Framing Your TV

How We Saved Big and Made a Frame for Our Samsung Frame TV

We love the Samsung Frame TV. Initially it started with a TV for our bedroom. Then our son broke our living room TV. So we waited for the Frame’s to go on sale again and scored a deal to replace the broken one. A major part of why we love televisions so much is the ability to display artwork when they are not in use. But to really get the artwork vibe, we wanted to add a wooden Frame around the TVs. The only downside, is that these things are expensive, so we found a way to save big and made a frame for our Samsung Frame!

First, we sourced our material. That was as simple as going to Lowe’s and picking out some trim. You can get creative and look for trim in other stores, but we found a design for the right price and bought enough for our bedroom and living room screens. We also bought metal brackets to help hold the corners of the frame together. Additionally you’ll need wood glue, paint, and some elastic strips.

My husband miter cut the frame pieces to size and built the physical frame. We used a piece of plywood on two saw horses to create a flat building surface. Once the wood blue was try, I sanded it a bit. After cleaning the frame up I was ready to paint. I use two different gold paints to create an antiqued look on mirrors and other projects around the house. Both I purchased at Joann’s when it was still open. But you can also find options like this at Michaels. I use a brassy undertone and then a more sparkly gold for the top.

It takes about two layers of the brassy undertone to build up a base. Then simply brush over the gold tone. You can add as much or as little at you want depending on the aged look you are going for.

Once everything was dry, we flipped the frame over and stapled on the elastic. You want to get this pretty taught so that it doesn’t sag and you don’t have any flex in the frame when you install it over top of your TV.

Now here’s the important tidbit: There is a sensor on the TVs that captures movement and turns on to display the artwork. You’ll need to locate this on your tv and drill a small bit out of the frame so that you don’t block this sensor. If you don’t, the tv won’t display the artwork without you turning the tv on with the remote.