Posts tagged: photo_display


How to Make a Magnetic Art/Photo Display

By DIY Maven

Another installment in the art/photo display gallery here at Curbly is this option from Wendy at Wisdom of the Moon. 



Supplies she used:



a strip of flat metal with holes in it

metal primer

Paint

Clear protective enamel

screws

washers

magnets



What she did:



You can probably figure out, just by the list of materials, what Wendy did. Although she opted to paint the washers and metal strip, leaving them ‘raw’ for an industrial look would be a great-lookin » READ MORE

July 23, 2008
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Attention Woodworkers, Make the Oblique Shelf!

By DIY Maven

The Oblique by Moooi is described as a ‘modern designer bookcase’ but can be used to display art or photos as well. It’s available in lacquered MDF or solid oak. No dimensions are given for the one pictured here, but I’d start with a standard 4' x 8' sheet of MDF or plywood and cut it down to the size of my choosing. (Maybe 4' x 6'?) Add to that some 2" x 2"s and you could have a very good--and inexpensive--reproduction.

October 31, 2007
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How to Make Magnet Photo Corners

By DIY Maven

I’ve proclaimed my refrigerator door a ‘pictures only’ area. I wanted a quick, easy and cheap way to make a collage of them. Here's what I came up with.  

What you need.

Photo corners (I bought 250 corners for 4 bucks, which I had on hand from another project.)

A sheet of magnet (this is also a great way to recycle those magnetic calendars and business cards you get in the mail.

A scissors

What you do.

It probably goes without saying, but you » READ MORE

October 03, 2007
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