Five Steps to Build a Frame for a Wall Mounted TV

We love watching TV but don’t love how televisions look on a wall. Today I am going to share how to build an inexpensive TV art frame.

If you’re like most people, you probably have a TV that’s mounted on the wall. And if you’re like most people, you probably don’t have a frame around it. Well, today is your lucky day! I’m going to show you how to build a TV art frame for your wall mounted TV in just five easy steps. Let’s get started!

I will be the first to admit that I enjoy watching television. I love watching hgtv, sports, and some of my favorite shows. So it is not a surprise that we have a lot of televisions in our home. Today I am going to share how we built a TV art frame for our master bedroom. 

If you look back on my Instagram feed you will probably notice there isn’t a TV anywhere except for our beautiful Samsung Frame TV with a Deco TV Frame! The Frame TV with the Deco Frame is absolutely amazing. We have one in our family room and I can’t believe how great it looks.

If I could have a Frame TV in every room I would. But we have way too many other TV’s in our home to make that happen.

But I fixed that problem!

We built this wonderful wood tv art frame for one of our Vizio televisions. It’s in our master bedroom and this is what our TV used to look like in our master bedroom.

I built a frame for our TV because I wanted to make the TV look like a piece of art! 

How to Build Your Own Frame for a TV

Step One – Replace the TV Mount

The first step was to find a fixed position TV mount. I worked with SANUS and ordered their Premium Series Fixed-Position Mount for a 42″ – 90″ flat panel tv. (Our TV measures 50″ x 33″.)

Step Two – Select the Design

Next, you need to decide on what you want your TV frame to look like. I went to my favorite visual search engine, Pinterest, and found this TV frame and this TV frame. They were both pretty similar and offered nice tutorials on how to build them. 

Step Three – Select Your Materials

This is what I used to build the frame for a TV:

Two 8 ft. 3/4″ Ultralite MDF boards (for the sides of the frame)

Twenty feet of crown molding (for the front of the frame)

Wood glue, wood fill, sandpaper, and nails

Paint (I used milk paint)

Step Four – Build the Frame for a TV

As much as I like to think I am good with tools, this project needed a bit of help from a professional. My handyman and I built the frame together. I don’t have a miter saw and I trust his skills at measuring way better than mine! These photos should help you see that the frame was pretty easy to make.

The first step is to build a frame around the TV that fits snugly around the TV. Measure the distance from the wall of the front of the TV and use that measurement for the depth of the frame.

Next, build an outer layer to the frame reflecting the width of the crown molding. We attached small pieces of the MDF to use as supports to hold the frame together.

Measure three times before you cut your molding. We used a miter saw to cut the molding in the corners. Next, we attached the molding to the frame. This will create a very sturdy frame for your TV.

Use sandpaper and wood filler to smooth out the edges. 

Be sure to fit the finished frame on the TV just to make sure it still fits.

Step Five – Paint the Frame

I used milk paint to finish the frame. I wanted a vintage look for the frame and I love this color. I also sanded some of the edges for an antique look.

Since the frame fit the TV snugly, we didn’t have to attach it to the wall. I just pushed it against the wall!

I absolutely love how our TV looks now. Can you believe the difference?

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