Move over grocery store bouquets, I have a new favorite low-cost accessory, the simple white frame. Garage sales and thrift stores are loaded with frames. Concentrate on the shape when shopping, just about any frame can be sprayed white. Adding a white mat to your frame adds to the finished look.
Filling your frames without adding to the cost shouldn't be difficult. You no doubt have a few things you could use right under your nose. I used a print that I bought earlier this year and a few fabric remnants to fill the frames you see above. Old art books, a child's drawings or pictures from a favorite vacation are all good choices.
Placed in simple white frames and clustered together, these flashcards from The Land of Nod would make a charming statement in a back entry hall or guest bath.
Frame a few favorites from an interesting set of playing cards, your friends will think you're so clever.
A grid of simple white frames with crisp white mats is a timeless look. Lakeitha from Home to Three Duncan Boys filled frames with pages from a book that she found for just $2. This is a great spring/summer look, but she could easily replace the pages in the fall for an entirely new look.
Prop a couple on a floating shelf or fill them with colorful greeting cards or pages from a child's picture book for a fresh look like the one below from Pottery Barn Kids.
Alone or hung in a group, a clean lined white frame is a classic accessory that will never go out of style.
Love that kids room!!...and, of course, white frames!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. I love a simple white frame. I did them in my Showhouse room because I wanted the art to stand out, not the frame.
ReplyDeleteI adore white frames. We have a little spare room in our apt we changed into the "Girl's Room" and are fixing it up since my youngest daughter and 2 of my granddaughters move here in Aug. I filled the room with white frames that contain old drawings of my daughters when they were little(even tiny handprints) and many colored pictures from when the grandchildren were small. Along the top of the door are the pictures of all three granddaughter's when they were first born, still in their little beds in the hospital. The room is such a delight to me.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I purchased 3 white frames for my grandkids artwork in the play room and I got mine at Ikea for a song!!! Kathysue
ReplyDeleteLOVE the playing card idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Karen -
ReplyDeleteWhite frames work with almost any decorating style. It's wonderful what a bit of insight and a can of paint can do to unify a look.
After all, shouldn't the attention be on the artwork?
White frames are my favorite! You just gave me an idea. . . frame a left over peice of fabric, genious!
ReplyDeleteFun post!! I love the idea of framing those flash cards! Love clean white frames and large white mats!
ReplyDeleteGreat inspration - oh how I LOVE white frames!! So agree how white spray paint can do wonders for the wrong color frame. Just recently spray painted frames for my sons nursery in white - they look so clean against his pale grey walls.
ReplyDeleteI also love white frames from Ikea
Couldn't agree more Karen! I'm hoping to do a post soon on my daughter's nursery, but I've got a little wall with four white frames in there and I put some fun scrapbook paper in the frames - such an inexpensive look that goes a long way.
ReplyDeleteYes, they always look great (except when you have off-white trim in all but one room in your house, like I do) and I love the ideas you shared. Who knew that Land of Nod would carry something so pretty for grown-ups?
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Simple cheap frames are my favourite accessory! I love the idea of finding a truly stunning (most likely expensive) wallpaper and framing it!
ReplyDeleteI love white frames. They are so versatile.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! I like how the feel fresh and do not detract from the artwork.
ReplyDeleteI love how the white on white frames and mat make such a statement for whatever "art" you choose for your wall. I also like that this is a thrifty, do-able project. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteBravo. Everything looks chic and artsy in a white mat and white frame.
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