Back in 2019 I changed offices at work and had the opportunity to "spruce" things up a bit. The furniture is all standard and I'm not allowed to change anything, so I wanted to add some color and remind myself of my happy place out in the yard at home. I was able to print some super affordable custom canvas wall art using photos I took of my own yard on my iPhone - nothing fancy! It turned out super great and I got a lot of compliments at work. People couldn't believe 1.) that I took the photos myself, and 2.) that it was so inexpensive.
I knew I wanted a variety of textures and colors, but I didn't want photos of flowers necessarily. I didn't want people to think I was narcissistic and just have photos of my yard hanging on my wall, so I went with detailed shots that you can't really tell are from my yard personally and could just be stock photos. I think that's why people can't believe they're mine because they are not the kind of photos most people take of their yard.
I ended up going with these photos:
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| Rhamnus frangula ‘Fine Line’ Buckthorn |
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| Asarum europaeum (European Wild Ginger) |
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Picea orientalis 'Skylands' oriental spruce new growth |
I used a website called Easy Canvas Prints (not sponsored) because they let you choose custom dimensions for your canvas wall art. I decided to do a triptych (fancy way of saying 3 pieces of art that hang as a set together) with each one being 12 inches wide and 36 inches tall.
The custom 12 inch by 36 inch canvases were approximately $28 each. Shipping was $12 and tax was $7. This site is hilarious, they make it look like you are saving 93% but they've had that promotion going on for years. Either way, the ACTUAL price is still a bargain. If you have certain dimensions you want in canvas but don't see them on a site you are looking at, try a custom option like this, I was able to get exactly what I wanted and it turned out great. The print quality was fantastic even with iPhone photos, very good detail.
I had them ship directly to my office so I wouldn't have to carry them in my car and up the stairs. Let UPS do the work! They arrived and I hung them with command hooks because they are very light weight.
Here is the final product:
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| Custom dimension canvas prints from iPhone photos of plants in my yard |
