Good job! Pictures from calendars, books, etc, are actually a GREAT way to make it look like you spent a lot more on decorating than you actually did. At that size, it’s likely that you can find a decent photo frame for them when they go on a half-of sale at JoAnn’s or something. Picture frames are MUCH less expensive than art framing.
A calendar print in a good photo frame can easily look like expensive art!
Another option for you might be decorative memento boards. They can cost upwards of $30 to buy outright, but are pretty easy to make, using cork board and elastic. You can cycle through displaying different art pieces. I just made one last week. I’ve got a pic, to show you what I mean, but don’t know how to post it in a comment, so will post it in the OP, for you to see.
(I also made the necklace holder in the background, for like $4- pretty gold-colored nails hammered into a wood piece)
For other ideas, you can google “turn calendar art into wall art” and get a significant amount of relevant hits.
Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to get a pic posted in the main post editor either, and then I had to go to work.
I just put a couple up in dropbox
Here is the pic with the memento board. It was made with a corkboard, black elastic, and a couple of brass pushpins.
Also, here is a picture of the entryway to my room to demonstrate what I mean by “accent wall” (the dark brown one is the accent). There’s going to be a really pretty black and gold old-school Singer sewing machine on the stand, once I get it back from my friend’s house.
Sorry for the low-quality. All I have access to is a friend’s camera-phone.
Good job! Pictures from calendars, books, etc, are actually a GREAT way to make it look like you spent a lot more on decorating than you actually did. At that size, it’s likely that you can find a decent photo frame for them when they go on a half-of sale at JoAnn’s or something. Picture frames are MUCH less expensive than art framing.
A calendar print in a good photo frame can easily look like expensive art!
Another option for you might be decorative memento boards. They can cost upwards of $30 to buy outright, but are pretty easy to make, using cork board and elastic. You can cycle through displaying different art pieces. I just made one last week. I’ve got a pic, to show you what I mean, but don’t know how to post it in a comment, so will post it in the OP, for you to see.
(I also made the necklace holder in the background, for like $4- pretty gold-colored nails hammered into a wood piece)
For other ideas, you can google “turn calendar art into wall art” and get a significant amount of relevant hits.
I don’t see the picture in the OP.
Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to get a pic posted in the main post editor either, and then I had to go to work.
I just put a couple up in dropbox
Here is the pic with the memento board. It was made with a corkboard, black elastic, and a couple of brass pushpins.
Also, here is a picture of the entryway to my room to demonstrate what I mean by “accent wall” (the dark brown one is the accent). There’s going to be a really pretty black and gold old-school Singer sewing machine on the stand, once I get it back from my friend’s house.
Sorry for the low-quality. All I have access to is a friend’s camera-phone.