers.
  2. Apply two dots of hot glue to the upper right-hand corner of the front of the picture frame, about two inches apart from each other.
  3. Apply the sprigs of greenery--the green-only ones first. Use another dot or two of glue to apply the rest of the greenery-only sprigs.
  4. Add the white flower sprigs on top of the plain greenery.
  5. To hide the bare stems, tie a string of twine around the stems, then tie off in a knot around the back of the frame.
  6. Insert your favorite photo, and you're done!

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Project Type: Decor / Category: DIY and Crafts

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  4. Very pretty, Sarah! I have several of these little frames that I use for parties and showers, this is a perfect way to dress them up. Pinning!

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  6. These are so cute! Question: how do you get the picture in once you’ve wrapped the twine? It’s wrapped around the frame, right? I can’t figure out how the picture will make it past the twine… unless I’m missing something – which is a good possibility ?

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