Design Idea – Vintage/Recycled Frames. Framing is a total racket. Sure you should probably pony up for some things, but not everything. I have also found that the low cost prefab frames you find at the usual places are typically cheap, often ugly, and always hang funny. There is an easy solution – vintage recycled frames. Buy the art for the frame! For a few dollars, you can get the frame, with real glass and a multilayer backing…who cares if it is framing a bad print when you buy it.
The photos show two of my painting that I framed in vintage/reclaimed frames. A little paint, new matting, and you are done. Granted this is not as easy as just buying something new, but it is an easy way to save money, support different retailers (and their constituents) and also help recycle goods.
If you are interested in using vintage/recycled frames, ping me on the blog. I would be happy to work with you to find, and perhaps prepare and rehab as needed, the frames that you would like to have for your home.
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