Creative Ways to Use Frames
Prepared by Deimantė Makarevičiūtė
Photo Frame as a Trinket Tray
The tradition of keeping perfumes and cosmetics on luxurious mirrored trays, which dates back to the time of Queen Victoria, continues to this day. Back then, every self-respecting lady had to have a beautiful tray to display her glass perfume bottles and hat pins. You can easily create this boudoir-style interior decoration yourself.
All you need is an ornate, richly decorated wooden or plastic frame. A crucial detail is the frame's base. If you want to maintain the Victorian style, choose a mirror for the frame's base. For those creating a non-classical interior at home, match the frame's base to the overall room style. You can select a thicker cardboard or wooden sheet for the base and cover it with fabric - this could be luxurious velvet, a colorful rose-patterned fabric, or thin lace silk. This unique tray will be a perfect place to hold feminine trinkets – luxurious perfumes, a decorative mirror, or a bouquet of fresh flowers.
Photo Frame as a Key Holder
The constant stress of searching for car or house keys is probably familiar to many. This small, creative detail will help bring order to the chaos of keys and keep all the bundles in one place.
Choose a frame that matches the overall interior – it could be a minimalist wood imitation frame that matches the color of the room's door. Or conversely, select bright, playful frames that will catch the attention of those around. Then attach the frame's base – this could be colored cardboard or a photograph. For those who enjoy crafts – cover the cardboard with colorful fabric, turning the key holder into a decorative element of the interior. Based on the style of the frame and fabric, choose the hangers – these could be fancy hooks, antique furniture handles, or modern holders. You can easily glue them to the frame with strong adhesive. Above the keys, you can attach cards with names or family member names, making it even quicker to find the key you need.
Photo Frame as a Decorative Interior Element
An empty frame can look just as beautiful as a framed painting. Group such frames together – by style, format, or color. If you want to add more dynamics to a minimalist interior, do the opposite - compose contrasting frames: solid colors with patterned ones, large with small, modern with vintage. Color groups of three or more look best - for example, white, black, and gray. You can group several large solid color frames with one small, vintage-style frame. Next to such compositions, wooden, heartwarming trinkets – boxes, colorful necklaces, or small sculptures – will complement the arrangement. This way, you can fill empty spaces above the fireplace, on high shelves, or decorate a corridor niche by placing frames directly on the floor.
Photo Frame as an Earring Holder
Every woman's jewelry box can contain earrings that deserve neat storage and public display – luxurious pearls, handcrafted earrings, or impressive-sized sparkling crystal earrings. Feel free to hang these adornments on our suggested earring holder.
Making it is quite simple – choose a stylish frame without glass and base. Use thick, non-flexible wire for hanging the earrings. Consider how many pieces of jewelry you have and how many rows of wire you will need. Mark the spots on the frame where you will attach the wire. Screw in small loop hooks. Using pliers, tighten the wire and wrap it around the hooks. If you will hang this earring holder on the wall, also secure the hanging. This interior element will look beautiful simply placed on a table or shelf. Hang the most beautiful earrings, and each time you choose jewelry, you will enjoy the convenience.
“Fridge Art” from Colorful Frames
Do you collect postcards, recipe clippings, or photographs and keep them pinned with magnets on the fridge? Then it probably often happens that lovely images get hidden under a pile of bills and reminder notes. A great solution is to frame your memories and photographs in colorful, small-sized frames. Attach a magnet to the back of each frame. That’s it – quickly creating “fridge art” is easily changeable according to the seasons or mood – just change the photographs, and you will have a completely new collection.