We then added hinges and another strip of plywood. Making the back of the frames hinged will allow us to remove the map prints and change them out for seasons and holidays, like Christmas. Or, if we ever tire of the map prints, we have the option to change them out for whatever we want!
We then drilled horizontally through the pallet and attached some old rusted screw hooks to the top of each frame.
This is what the back of the frame looks like with the print in place.
We then made a 10 foot rod out of iron pipe, elbows, nipples and floor flanges that we found at our hardware store.
We hung the rod and then placed the maps on it. We were able to attach one end to a stud. The other end required us to use wall anchors. We found that the rod sagged a bit in the middle, so we used a simple curtain rod support in the middle to keep it nice and level.
We ordered all of our map prints (aff link) from this Etsy shop and they were very reasonably priced. We are over the moon happy with the results. For a small budget, we filled a HUGE wall with gorgeous art made from reclaimed materials.
Another shot of the finished product.
Another shot of the finished product.