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DIY Silk Lined Picture Frame
by
Deb @ NomadicDecorator.com
(IC: blogger)
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Inspired by the colorful silk-lined wall niches that I saw in Thailand, I made a silk-lined picture frame to display little collectibles. Here I show you how to do it! It's super easy and fast.
No, this is not my house! This is the Jim Thompson house in Bangkok. Jim Thompson makes famous Thai silks. Here you can see how a wall niche lined in silk adds lots of color to a room. Scroll all the way down to see my living room!
Supplies:
First pull the silk taut and cover a piece of foam core board or heavy cardboard. Tape the silk on the back of the foam core board to secure. I used blue painters tape because that's what was sitting nearby. It worked fine.
Cover the side pieces with silk. My frame was not very deep so I covered little strips of basswood.
Run a strip of glue along the side of the frame, and press the side pieces into place.
Flip your frame over - this is what you see! A silk-lined frame, including silk on the sides. Now you can assemble your collectibles or objects in the frame.
Here you can see the brass spoons assembled in my frame.
Here it is hanging on my living room wall. You can see the choice of orange silk ties in with pillows and chairs in the room!
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Suggested materials:
- Picture Frame or Shadowbox (Craft store)
- Foam core board or heavy cardboard (Craft store)
- Silk fabric (Fabric shop or craft store)
- Yardstick
- Pen
- Scissors
- Glue
- Tape
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published April 24th, 2016 6:07 PM
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Laura Bell on Mar 04, 2017Great idea! LOVE the silk and upscale results!
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Deb @ NomadicDecorator.com on Mar 04, 2017Thank you very much Laura! I'm going to make another deep silk-lined frame for some old skeleton keys found in Marrakech - will post that here when it's done as well.
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Inetia on Mar 07, 2017Wow! That is really rich looking. Like your are decorating a castle.
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Deb @ NomadicDecorator.com on Mar 07, 2017Thank you Inetia! :)
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