Custom framing is darn expensive. But did you know you can get a custom look with off-the-shelf frames for a fraction of the cost? Yup - I'm telling you how here!

"Ugh $500!!" I gasped.A neighboring customer glared at me over her thin pink-framed glasses.My heart sank along with my vision of the beautiful framed watercolo…

I am all about a good DIY project and this one is a favorite. I'm sharing my latest DIY - how to make cheap frames look expensive!

When I first saw this photo on pinterest, I thought how clever to use a old, empty ornate frame to frame to modern black and white photos. I’ve seen so many stores mark down nice frames just because the glass is cracked. I’ve seen so many people sell frames at yard sales because the glass is cracked and they cannot imagine a use for a frame without glass. Tragic. So today’s charming imperfection is, USE your glassless frames. I’ve been known to take glass out of frames and recycle it just so I can have a glassless frame {I have a little aversion to frame glass anyway, it’s a sickness}. So I thought, what a great addition to 31 days, because I bet many of us have seen pretty empty frames but don’t know what to do with them. What a fun encouragement to use something that some may see as imperfect and make it even more charming. New York Magazine Then I did some more research I found out that this frame was made out of cardboard. CARDBOARD. Look closely up there. Here’s what Herve´ Pierre, the artist had to say about the frame… ❝I made a frame from […]

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HERE’S HOW TO BUILD AN INEXPENSIVE JUMBO FRAMED ART This post is sponsored by Bernzomatic but all thoughts, opinions, and styling are my own. I have been really enjoying partnering with Bernzomatic to bring you easy and approachable DIY projects. For this month's DIY, I built a huge framed piece of art for our bonus room. Large