The Frame Finds
A while ago I posted about finding a pair of frames and the subsequent makeover using gold foil (failure) and gold paint (decent). As part of the continuous parade of ideas, free stuffs, and design 'pivots' in this home space frames are known to come and go - and eventually those frames went on their way too. But the story doesn't end there! No, these particular frames ended up with a new life and an old identity all at the same time....
The First and SECOND Makeovers
Just a recap, these frames looked like this when I found them with French architectural photographic prints inside:
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| First Version |
Then after the first makeover they looked like this, featuring some vintage bird images downloaded from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, resized, and printed on photo paper:
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| Second Version |
That is the form in which I gave them to a friend who was looking to fill some empty walls. One day, while we were hanging some *other* art pieces around the house, I let her know that these frames still had their original French architectural prints inside - just hidden in the back under some cardboard.
Surprise!
She had, by pure coincidence, recently found and hung a picture of Notre Dame in Paris in another room of the house. I showed her the original French architectural prints, and a little bit of an idea was planted.
Later on I got a message that she had decided to repaint the frames (second makeover!) to match the green matting on her Notre Dame picture and to reveal the original French architectural photo prints (the birds happily taking a backseat).
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| Third Version |
Conclusion
Is this a conclusion, or will these frames go through a third makeover? The life of a freestyle find is full of surprises. For now these framed prints live on a lovely gray wall, flanking an image of Notre Dame and the Seine on a sunny day in Paris. (Also loving that chair rail and moulding on the lower wall.)
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| Where it's at. |
Happy freestyling, and don't forget you can sometimes store one piece of art behind another in the same frame!