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So do it yourself, especially in wall art, doesn't mean that it has to look cheesy. In
fact, it's one of the elements in a home where you can get away with just about anything
and it looks like a million bucks, literally. I like the use of for instance, shadow boxes,
they are frames that have a deeper interior. So that you can do things like putting on
a really beautiful broach and framing those. I love antique broaches that you would find
in a garage sale or something like a piece of jewelry, or a collector's item. Some people
collect coins, some people buttons, different things like even bottle caps, you can turn
into art work. I love using shadow boxes for just that reason.
Fabric is another thing that's really graphic and looks amazing on anybody's walls. So if
you have maybe a yard of left over fabric that you used to recover a chair or; let's
say you had bedding or you know, a pillow that just has seen its better days and now
is worn out; instead of throwing it out, cut a piece out and then even if it's frayed,
it has that kind of like that shabby chic or vintage look. Frame it in a really inexpensive
frame and then you're done.
Also, another thing that you can use as wall art are tapestries. You can hang your fabric
or even a rug as your wall art. Maybe the rug, you don't want to use anymore as a rug,
you want to give it new life. Hang it as your wall art. There's so many different ways to
add accents your walls. So you really don't have to spend a ton of money. Always think
up something that's really personal to you and it'll make your space feel unique. It
will also be inexpensive and it's a really cool weekend project.