First Post - Wall Quote via Puzzle Pieces

This is my first post, but I wanted to share how we added a quote (verse) to our walls. We wanted to use a serif font, but I was very concerned with spacing/kerning and getting it level. I decided to make each word a “puzzle” piece to keep the spacing perfect and to make it easy to make the verse level. I haven’t seen anything like this, so I thought it may help someone that doesn’t have a pass-through slot.

I used Illustrator to make the “puzzle” pieces.

Painted them and numbered them…

Set them up on the wall then used command strips to place them perfectly in place.

Worked great!
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We also did the teacher’s podium this way with acrylic as well…

Hope this is a help to someone…no passthrough needed this way.

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Nice job, and thanks for the clear explanation of your successful application. You better be careful or local museums will be contacting you to do the signage for their exhibits.

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Fantastic results! :grinning:

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Haha, thanks! and thanks for the warning! :wink:

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Thanks! We were really happy with how it turned out.

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Super creative approach. Turned out great.

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Really great job! I’d definitely envisioned a puzzle-fit placement guide for larger designs if I ever needed one, and this was a perfect execution of the concept.

We have a bedroom reno coming up and I eventually want to make a “headboard” using the same kind of idea – so glad to see it in action, right down to the command strips!

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Great results, I love the idea of the guide pieces for the install.

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Well now, that was just amazing! Perfect way to make the waste material useful. Your finished quote on the wall (and podium) look perfect!

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Always fun to see someone going big!

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Nice work but even better description here.

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Brilliant! Nice work.

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Would you be willing to share what thickness and material you used on the large wall letters. I very much like the way they stand out just enough to be there! but not so much as to look blocky,

This is truly a beautiful method and implementation.

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Awesome job - great way to do to it.

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Very inventive! Looks great!

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Looks incredible!!! Out of curiosity, how did you adhere to the wall? Command strips or something?

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That looks very nice!! The puzzle piece method worked beautifully.

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Very clever! I love the Command strips for hanging anything on the walls.

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Yes, command strips.

I bought a sheet of plywood (oak, I think) that was 2.5mm thick.