How much would you pay for the above 'art'? $20? $30?If you buy it at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, it's going to cost you $215.00. For four 14.5"x19" prints. In frames. And hopefully the frames are made of gold b/c only then would that outrageous price tag make sense to me.
I'm taking a more budget-friendly approach to wall decor.
A book I bought suggested buying books solely for the pictures and using them for art. But I just couldn't bring myself to plop down $30.00 (and higher!) for a book with decent pictures only to tear it up. (And a lot of the great pictures were spread across two pages, which just wouldn't work) Then I was shopping at Borders one day around this time last year and they had all their calendars on sale for $.99-$1.99. And then the light bulb went off.
Have you ever bought a calendar because the pictures were pretty? For me, it would be a calendar like this:
I love scenic calendars.But there are calendars for EVERY taste out there. Farm life, black and white, sports figures, arts, etc. And they come in varying sizes- big, small, medium, extra big. AND a lot of them have great photos in them. Photos that can be easily framed and used as art.
Last year, I bought 4 calendars. One of Greece (beautiful!), one of bridges (breathtaking!), one of black and white captures (so neat!) and one of Italy (gorgeous!). They each cost me less than $2.00 a calendar and each contains at least 12 photos (a couple have 16 photos).
My plan is to pick some of my favorite photos and frame them myself. I'll post pictures when I'm done, but I wanted to give others the idea so that you can maybe catch the Clearance Calendars that are on sale right now.
A few things to remember:
1.) Look for calendars that have the 'calendar' and the 'photo' separated. (i.e. calendars that are folded with the photo in the top half and calendar portions in the bottom half)
2.) Get calendars of varied size so that your pictures are varied sizes and allow some creativity.
What is your favorite thing to see on your walls?
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