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Awesome job!alteridiom wrote:Picked up a junky gold frame at a thrift store for $3 a year or two ago. Been sitting around collecting dust. Finally got inspired today to try and do something with it. Hobby Lobby FINALLY started carrying in stock acid free mattes so paid them a visit. All done in just a few hours and all for $25.
I rarely LOL but I done LOL'd.rmoore wrote:Awesome job!alteridiom wrote:Picked up a junky gold frame at a thrift store for $3 a year or two ago. Been sitting around collecting dust. Finally got inspired today to try and do something with it. Hobby Lobby FINALLY started carrying in stock acid free mattes so paid them a visit. All done in just a few hours and all for $25.
Side note: photobucket cracks me up with their ads for buying framed prints of whatever photo you upload. I think I'm going to order one of these:
That flat black finish is absolutely gorgeous and exactly what I've been looking for.alteridiom wrote:I finally found a flat black paint that gives me the look I've been after with my other frames. It cost $25.
Following up on this, I can also confirm the Krylon Color Max Flat Black is amazing and is now my go to for frames. Not that it's an improvement either way but for those of you who are boycotting Hobby Lobby, Walmart now carries it as well. Got it for $3.49 a can last night.alteridiom wrote:I haven't found it anywhere other than Hobby Lobby. It's Krylon Colormaster Cover Max flat black.
srdzevon wrote: Here's the final product which I was very pleased with. Jon was too, but that's not important.
Wow, great eye to put this all together from reclaimed wood.srdzevon wrote:This is more of a frame built from reclaimed wood than a reclaimed frame.... Wait. Forget it. Close enough.
Jon asked me a while back to build him a Nesting frame like mine, but when I found that blue wood I had a better idea.
The outside came from an old barn I've had the privilege of stealing from for the past few years. I think it fell the other day so hopefully salvaging will be less sketchy now. The inner frame came from an old house that was being torn down. It's nasty looking and full of old rusty nails. Just like I like it.
Here's dry fit to make sure everything is right.
Here's before and after prettying it up. Paint on the outer to match the keyline. The blue was dull so I washed it with some blue stain I had on hand to liven it up.
Here's the final product which I was very pleased with. Jon was too, but that's not important.
Beautiful frame up. You have a good eye. Though I have to wonder if your theivery help bring that barn down...srdzevon wrote:This is more of a frame built from reclaimed wood than a reclaimed frame.... Wait. Forget it. Close enough.
Jon asked me a while back to build him a Nesting frame like mine, but when I found that blue wood I had a better idea.
The outside came from an old barn I've had the privilege of stealing from for the past few years. I think it fell the other day so hopefully salvaging will be less sketchy now. The inner frame came from an old house that was being torn down. It's nasty looking and full of old rusty nails. Just like I like it.
Codeblue wrote:bump