I recently inherited some wonderful things from my grandma. She is downsizing and gifting all kinds of things to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of the treasures she gave me was a picture that hung in her mother's home. (I remember it hanging there.) It's a beautiful print, but the frame is pretty banged up. Normally, I'd say just reframe it... but it is in its original frame, with the original, 100-year-old torn-up paper on the back. I just couldn't lose that history.
So... I decided to double frame it. I found another beautiful frame in my collection (I have a stash of frames, ready for when I'll someday have time to paint) and hung it around the original frame. The wall color showing between the frames acts like a mat. The frame was one I picked up in High School and have kept with me all these years because I thought it was so pretty. It was white, which wouldn't match my bedroom decor, so I repainted it using old spray paint (scavanged from my grandpa's garage and some craft paint). I love the result!


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