More Art

Let’s stay on the cheap artwork theme.

For another look, take a trip to the dollar store and buy black picture frames. Slip in your favorites pics, and then lay all the frames down next to each other face side down. If you have nine frames, do three across and three down. Then take duct tape and tape them together. Turn them back over, and wow! You have a large, unique piece of art.

If you like a rustic or country look, find discarded pieces of wood and stencil any words you want on them. Rig up the back for hanging.

Antique architectural pieces are nice, but they’re almost always expensive. Go to the hardware store and buy new, unpainted architectural pieces such as heavy, detailed molding. Paint or stain, and then distress. Instant antiques!

And speaking of instant – if you don’t have old family pictures to display, just go to your nearest flea market. Chances are you can find somebody else’s ancestors to frame and claim as your own.