Saturday, March 3, 2012

Grosgrain Ribbon "Matting"

Hello all! I'm so excited to show you my favorite element (so far) of the nursery. I showed you back here the prints I bought from etsy. I'm super happy with them but I bought them in 11x14 and my cheapo frames from IKEA were just slightly bigger than that. I had to come up with a solution to hide that fact.




Here you can see at the bottom of the frame where I had a little space. It was like this at the top as well. I also didn't like that you could see the outline around the edge of print.




Close up :-)




I used an orange grosgrain ribbon to conceal the problem areas and to add a little punch of color.




I cut four strips of ribbon so it would be just slightly longer and poke out the back. I laid it right up against the glass of the frame and put the print over (or I guess, technically, "behind") it. I put the backing on the frame just like I normally would and used the little tabs of ribbon to adjust the placement so it was just right. I trimmed the excess and voila:

 


I'm loving the extra bit of color this adds and they're going to look fantastic against the gorgeous blue wall.

 

We've got the blue wall painted and the crib is up. I've been posting some progress pics on my Facebook. I'm going to order the fabric for the curtains this weekend but want to find a fantastic coordinating fabric to use as an accent so I can order them all at the same time.

So, does anyone have any ideas for a great fabric to coordinate with green and white zig zag?

4 comments:

  1. more of the orange, that could tie it all together

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  2. that was Max that responded

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  3. I love that you thought to use grosgrain ribbon! Those prints are pretty darn cute too. Visiting from Thrifty Decor Chick!

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    1. Thanks Jenna! I had done this once before, in my old house when we did my daughter's nursery. I just love the extra color :)

      Aimee
      Wonderfully Domestic

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