Build your own wall easel

[jenbray]

Hi folks, was unsure where to post this so hope its going to be okay here. I have just built a wall easel that is fully adjustable and can hold several paintings at once. It is great for saving floor space and can be built to fit any available wall space. It has saved me loads compared to the cost of the three studio easels we were going to buy for my new studio. There is a post on my blog describing how we built it. Feel free to copy/adapt it. I hope that it helps some of you artists out there!

[Menolly]

This is a great idea. Do you think it would anchor in drywall? It would be great to have a place to work on my art without having to move it every time I want to use my desk.

[jenbray]

Hi Menolly,

Now I've actually used it I am even more impressed. I asked the other half and he said that if you are fixing it to a plasterboard wall (if that is what you mean by drywall) you need to screw the main supports to the the main frame behind the wall. Our easel is very heavy, but on a smaller scale its quite okay to use smaller timbers.

Good luck, let me know if you come up with a solution.

JEn

[Menolly]

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, plasterboard would be the right term. Scaled down for the dimensions I need, I think it would work... I just need to find the time to assemble it! I'll let you know.