Monday, August 30, 2010

DIY Decor

I am moving into a new apartment next week for my senior year of college (eekkk!!) I am so excited and it is a great excuse to go shopping for new decor. I was so excited I kind of went overboard on the shopping part, which isn't unusual for me. However once I get to school there will be bills to pay so I had a fun idea for budget friendly wall decorations.

First I found some great photos of old Vogue covers online at British Vogue like this one,

August 1940

Then I resized them to 5x7 and printed them on photo paper

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Then I found two cute frames at TJ Maxx for $9.99 however the paint was chipping a bit so I asked them to reduce the price and I got them for only $9.00 each!

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Once I got the frames home I filled in the chipped paint with black sharpie and they are good as new!

Here is the final product...

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I am really pleased with the outcome, what do you think?

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7 comments:

  1. Heyy Cute Blog :)

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  2. These are absolutely lovely! I'm a senior in college too and my roommate just introduced me to your blog... I love it! Best of luck with the move!

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  3. they look amazing!! great job! I have one more wall in my bedroom I need to work with maybe I will try your idea!

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  4. These came out fantastic!! Love it! I am going to see if I can tweet this post of yours. xo

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  5. i've actually been looking for frames so that i can do something like this for my dorm. they look great!
    thanks for stopping by my blog. hope i see you there more often!
    Haute Californian

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  6. that's a cute idea-- I kind of did the same thing for my son's room with Kid's Sports Ill.

    cute blog--- follow me chica and I'll follow back!
    www.originalprototype.com

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