Maps are not just practical pieces of paper. Filled with vibrant color and visual texture, they also make for a compelling focal point. Choose maps of significant places in your life, like your hometown, or where you met that special someone, and you can treat them as truly personal artwork.
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Magazine pages are often chocked full of vibrant art that can lend your walls style. Whether browsing a vintage issue or something new from your mailbox, look for colors and subjects you enjoy—and don't discount unique full-page ads or timeless covers! Get a frame to compliment it, and you have instant art.
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Fine tapestries decorated castle walls of old, but they will make great decor in your own modern manor. Purchase a tapestry or simply a remnant of fabric that you love. Pick out a frame large enough to display the swatch and command the room.
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Frame found natural objects like shells, wood, and pebbles for a simple piece of art. Simply mount them to a painted board with glue or epoxy, then slip into a frame or deeper shadowbox. If you choose materials from a vacation, you'll be able to reminisce every time you walk by.
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Literature moves our minds and touches our hearts. Frame up the covers of your favorite books and let them continue to inspire you in your office, living room, playroom, or bedroom well past story time.
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Yes, frame your bar! Give your liquor collection royal treatment by placing a large gilded frame around the open shelving that holds the cocktail mixers. You can even paint the wall behind a bold color, for an extra impact. Then, sit back and enjoy a double on the house.
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Slip some dried flowers into a frame to create an everlasting arrangement on the wall. If you have a green thumb and the luxury of time, you can dry them from your own garden, or a store-bought dried bouquet will work just as well.
We can't promise that you'll never lose your keys again, but framing them is a good start. It will naturally draw your attention to the spot as you're on your way out the door.
Even if you've got your heart set on hardwood flooring, it's worth considering the alternatives. Sometimes, materials that only look like wood can be just as good as—or even better than—the real thing. Explore your options now!
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