A Home for the Watercolors {Thrift Store Frames}

At last.  A home for my grandmother’s watercolors that she painted back in the 1950’s.  After months of searching art supply and framing stores and pondering custom frames, a simple pair of thrift store frames got the gig.

thrift store frames

Once they got a little facelift and were paired with prefab mats from Michael’s, they were the perfect solution.

thrift store frames

thrift store frames

I love the way the finish turned out (read about that here).  I love that both her hands and mine created a work of art.

And I love that I can now look at these every day…

They tuck just perfectly into the spaces above my breakfast room windows.  (Sorry for the glare, but with so much light coming in, I was hard pressed to get a really good shot using the manual setting on my camera!)  And now you have a peek at the new color in my kitchen.  I’ll share more about this later.

In the meantime, I can check this project off my list!  I have two other, larger watercolors that my grandmother did.  I would love to put those in a revamped gallery wall I’m pondering for my family room, so the hunt is on for frames for them as well.  Fun!  The journey to finding the perfect solution is a large part of the joy, don’t you think?

Happy weekend!  We’ll be enjoying sun and fun at the lake while dodging summer thunderstorms.  How about you?

Comments

  1. This is so awesome, Heidi! Beautiful art that’s even more meaningful. Now with a place of honor … great frame upgrades, too!

  2. What cool pieces to have in your home. Love the look, the history, the connection. Isn’t photographing projects above windows super tricky?

  3. Your grand mom would be happy! I adore watercolors – tried my hand at a few of my own back in the day and they are difficult to do!
    Kelly

  4. What a special keepsake! They look beautiful in their new homes!

  5. I love these Heidi! It’s so cool that your grandmother’s art is now a staple on your wall. She is probably looking down smiling 🙂

  6. Mckae @ kaes corner design says

    This is so cool! Those are beautiful paintings. What a great to showcase your grandmothers work!

  7. Lisa @ before meets after says

    How beautiful and meaningful! We’re at the lake this weekend too! Hopefully it will just be cloudy and not rainy!

  8. How perfect! I love personal art, especially when it’s actually beautiful. It looks so good in your breakfast nook!

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