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Get Your Gucci On (Your Walls)! Framed Gucci Wallpaper Mural

Get Your Gucci On (Your Walls)! Framed Gucci Wallpaper Mural

You don’t have to paste designer wallpaper to the wall. You can frame Gucci wallpaper as wall art! This week, Russell takes us into the frame shop to see the process of framing a huge Gucci wallpaper mural. The piece featured in the video is very large - 80" by 96"....

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Corporate Timeline Wall Turns Signage Into Art

Corporate Timeline Wall Turns Signage Into Art

We turned a drab hallway into a centerpiece display with - of all things - a corporate timeline. This display focuses on the corporate history of a Credit Union starting with the first hand written balance sheet and ending with their most recent corporate...

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Light It Up! Curved Wall Installation With LED Lighting

Light It Up! Curved Wall Installation With LED Lighting

A curved wall requires curved art. To make that curved art really stand out, light that baby up!  #ThisWeekInTheFrameShop, Russell leaves the frame shop to show you a lovely curved wall installation with LED lighting. We’ve done curved art installations before. We've...

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Framing A Hermès Silk Scarf

Framing A Hermès Silk Scarf

Framing silk scarves takes special care. In this case, our client wanted their Texas-themed Hermès silk scarf that was featured in a Texas Monthly article to be displayed in an acrylic box. We did not want to use the traditional mounting materials like glue, because...

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Framing License Plates Can Rock Your She-Shed / Man-Cave

Framing License Plates Can Rock Your She-Shed / Man-Cave

Rock your personal space with a collection of personally meaningful items - like license plates! This week Russell shares a collection of license plates framed in a shiny silver frame with a black suede background. We think they look great! We used a reflective mirror...

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Wallpaper as art? Yes! Chinoiserie Wallpaper Panels

Wallpaper as art? Yes! Chinoiserie Wallpaper Panels

Today's #ThisWeekInTheFrameShop example is a series of three individually framed chinoiserie wallpaper panels.  What an elegant option for a dining room or living area! These chinoiserie panels have a paper substrate, then a sheer layer of silk, and then hand-painted...

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Hail to the Chief – Presidential Stamps as Postage Stamp Art

Hail to the Chief – Presidential Stamps as Postage Stamp Art

On March 3, 1847, Congress authorized United States postage stamps. Stamps have featured collectable images ever since, including presidents.  So it's not a surprise that collectible stamps can make great postage stamp art. This week, Russell shares a framed artwork...

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