Popular design: Antique frames all around us
Old is new nowadays
In the past year or two, more and more people included some antique elements in decorating their homes, offices, restaurants, cafes, etc. Antique framing seem to be a very good way of decorating your walls or even other parts of your home. This old, restored-to-life design which is currently present and which has won the hearts of many people usually comes in some pastel colors: mint, blue, yellow, but black and white are also some really popular colors of such frames.
People all around the world incorporate such frames into their home design and here are just some interesting ideas that might convince you that you should do the same or at least something similar to this:
Mirrors
Whether we are talking about the design of mirror frames in bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms or halls, the absolute winner of the title of The Most Present Frame is an antique frame. There are variations in material: plastic, iron, wood, as well as different types of designs and woodcut patterns. The innovation that comes with this is that people dare to combine this style with various contemporary styles – so it is not strange and tasteless to put a frame-like thing in a room where straight lines on furniture prevail.
Built-in shelves
Another interesting design is a built in shelf, framed with an antique looking frame. This basically looks like a painting on a wall and it is a great place to put some of your old books, notebooks and other personal things. With a design like this, you will avoid making your living space boring and dreary. Some even paint an antique like shape while framing their windows and doors.
Framed pictures
Paintings and photographs on a wall can never become a-last-year’s thing. These forms of art are ever-present and still very popular just as much as they were 100 or 500 years ago. But, nowadays, putting an antique frame on a replica of a painting from almost any era is considered to be very trendy and favored. Jan Prior, who does framing in Boutique Framing of Ascot, shared some information from her personal records about how many people wanted their paintings or photos framed with an antique looking frame. She claims that “every fifth customer wants his or her frames to be antique looking”.
Empty frames
Empty antique frames of a bright color, hanged on a surface painted in a contrastive color is what you can find in almost every younger person’s room or home nowadays. People seem to adore this, and it has become so popular that they even do whole walls. This is usually the combination: interesting wallpaper in darker color and some bright colored antique frames placed one next to another (forming some undefined but yet logical shape).
Key holder box
Key holder boxes, jewelry boxes and even mailboxes are manufactured like this. Some people prefer to create something of their own, so they turn to some DIY techniques for turning something new out of something that they already own. An old repainted frame put on a box and fixed to a wall with a few rows of pins or nails for the keys is a simple thing to make and it will help those of you who constantly forget their keys somewhere – this way you will know where to look.
Digital photo frames and other technology
People have gone far with antique framing. They even put antique frames on digital photo frames that they install in a wall or put on a shelf. It is actually an interesting contrast when you think about it: antique and technology, new and old. Electronic photo frames like this can be put in your office too, with a slide of photos with motivational messages on it and with the addition of an antique frame it will only attract more looks.
Family tree wall stickers with little antique frames
Wall stickers are also a very popular way of accessorizing your walls and the imagination of somebody out there made it even cuter – the invention of a wall sticker that looks like a tree and on the end of each branch it has a little antique photo frame. Making your personal family tree in your hallway or your living room is a wonderful idea for all those who believe in the unity of a family and who value family relations. You can also make this into another DIY project: draw and paint a tree with as many branches as you need and put your own antique frames of different colors and sizes at the end of each branch with photos of your family members inside. Add a string of Christmas lights on your family tree and make it the center of the attention in your home.