Unfortunately, the dress wasn't popping against the pale pink wall, so we created a background using a thin horizontal striped pink & white fabric. We also put the dress on a pretty hanger, and to cover the nail the dress was hanging on, we used a drawer knob she already had. I love the way it turned out:
This project got me to thinking about other creative uses for empty frames. . .
This is one of my favorites. If you can't afford to have your art professionally framed, this is a wonderful solution. These frames (usually in the form of mirrors) are all over Craigslist:
Haven't had my TV mounted on the wall yet, but when I do, I will definitely remember this idea from Stefanie at Brooklyn Limestone.
Love this collection of framed vintage bathing suits.
Image via Completely Coastal blog
Have a collection? Think 3-dimensional:
Framed sconces (or even pretty dishes):
And, if all else fails, the simplicity of a framed frame looks really pretty.
image via Country Living
The dress is so sweet! You client must be thrilled. I just love this project.
ReplyDeletelove the idea, the dress in the frame is so cute!
ReplyDeletelove these ideas!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable idea! Great project.
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling way to frame the dress---it really pops and is almost too cute for words! Bravo! xo katie
ReplyDeleteThat little baby dress idea is too cute! I love all of the bathing suits as well, I wish they still make bathers like that!
ReplyDeleteThe stripes make it work, how adorable!! Great job, hope to see more of the room! Janell
ReplyDeleteI like so many of these ideas but the dress made me go "awww" (or however you would spell that!). Love the frame within a frame, too. I think that it is such a stress free way to do art! Marija
ReplyDeleteAnd saw you at Desire to Inspire...Congratulations :)
The little dress looks so cute against the striped fabric. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the room.
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to figure out what to hang in two large frames in my dining room, so this post was the perfect answer! Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh the difference between your before and after of the framed dress is amazing! The fabric and knob make such a great difference. So darling.
ReplyDeleteAlaina
My friend has a frame within a frame collection, it's amazing! She has the smallest little piece of canvas art in the middle of two, it's pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI love the frame around the tv. what a great idea to make a tv look classy!
ReplyDeleteI love the dress hung up. I've been looking for some ideas to display my baby's dresses. :) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute project! I love that the dress is a part of the room, it has such meaning!
ReplyDeleteSo so pretty. I love what you did. The little touch of the striped fabric is perfection.
ReplyDeleteLove them all! Really enjoy the TV one. I have my necklace hanging in an empty frame at home. Its a great way to show off anything.
ReplyDeleteI love these- esp the TV one! :)
ReplyDeleteLooove these ideas!! I am inspired!
ReplyDeleteI saw somewhere on another blog where they framed their AC controller (know what I'm talking about? not sure what it's called) as a part of a frame gallery and it kind of looked cool - the AC controller didn't stick out so much.
ReplyDeleteAnd that frame with the dress and the striped fabric is gorgeousss.
Just beautiful - what a lovely way to display such a cherished item of cute clothing!
ReplyDeleteso awesome Emily! What u did was ingenious. I bet the Mom was floored...so many great ideas for frames. I'm starting a collection of vintage frames {for later}. It floored me how some of those r super expensive but maybe I could just find replicas somewhere
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a little girls room and so creative! Really great post. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteoh how precious! the dress just looks perfectly adorable in that frame! you are so talented!!
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