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You have just moved in to a new home or have finished repainting your house. Or, you may be thinking about giving your living room a new look. The question is, what do you do with the newly-painted walls? How about your empty coffee table or shelves? Our answer: do it with picture frames!Picture frames are not just useful for displaying your family pictures. It can also have a number of interesting decorative applications. Here are some of them:Use a picture frame to hold a mirror. Provid …

Photos of classic art or of your great, great grandparents are best highlighted with an antique picture frame. These frames usually come with elaborate molding designs that give off a luxurious and historic aura that reminds one of the beautiful bygone days. The intricate designs and classic gold or silver finish also make them great collector’s items and family heirlooms.Tracing the history of antique picture framesFrames for artworks and portraits hark back to the 1600s, when frames were …

Aside from hanging your inline oval frames and antique picture frames on the wall, one creative alternative is to use picture shelves or ledges. With this, you have the freedom to arrange, rearrange and change your display as you see fit without having to worry about poking holes on your walls. Ledges are shelf-like surfaces but with less width than the standard shelf. You can also put other decorative elements on your ledge – art work, canvas and other mounted prints, wooden monogram lette …

Before you go at it with hammer and nail, it will be useful to sit down, plan and determine the right way to hang your vintage picture frames. Otherwise, you may find yourself frustrated to see that you have placed the picture frame too high or too low or risk the possibility of your frame falling when you least expect it and break the convex glass that comes with the frame! In addition, you do not want to unnecessarily knock holes into your wall.This Do-It-Yourself project can actually be …

Fans have a long and decorated history. Fans have refreshed the air and drive away insects for monarchs of ancient kingdoms (including Egypt, Persia, Babylonia and Greece). Some fans were given as a gift by Monteczuma to Hernan Cortes and by Christopher Columbus to Queen Elisabeth. Fans also figured in the literary works of Euripides, Tibulo, Menandro and Ovidio.In China, the ladies used fans to hide their faces and maintain a mysterious aura to visitors. During the Victorian Era, fans evol …