I think it’s fairly safe to say that our apartment is more or less complete in the decor department. Apart from the bedroom, which always seems to be the last place to receive that special touch (why is that?), everything else has fallen into place.
Most recently, we’ve added art to our otherwise naked foyer. After a recent stint at an antique store in Prince Edward County, I stumbled upon this beautiful burlap flour sack. For a mere $10 I decided that it needed to come home with me, not yet sure where it would end up. In the end, we framed it in a $34.99 Ikea frame, resulting in a huge, 28″ x 40″ piece of art for just a few dollars. It instantly warms up the empty wall in our entryway and I could not be more pleased with the results.
When we first moved in to our condo I was concerned how we would fill up our many, many blank walls on a quite limited budget. But with a little patience, and a touch of creativity it’s all coming together.
Absolutely LOVE this. Fancy designing for us?
I would LOVE to design for you!
Brilliant! My house is slowly coming together, but I have a gigantic wall and no decorating budget left, so I am definitely going to keep this in mind. Looks great! xoxo
Absolutely! You can literally frame anything. You could even frame rocks if you got a shadow box that was deep enough…
Totally stealing this idea.
I also like to use pages from old magazines for framing, ones from the 50s and before. Some of them have oddball b&w photos from movie sets which are a hoot.
that’s a great idea too!
This is a beautiful addition to your foyer. I am currently decorating my first apartment and may have to steal this idea or at least a modified version.
Thanks love. Let me know if you do! I’d love to see it
This is really great. I need ideas for inexpensive art and this is perfect!
Glad I could help :)
i’ve picked up a few burlap rice sacks here in india with the intentions of doing the same thing – and at Rs.10 per sac – the price can’t be beat :)
looks great!
amazing! I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Rs. 10 is a joke haha. Makes my $10 one look like I was ripped off (which, in truth, I probably was)
I love this idea! It is always so hard to find affordable art and this looks perfect! Big kiss
thanks Chantal!
I actually LOVE this.
thanks Jessica! I’m really happy with how it turned out
I love this. In a similar vein I have some tea-towels hidden away ready for frames for our next house and my hopefully larger kitchen! It’s all about the preperation and paitence! x
What a fantastic idea! Definitely going to look out for an old sack to do something similar…
Andrea x