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The Tiny Canal Cottage is a resource that helps folks mindfully conceptualize, decorate and enjoy versatile, smaller home spaces. The Cottage was founded by consultant, stylist, creative director and author, Whitney Leigh Morris, whose focus is crafting flexible, sustainable, and more community-focused home spaces. Explore Whitney’s Substack, book, blog, and social channels for ideas that explore joyful, mindful ways to live in — and with — a smaller footprint.

DIY Hanging Board Frame for Children's Art & Photos

DIY Hanging Board Frame for Children's Art & Photos

When West was born, we bought 4 of these clipboard-style frames to use fluidly throughout our space:

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Even though the boards/frames are not new to our space, readers still ask about them regularly. They’re a great way for switching up your child’s art, photos, calendar pages, and and prints with ease.

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To my knowledge, this particular style is no longer available, so I thought I’d share a quick and super simple visual DIY guide for creating something similar using NO new materials— just repurposed items from around the house.

We used a postcard / photo our videographer sent us, an old bulldog clip, twine from our jar of used wrapping supplies, a flat-head thumb tack, and a small box top from a gift crate that was recently sent to our home. Wine crate lids and clipboards would also work well for this project.

If your child is looking for a way to display their art, these can be strung from doorknobs, wall hooks and S-hooks to be enjoyed and swapped out within moments when desired.

Before + After: Creating a Canopy of Vines

Before + After: Creating a Canopy of Vines

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