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The home needs to have a consistent look and feel. Going for consistency in style prevents a room from feeling cluttered and disorganized. As you are planning to decorate your walls with picture frames, do so with the room’s existing design in mind. Your choice of pictures and frames should not clash with your décor. Instead, they should complement and “flow” with the rest of your design elements.One important thing is to recognize the current style of your home. It would not do to buy ant …

After you have carefully selected the style and colors of your picture frames, you are now ready to display these frames. With these, you can start hanging the frames in ways that will catch a viewer’s attention and make them appreciate the photos. Hanging these picture frames willy-nilly can make a wall installation or the room look cluttered.Your photo display can actually be an enjoyable exhibition of your family’s precious moments and memories, as well as an important design element an …

Whether you are planning to use vintage picture frames, classic wood frames or more contemporary designs, the choice of colors is an important step you do not want to neglect. As frames provide the background and borders for the photo or artwork, you must select colors that set the image off and bring it to the best possible light. The wrong choice of color can detract the viewer from the image.Here are some basic considerations when choosing the colors of the picture frame molding, as wel …

Antique picture frames are an interesting way to walk down memory lane. A distinctive feature of these frames is the use of convex glass. Also called domed glass or bubble glass, the convex glass is fitted into the frame and usually displays treasured family portraits. Nowadays, extra deep convex glass is also used to mount 3-dimensional objects (such as wedding bouquets and other personal mementos) into a frame. Convex lenses can also be glazed with silver film to make unique convex mirro …

Mounting refers to the securing the photo into the mount board so that it is displayed properly, whether you plan on using a picture frame. When a photo is properly mounted on the backing, you can more easily have it matted and framed while minimizing the possibility of damaging the photo.With mounting, the photo does not have to be an exact fit of the rectangular or oval picture frame you plan on using. You are not limited to a standard picture frame size or shape. In fact, a photo that ha …