Creative ways to reuse your old picture frames

Introduction ●

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Everybody use picture frames at homes. Like most things, such picture frames may get old with the time.

Typically, you don’t want to put such old frames in display.

But, the question is, how can you reuse your old picture framing material?

Rather than throwing such frames away in the garbage, you can make use of them in a better and creative way.

As a Jewellery Box ●

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You can use picture frames as a jewellery box.

This has several advantages. One of these is that you’ll get a storage box for the pictures.

It can also let you put the jewellery in the display using photo frames.

With glass coating, it’ll provide your jewellery with additional protection.

As a Calendar ●

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You can’t simply utilize an existing frame as the calendar, yet you’ll have to make some improvements to convert the frame into calendars.

There are ways on how to do it. You may either design the calendar on the frame or you may use existing calendar pages and glue these to the frame.

As a News or Message Board ●

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If you’re going to use the frame as the news board, you might require less to do work with it.

Photo frames have the shape with the same to the news board so this can be used easily for the purpose.

If you’re using this in your home, medium-sized or small frames will do the tasks, yet if you’re going to use at the workplace, you’ll require a big frame.

As a Tray ●

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You can also use old photo frames as the tray to serve food or tea or to arrange newspapers or books in stack.

Even if it’s not a common idea and a lot of people may consider this weird, yet it’s helpful in the case of emergency or you may design the picture frames to make beautiful trays.

Conclusion ●

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There are other ways in which you can reuse your old picture frames.

Depending on your creativity level, you can think of something that will provide you more unique and attractive crafts.

Since the importance of a picture frame is manifold as far as your art is concerned, you have to be very careful while choosing your frame.

The next task in your hand is to search for an ideal framer who can give you right alternatives at an affordable price.

There are quite a few professional framer present in the market like Tuckerframe, Michaels, PaintBoxSoho, FrameBridge etc.

You have to keep in mind that framing is a form of visual communication. The better your communication would be, the better it would be for your artwork.

About us ●

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Paintbox Soho is a custom picture framing shop that offers full museum quality framing services and more.

We source only the highest quality material to present and preserve your artwork with the utmost care and integrity.

We provide our clients with the expertise in selecting frames, mats, and glass to enhance the look of the artwork rather than distract from it.

Our services include Art Framing, Picture framing, Printing, Canvas stretching, Mat cutting, wet/dry mounting, picture enlargement, glass change / mat change, frame repair & more as per client requirement.

Paintbox Soho 105 Thompson St New York, New York 10012 tel. 212 226 1300 fax 212 966 5379