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Displaying Prints

amcamc Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
edited January 30, 2005 in The Big Picture
Just wanted to share my method of displaying prints, that actually ended up being "spouse-approved," a rare phenomenon!. I used some 3/4" by 3/4" strips of wood, painted them the same color as our family room, and screwed them into the wall. Then I taped the photos to pre-cut mats, and simply placed them on my new ledges. It's much cheaper than framing every print, and the photos can be rearranged quite easily.

Here's an overview shot, followed by a detail of the ledge...

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amc
amc.smugmug.com

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    Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Very nice idea. I may get wife approval for something like that too!
    www.KirkwoodPhotography.com

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    amcamc Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Good luck, Tim. By the way, I forgot to mention....once the ledge is attached to the wall, the screw heads--which are recessed--are covered with wood filler, sanded smooth, and then painted. Thus you have no unsightly screws showing. This is really why you need spouse approval, because it's gonna be a major job to remove the ledges!!

    Tim Kirkwood wrote:
    Very nice idea. I may get wife approval for something like that too!
    amc
    amc.smugmug.com
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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    That is very nice.

    I love the idea of matting, but not framing and can move around. Add new.

    Etc,

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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