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How To Make A Farmhouse Lantern From Inexpensive Picture Frames

Modified: May 12, 2019 by Vanessa Beaty · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Farmhouse furniture and décor is my favorite. I just love the rustic look of farmhouse projects. I recently came across this amazing DIY lantern that you can make from picture frames. This has such a beautiful farmhouse look to it, and even better, it's super cheap to make!

You'll spend less than $10 creating this – as opposed to more than $50 if you buy a similar one at Pier One or Pottery Barn.

How To Make A Farmhouse Lantern From Inexpensive Picture Frames

What You Need To Make This Picture Frame Lantern

What makes this project so great – and by great, I mean cheap – is that you can get all of the supplies from the Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree has wooden frames for just a dollar each, and you can get the candles and seashells from the Dollar Tree, too.

How Difficult Is The Lantern To Make?

It’s not! This is honestly one of the easiest DIY lanterns that I have ever made, and it gets to many wonderful compliments when you get it finished.

Lantern with candles and shells

Can You Use Metal Picture Frames?

You can use whatever picture frames you want! If you want something a bit more old school like you would see in the streets of London, then, by all means, use metal frames. Just make sure that your glue holds them in place well. You can also do this in different sizes, depending on the sizes of the frames that you buy.

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Picture frame lantern lit up with candles

What Other DIY Farmhouse Décor Can You Make?

Did I mention that I absolutely adore farmhouse décor? I do, and I've shown you some beautiful ways to get this farmhouse look for yourself on the cheap. There are these rustic kitchen signs, some great rustic bathroom décor ideas, and let's not forget this vast collection of DIY farmhouse furniture and décor ideas.

If you are looking to get a farmhouse look throughout your home, you are definitely in the right place!

Top view of picture frame lantern

How To Make A Farmhouse Lantern From Inexpensive Picture Frames

Video Tutorial:

This rustic farmhouse looking lantern is the perfect way to dress up a table, mantel or your front porch. For less than $10 you can have a beautiful lantern to give your home that elegant country look.

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Active Time: 35 Minutes

Total Time: 40 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Picture frame lantern with seashells

Materials:

  • 4 Picture Frames – All the same size
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Cardboard
  • Craft Knife
  • Marker
  • Candles
  • Seashells

Supplies needed to make farmhouse picture frame lantern

Instructions:

1. Assemble together all of your materials. Take your 4 picture frames and remove all of the glass and other parts.

Removing backs and glass from picture frames

2. Note – If you want to paint your frames to make them another color, do that now before you add the glass back to the frame.

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3. Add just a touch of glue to the corners of the inside of the frame and put the glass back into place.

Gluing glass onto a picture frame

4. Your goal is to create a square shape from the 4 frames.

Four picture frames

5. Starting with your first 2 frames, add a bit of glue to the long side on each of the frames and stick them together.

Adding glue to picture frame to hold together

6. Hold the frames in place until you feel that the glue has sufficiently dried.

7. Glue the other 2 frames together in the same manner.

Gluing together picture frames to create a lantern

8. Join the two pieces by adding glue to the long side on each and holding them in place until they are secure.

9. Note – you can also do this with just 3 frames, and it makes a lantern that is just as beautiful.

10. Measure the cardboard by placing your lantern frame over it and marking it off with the marker.

Measuring cardboard to fit the bottom of the lantern

11. Cut the cardboard using your craft knife to fit on the bottom of your lantern. You don’t want this to overlap so measure and cut carefully.

Cutting cardboard for lantern base

12. Carefully glue the lantern frame onto the cardboard.

Gluing cardboard onto picture frame lantern base

13. Add seashells, candles and anything else that you want to decorate your lantern. You could also use clear glass stones in place of the seashells.

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Completed picture frame lantern with cardboard bottom

14. Glue any additional decorations onto the outside of your frame that you want.

15. That’s it! Your completed picture frame lantern should resemble this one:

Adding seashells and candles to picture frame lantern

Finished Lanterns

What other DIY farmhouse décor have you created?

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