Picture Frames Galore

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Collage Frames

Collage Picture Frames are one of the newest trends in the framing industry. They seem to break the mold enough to create a new medium, while at the same time they are still classic enough and formal enough to go in nearly any room. There are quite a few different types of collage picture frames worth discussing, and we'll talk about both what they are and why they are growing so quickly in popularity.

Standard Multi-Opening Collage Frames

These frames, as pictured below, are the standard-bearer for the collage picture frame line. The flagship product, you could say, offers all the options of having continuity between photographs while still being classy and simple. A lot of the best ones we could find are made in the USA and have some hand-distressing done to the edges (usually done by rubbing the edges with a light sandpaper to tear away just enough of the paint to make it look natural). A picture is below. Click the picture to expand.

This type of frame will obviously come in all sorts of shapes, various numbers of openings, and even different colors, but the simple look as well as the sturdy construction have helped it quickly rise to popularity.

Ribbon Connected Collage Frames

Here is the link to these collage frames; connected with ribbon instead of coming as one solid structure changes it up just a bit. This is a very classy look, and draws even more attention to the fact that the pictures are separate yet continuous. This type of picture frame can usually only be oriented vertically; it would usually hang from the ribbon loop at the top, however if one wanted to use multiple sawtooth hangers or wire hangers and hang them with the ribbon connecting them horizontally, that is also an option.

Barnwood Collage Frames

Barnwood picture frames add a rustic twist to a new concept. Barnwood is wood that is usually from an old barn or fence -- wood that has seen its fair share of storms and weathering, both as a tree and as a completed board. Barnwood picture frames add what I would call the "beauty of imperfection," and the variety of colors they come in, from dark browns to greys and even sometimes hints of blue, make every barnwood frame unique.

Making a collage frame out of a barnwood frame is usually very difficult, and only the best manufacturers of picture frames can do so. The cheap and quick ways to make picture frames won't work when you are using barnwood; the frailty of the wood combined with the uniqueness of it takes a master artisan to make it all work together. But when it comes together, the result is breathtaking. Layers of weathered and distressed wood all coming together to go around a beautiful set of pictures; barnwood collage frames are simply amazing.

So there are a few of the basic versions of a classic collage picture frame. With so much variety to choose from and so many opportunities for creativity we'll leave the rest up to you. Good luck!

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Rustic Signs

In my home we have a rustic sign. The sign reads, "Vineyard Gren," gren being the Norsk word for "branch." There's good reason for that.

The plot of land our house now sits on used to be an orchard and a vineyard. In particular it was a cherry orchard, filled with trees where my mother would go in the summer and pick cherries for a few dollars a day. When we were putting our home in a "parade of homes" where people from the community could come and walk through the house and look at all the furnishings, design, and home decor.

So we have a rustic sign in my basement... the only problem is when we had the construction workers design it they spelled it wrong. They wrote "Vinyard Gren," misspelling the word "vineyard."

I have one pet peeve in life, and that is when people use improper grammar or spell something wrong. Why on does it seem like there are only a handful of people on earth that can understand the difference between "your" and "you're?" It's not a difficult concept -- there's a big difference between the possessive "your" and "you are."

I'm sitting at the moment in my apartment in Shanghai, China reminiscing about a girl I used to scare talking about how badly I hate it when people make grammar errors. We talked about the differences between "its" and "it's" and how it's simply not difficult to keep the two straight.

I think after that conversation she was a bit afraid of talking or spelling in front of me for a while. We both knew that she had great grammar, but she didn't want to run the risk of losing my respect by making some simple mistake. In the end it's not the little grammar mistake that you make and don't catch that annoys me, it's when you wouldn't have the sense to spell something correctly when you are going to make a permanent rustic sign that I start to worry.

Personally I blame the public education system of the United States for stealing from children the desire to learn. Before kids go to school everyone enjoys learning something new about how the world works, but by the time you graduate High School you have that completely beaten out of you. It's as if there's a punishment automatically affixed for anyone who would dare to think creatively. It doesn't make sense that all of the information in a class comes from one place -- the old person at the front who is mindlessly droning on and on as the children show the need to be medicated for ADD. So maybe it's safe to say that if we want correctly spelled and customized rustic signs in the future we should do something about the educational system as much as we should do something about our signs.

That rustic sign drives me nuts -- how can you have something hanging in your house that isn't spelled right? But how can you get a custom rustic sign? Turns out it's easy to get a customized rustic sign - you just have to follow the link! Here's to fixing your grammar errors.

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Rustic Picture Frames - Things to Look For

Rustic Picture Frames are becoming a new phrase in the rustic home decor industry. Newer looking picture frames have become old and cliche, and the public are clamoring out for the rustic frame look. Here is some advice while looking for rustic picture frames to add to your collection and display your photographs or art.

1. Look at the wood. This may seem a bit obvious, but a large majority of the frames (for example almost all of them selling on eBay) are made with simply inferior wood. Just because it looks old doesn't mean it's good. There's a small but important difference between rustic picture frames that look weathered and torn and will last as quality picture frames for years and those that will simply disintegrate. Usually this is a thing you can see just by looking at it. is it an alder picture frame, or a barnwood picture frame? Or a beachwood frame or a log picture frame? These are generally a sign of a quality frame, but look at it closely with the highest resolution picture available.

2. Look at the seams. Any quality rustic picture frame will be easily discernable based on the quality of the seams. With some uneven types of wood it's OK for there to be a little space (small enough you can barely see through) on the corner seams, but if there's more than a few millimeters, it's simply not a high quality rustic picture frame. Sometimes it may be worth emailing the picture frame manufacturer or retailer and asking what kind of seam or joint they use. General rule of thumb: If they have any idea, it's a quality frame.

3. Look for add-ons. While this isn't a tell-all, most high quality rustic picture frames dealers will sell their picture frames not just alone, but will have some sort of tacks, barbed wire, or corner brackets added on. As making such rustic picture frames are much more difficult than making your standard frame, this is generally a sign of a high-quality manufacturer.

4. Look for wood mixes. Some of the best rustic picture frames are made from mixes of wood - barnwood and alder, or barnwood and beachwood. This is a sure sign of a quality picture frame manufacturer -- someone that can work with and mix different types of wood without compromising quality. As always, your first instinct is your best friend when it comes to deciding if a frame is quality. Cheap picture frames generally look cheap. There's a difference between an inexpensive picture frame and a cheap picture frame.

I hope this helped you in your search for rustic picture frames. If there's anything else you would like information on go ahead and comment!