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deciding on artwork

Most of the hard work is done on my condo and now my wonderful designer Lisa and I are moving on to the fun stuff – accessorizing and taking care of the details. I’ve definitely stretched myself beyond my budget and Lisa keeps admonishing me, reminding me that it’s better to spend my money on items I really love and that will service me best, rather than cheaping out. {Sigh.} I know she’s right.

When it comes to artwork, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to hang on the walls. I don’t like hanging art for the sake of hanging art. I feel that the things you choose to hang on your walls should mean something – art to me is more than a form of decorating; I feel it speaks to who you are.

So with this in mind, Lisa and I decided to create an art display featuring some of my favourite photographs taken on my travels around the world. We headed over to Walmart to find frames … budget-friendly frames; yay!

lisa walmart deciding on artworkHere’s Lisa in Walmart, contemplating ways to arrange the frames!

frames deciding on artworkWe took the frames home and continued to play with the configuration. We haven’t hung them yet and are still deciding on which photos to use.

This is yet another element of my new space that I can’t wait to see completed. Inexpensive frames and personal photographs make this an easy but beautiful way to adorn my walls with artwork that is meaningful to me.

must have: harry allen picture frame

frame1 must have: harry allen picture frame

One of the most valuable tenets of antique-hunting that I’ve picked up? Look past the art — look at the frame! There are so many grand, baroque frames wasted on awful paint-by-numbers pieces (you know the type — creepy clowns, and possibly even more disturbing, those crying kids… Eek…) that are just dying for reinvention with a lick of pristine white paint. Or, if you’re not so DIY-inclined, you can get the look with Harry Allen’s gorgeous picture frame. Based on an antique frame Harry found in his brother’s closet, it’s recreated in glorious detail in trendy resin.

My Brother’s Frame (23 x 18.5″; fits 4 x 6″ image)

Price: $189 US

Available at: Generate Design, 514-295-4678

woven newspaper frames

wovenframes woven newspaper framesThese Accent de Villes frames made from woven recycled newspapers will snazz up your pics pronto!

Available: at retailers across Canada; call 800-663-2384 for a retailer near you.

Price: approx. $12 (3″x3″), $14 (4″x6″), $16 (5″x7″)

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