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
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...
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...
Corporate Logo Gallery – Another in the Multiverse of Gallery Walls
Gallery walls can be created to serve a variety of needs. Have you or your client ever wanted art that commemorated your corporate history? Consider a corporate logo gallery. The project featured this week was for a client who had a succession of corporate logos. They...
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...
Clearly Boxed In – Museum Quality Acrylic Box Display Upgrade for Antiques
Museum quality acrylic boxes are making their way out of the museum and into your living room. This week Russell shares a framing upgrade project for an exquisite collection of antique Arab jewelry and weaponry. The old framing had the items in dark wood boxes with...
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...
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...
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...