How to Make Fabric Panels for the Living Room
- 1). Saw your wood slats to match the height and width you planned for your panel. Typically, panels are rectangular, with two long vertical sides and two short horizontal ones. The panel's frame corners must be flush---either cut each corner to 45 degrees and fit them together, or put the short horizontal ends inside the vertical ends.
- 2). Nail the longer pieces of wood to each end of the short pieces of wood. Do this for each panel that you would like to make. Do not nail wood pieces on top of each other; instead, join them so the wood is flush, like a picture frame.
- 3). Lay the fabric on the ground or on a table, print-side down, then place your frame on top of the fabric. Leave enough fabric all around the frame to be able to wrap the fabric around the backside of the frame with at least 1 inch to spare.
- 4). Pull the fabric around the frame tightly. Staple it every 5 inches or so around the inside edge of the frame, keeping your fabric smooth and stretched tight.
- 5). Cut any excess fabric, with sharp scissors or a utility knife, from around the inside of the frame, leaving roughly 1 inch of overhang.