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Turn a Frame in to a New Year’s Resolution Tracker

It’s that time of year again! New Year’s resolutions will be planned out over this month, but did you know that only 8% of people actually achieve their New Year’s resolution?

If you think you might need a little extra help keeping your New Year’s resolution this year, you can use some of the ideas below to help keep you accountable and organized this January.

Put a Printable Organizer in a Frame to Hang on Your Wall

Here are some different types of printable organizers that might help you track and stick to your goal:

Food tracker
Meal planner
To-Do list
Fitness goal tracker
Calendar
Planner

The best part about putting these printables behind glass is that you can write on the glass with a dry erase marker, allowing for easy erasure without taking apart the frame. You can reuse them over and over again.

Control the Paper Mess

You can create a mail organizer from a frame, some fabric, and a couple other simple supplies. Check out this blog post to see how you can make the perfect mail organizer for your home. This is perfect if your New Year’s resolution is to keep the house tidier.

Put Your Goals on Paper Out in the Open

When your goals are frequently visible, you’re more likely to stick to them. Turn your resolution into a beautiful work of art that can be displayed in your home or office so that you can keep your eye on the prize.

Visit the Frame Warehouse Facebook page, and follow along on our blog for more frame ideas. Happy holidays, and best of luck to you this New Year!

Choosing the Perfect Mirror for Tracking Non-Scale Victories

Did you know that more people choose a fitness-related New Year’s resolution than any other type of goal? If you’re among those who are looking to lose a little extra weight, gain some muscle, or even just get more active come January 1, you might want to invest in a great mirror now.

The way you feel and the way you feel about the way you look are so much more important than the numbers that appear on your scale. If you feel healthier and you are more confident in your appearance, you’ve probably made a huge difference in your life with your healthier choices.

Choosing the Right Mirror

If you don’t have the perfect mirror to track your fitness goal progress, now is the perfect time to get one. First, you’ll want to choose a frame style that matches your décor in the space where you want to hang it. Bigger is definitely better when it comes to choosing a mirror for this purpose. That way, you can get a full-body view and you can use it to help check your form while you’re working out.

Mirror Placement

Place your fitness tracking mirror in an area that has plenty of open space so you can move around and check out how great you look in your skinny jeans. It also allows you room to exercise in front of the mirror.

Follow our Frame Warehouse Facebook page for more ideas for how frames can play a role in making your life better.

If Ya Like it Then Ya Better Put a Frame On It

How often do we snap a billion picture at our family events, then do absolutely nothing with them? This holiday season, we challenge you to place those memories out in the open for all to see.

Capturing our family memories in pictures is incredible. We’re so lucky to live in a time where there are a countless options for taking our beautiful family photos, and getting them printed can cost almost nothing. You don’t need to be a photographer to take excellent pictures anymore.

Life gets busy, though, and we oftentimes don’t make the time to print off our precious family memories. Even if we do have our photos printed, they oftentimes end up in stuck in a drawer or an album, rarely remembered and enjoyed. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. We can enjoy our family memories every day if we just let some light shine on our photos. Put them in frames and add them to your décor.

Here are some ways you can put your holiday photos out where they can be enjoyed this year:

Create a holiday themed photo collage in a collage frame
Use our photo frames to display your family pictures at the office
Pick a visually stunning photo of your family and turn it into an artistic masterpiece with a classy frame
Place photos along the edges of your framed mirrors, putting the people you love right next to you when you gaze at your reflection.

For more frame ideas, follow the Frame Warehouse Facebook page, and don’t forget to print off your photos and put them on display this holiday season!

Here’s Why a Collage Frame is the Perfect Gift

If you’re still trying to come up with the perfect gift for just about anyone in your life, here’s your ultimate solution: collage frames. You know, a frame with a mat in it that allows you to display several photos in one frame. Here’s why they make an awesome gift:

They’re versatile– The sky is the limit when it comes to what you can stick in a collage frame. You may be thinking of the regular 4×6 photos that you saw in these frames a decade or so ago, but there’s absolutely no need to limit it to photos. You can put other keepsakes in the little cut-outs, like ticket stubs, greeting cards, announcements, and pretty much anything else that will fit and is relatively flat.
They’re customizable– You can choose a frame and mat combination that suits any style. Are you looking for a modern look? Use a minimalist frame and a plain black or white mat with photos or other items also in black and white. Use a rustic frame with an earthy toned mat for a cabin-style look. Switch that earthy mat out for a white mat for a lovely farmhouse effect.
They’re personal– Nobody wants to give a gift that has little to do with the recipient. With the endless options for items you can put in these frames plus the ability to customize them to match your friend or relative’s personal style, there’s nothing that says, “I care about you,” like a gift you’ve created just for them. Plus, this sort of gift doesn’t require a massive DIY undertaking to create that homemade vibe.

If you need more great gift ideas, follow along on our Frame Warehouse Facebook page! There are endless ways to give the gift of frames.

10 Fun Things to Frame for the Winter Holidays

Before we know it, winter will be upon us. We here at Frame Warehouse always looking for clever ways to use frames, and the beauty of the last season provides us with a new inspiration. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, or no holiday at all, there is beauty to be found in the depths of winter which you can reflect in your interior décor. Here’s a list of ideas for using frames in your winter décor.

Printables: There are awesome free printables available for every holiday and every style. Find a couple favorites, print them off on high-quality paper, and hang them up to bring winter cheer!
Frame wintery knitwear: Especially in cooler climates, cold-weather knitwear often takes on family heirloom status, particularly hand knit or crochet pieces. Press pretty sweaters, hats, or gloves that won’t be worn and hang it up for a nostalgic touch.
Frame paper snowflakes: These iconic crafts are great on a dark background and can be glammed up with a little glitter.
Make a dry-erase holiday countdown board: Glass makes a great surface for dry-erase markers, so simply slip a calendar sheet into a frame and mark down the days to your special celebration.
Family photos of snowy fun: Get these happiness-spreading photos out of albums and up on your walls for the cold months.
Wintery landscapes printed off from free stock photo sites: There is a plethora of winter landscapes you can frame available on the internet for free. Check out sites like StockSnap to find the right pics for your space.
Doilies reminiscent of snowflakes: Like heirloom knitwear, but more intentionally decorative.
Holiday recipes: Hang your favorite recipes on the wall with a pretty mat for a warm, personal touch.
Dried evergreens: Press evergreen boughs in books, then arrange in a frame. It brings the outdoors in when out isn’t very hospitable.
Mirrors: Hang plenty of framed mirrors to reflect holiday lights!

The only limit to framed holiday décor possibilities is your imagination! For more framing ideas, follow our Facebook page, and tell us how you’re using frames in your holiday décor this year!

5 Unique Framing Ideas for Kid’s Rooms

Traditional framed art can seem a little stuffy for most kid’s room designs. However, with a couple tweaks plus some unique display ideas, you can use frames to make your kid’s bedroom into their dream space. Here’s a list of ideas for using frames to make your child’s room cooler than cool:

Building brick display case– Glue 4×4 building bricks (ideally not the thinner ones so that you’ve got plenty of surface area to stick down) to a tough backing, then place the backing in a frame. Your child can use those bricks to display their favorite building brick figures, or you can even set it up to display large, flat works.
Vertical building brick platform– New sticky building brick bases can be framed, hung, and used as a vertical platform for building block creations. It’s fun, interactive, changeable, and visually stimulating for your kiddo.
Artwork gallery– Add a heavy-duty clip to the top of a few covered frame backs, hang, and then instruct your child to clip up the artwork they’re most proud of.
Use printables as art– Kids’ interests change from day to day sometimes. Use free printables so that the artwork in their room can always reflect their current obsession.
Make a photo board– Framing photos of friends and family might seem a little too adult-y for some kids. Instead, glue fabric over a frame back, then add ribbons to hold photos, and print off photos so your child can stick them up as they see fit.

Many of these ideas also work great in pediatrician’s offices or other kid-centered businesses. There are plenty of different styles of Frame Warehouse frames to suit every child’s individual tastes. Check in on our Facebook page for more ideas for using frames to decorate your whole home.

Add Class to Your Bath Instantly with Mirror Frames

Whether we’re talking the bathroom at your business or your home, it’s tricky to know where to get started when it comes to decorating in the bathroom. It may seem like you need to do a full-on expensive and time consuming remodel to get results, but that’s not really the case.

There’s one change you can make to update your bathroom within one day and without a big price tag. Ready for it? Frame the mirror.

A bathroom needs a mirror, and you can bet your boots that pretty much every single person who walks in to your loo will take at least a quick glance in the mirror. However, many bathroom mirrors in builder-grade homes and other buildings are frameless. Don’t give up that opportunity to add a pop of style!

Frame Warehouse’s custom frames are perfect for quickly framing bathroom mirrors, no cutting or outrageous expenses necessary.

Here are some tips for choosing the right frame to add flair to your bathroom:

Choose a style that accents the bathroom’s style (especially the difficult to change things like the tub or shower, vanity, countertops, and toilet).
Scale can totally change the look of your mirror and the room as a whole. Take into account the combined size of frame and mirror.
If you have more than one mirror, move them further apart to accommodate the frames if necessary. Avoid cramming them in; it takes away from the tidy look frames provide.

For more ideas on how to use the awesome custom frames from Frame Warehouse to punch up your home or business’s look, follow along on our Facebook page and the blog.

Framing Trend Alert: See-Through Hanging Art

We’re seeing a new framing trend lately that is absolutely stunning. It bucks the norms of what we think of when we think about framing and brings a whole new look to framed art.

What is this awesome new trend?

Double-glass framing.

What Is It?

“What on earth does that mean?” you might be asking yourself. Here’s an explanation. Rather than the opaque backing and matting frequently found on framed items, double-glass framed art uses two pieces of glass (or acrylic sheeting), so that you can see through the piece to the wall behind it.

This means that that wall behind it essentially acts like a mat does in traditionally framed pieces. This works great with walls, frames, and items that are complementary colored.

What Kind of Items Work with this Look?

Double-glass framing is perfect for dried flowers and other flora. It serves to highlight the natural shapes and textures of plant matter. It’s also great for any irregularly shaped item that you’d like to retain its unique edges within the frame; think snowflakes or die-cut items.

What do You Need?

To pull off this look, you’ll need two sheets of glass and/or acrylic, whichever you choose, a frame, and an item to be framed.

As far as choosing a frame for this, that will really depend on the look you’re going for. A minimalist natural vibe can be achieved by using a narrow, unimposing frame like our 5/8 in. silver frames. You can use a heavier frame that complements but contrasts with the wall color to help lend more weight to this see-through décor.

More Ideas

Whatever you choose to frame with this double-glass technique, we’d love it if you shared your take on it! Visit or Facebook page and drop us a note, and don’t forget to check in there often for our latest framing ideas and product news.

How to Make a Holiday Card Display from a Frame

It’s hard to believe with summer just coming to a conclusion and summer-esque temperatures continuing in many places, but the holiday season will be upon us before we know it! Now is the perfect time to start sorting out your holiday décor so it doesn’t get away from you.

To get you on your day to masterful holiday décor, consider creating a holiday card display. There are several advantages to these displays, such as:

They make use of something you’ll already receive, which is a great use of resources.
When someone who sent you a card sees the display, they’ll get a fuzzy feeling knowing you liked it enough to display it.
They serve as a great visual reminder for more wholesome reasons behind the holiday season: those we love and cherish.
Holiday cards are beautiful; it’d be a shame not to show them off!

Create a holiday card frame display that is congruent with your décor. That will mean picking and choosing from the ideas below to create a display that suits your needs.

Now, let’s go over some various options for creating your frame holiday card holder and cover some pertinent questions you need to ask yourself when you’re planning your DIY project.

Hanging Options

You can use several different materials within the frame to hang your cards. Chicken wire, jute string, battery powered LED light strings, satin ribbon, or a relatively flexible wire are all great options. You can also glue clips around the edges of a small frame for a display dominated by the cards.

For chicken wire, simply cut a piece of the wire that’s just slightly smaller than the outside perimeter of the frame of your choice, then line it up and staple the wire to the frame.

For all of the other materials, decide whether you’ll hang the wire/string/ribbon in neat, even rows or if a diagonal, free-form rows are right for you. Use finishing staples to stick down your chosen material in the format of your choice.

Use little clothes pins or binder clips to hang cards from the strings or wire. You can add other decorations to your frame to make it a little more aesthetically pleasing, too, like burlap bows or small wreaths.

Finishing Your Holiday Card Display

Whatever suits your style, there’s a Frame Warehouse frame for you. Check out our Facebook page for more framing ideas!

Frames that Transition from Fall to Winter

For many people, the last few months of the year are the busiest. There are holiday parties to attend, harvest festivals, sporting events, and plenty of work around the house to prepare for winter.

Fall and winter are also the most fun to decorate for. The changing of seasons and the beauty of autumn’s changing colors or the sparkle and glow of the first snow of the winter season lend us endless sources of inspiration for decorating our homes. We also tend to wind up inside more often as the weather gets cooler, and it’s nice to have something beautiful to look out while we’re stuck within four walls.

Decorating for both seasons can be quite the hassle though. One way to ease that burden is by using décor that transitions well from fall to winter. Here are our top picks for Frame Warehouse frames that are applicable when decorating for both, saving you time and money.

Barnwood- Barnwood is perfect for fall and winter decorating. It’s warm, organic, and incredibly versatile. Printables from either season will go great in wide barnwood frame.
Burnished Gold- Metallics have a lot to offer by way of depth and drama, and a burnished gold frame is a great go-between during the latter months.
Red- Red is a color iconic of both fall, indicative of changing leaves, and winter, with it being a classic Christmas color. Red frames will work for both. Even if Christmas isn’t your thing, red is warm and cozy which is perfect for cold winters.
Ornate- Very detailed frames are great for both fall and winter. They add depth and a hint of warmth without disturbing the color scheme one bit. Frame Warehouse’s black ornate frame is perfect for fall/winter transitional décor.
Walnut- Finished in a rich, dark stain, walnut wood frames are a perfect neutral frame across the seasons. A dark-waxed walnut frame is perfect for adding gravity to your fall or winter prints.

More Inspiration

If you’re looking for more framing inspiration, advice, or DIY projects check out the Frame Warehouse Facebook page, and remember to check in on the blog from time to time!