Embellishing walls with frames – either empty or with pictures/art/nick nacks – is not only an interesting form of self expression. It looks great, allows you to constantly change a room and makes for continuous creative experience. For example:
1. Collecting: Your collection of rocks, barbies, snow globes and pogs may have been short lived but photos, frames and art can last forever. Spend time browsing flea markets, garages sales, ebay and aisles at large container stores to build your eclectic mix of frames/photos/art/etc.
2. Photography: Carry your camera everywhere you go and pay attention to what really inspires you. Snap photographs of your inspiration then line your walls with your work. It’s almost a guarantee that the creative energy flowing through home will reach new levels.
3. DIY: Paint, sand, recover, cut, sew, sequin, collage etc. the frames, art and photographs you collect to make them your own.
4. Obsessively order cool prints: Create a folder on your desktop and save the images you’re drawn to most – photos you take, magazine clipping, etc. and print for cheap on Shortrun Posters.
5. Rearrange: Rearrange the layout of your frames and swap out the content inside them as often as your heart desires.
Badabing!
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I love this idea in a house, its so personal. I’ll definitely have to work on my collection. Great post!
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ooooooohhhhh i love it!
ive already started with filling up one of my walls. i LOVE a full wall. as big as possible. stunning post!
great ideas and thank you for sharing
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These are great ideas!
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I am absolutely loving this! I’m currently in the process of preparing to redecorate my space, and the first photo with the frames the same color as the wall are the perfect way to add interest without being overwhelming (much needed in a studio apartment) I was originally thinking about adding molding to the wall, but now it’s going to be all about the frames!
Thanks so much for a great idea!
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i did this with my apartment and i love it! you can see what i did at http://fashionhash.blogspot.com/
great post.
x
I love all of the picture frames. Iused to think my parents house was super cluttered because they had so many pictures but over the years I really started to appreciate how interesting it looks.
Very inspiring. I will attempt it. I will start collecting frames.
definitely will be dedicating a wall in my new room to frames and pictures i find inspiration in.
Love the idea.
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OH I love this idea sooo much, especially the top picture!
Mary xo
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This is very true…always in love with white frames on white walls.
xxx Talia
clean spaces!
interesting set-up
xoxo
jO
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copying!!
love it ALL
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these are awesome! trying to collect some vintage frames for my apartment, really want to do something similar 🙂
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this is really cool!
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What an inspiring post!Thank you.
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I like this wall with frames, I have a few frames in my room!
xoxo
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I love love the first and last one. Love the white and neutral colors and how dramatic it is in it’s quiet simplicity!!
i love your decorating ideas! keep it coming! i just bought a new place in the city and need some ideas:) thanks for the inspiration!
I just love the post! Your blog is really inspiring!
I’ve actually been wondering about what to do with the bare walls in my room, so this post is actually really helpful!
And I totally agree with you, you should always always always carry your camera with you! If you don’t there are always those moments in which you regret you forgot your camera…
x
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That is some pretty furniture and decor!
xx
funny – i just white lacquered a bunch of atrocious frames from JoAnn Fabric. quite a transformation.
xx
JJ Scholl
I love this post because I have such an obsession with frames and you gave beautiful ideas to present them without worrying about filling them with pictures
you can see from some of my outfit posts that i have a little collection of frames/prints. love it. great post!
I have been wanting to figure out a way to hang my necklaces and what a great idea. Thank you for posting.
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Great inspiration! =)
Love, Nicky
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Love this post! I love that white wall with the white frames, so pretty and simple!
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Ah these pictures are really beautiful!
I love frames. I find hanging pictures to be such a time consuming art but after looking at these pics I am inspired by hanging frames as art. The look of the white frames (and the shag carpet!) are fab. Thanks for sharing. Love, A
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I’ve always liked the idea of a wall of frames but storing jewelry in empty frames is genius!! I love it!!
-Samantha
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frames are great, i especially like the ones that are blank
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love the first wall!!
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I’ve been wanting to do this forever!!! Definitely need to get the ball rolling!
xo kristin
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the first photo is super cool, totally loved it
vasilieva
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after i finally re-paint my walls next week, i’m totally doing a wall of frames! i love your little tips underneath all of the inspiring pictures.
this puts displaying your art in a whole new way.
the idea of frames of your work or things that inspire on a wall that you can look at everyday is simply GENIUS.
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Omigosh! I love this! I love frames. I’m obsessed with frames!
What a wonderful post and something that has been so of the moment for me. Especially, keeping the folder on my desktop…I still have a hard time throwing away magazines because I get so attached to the images inside…;)