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Saturday, February 11, 2012

CULTURE

Hang It Up: D.I.Y. Wall Art Installations


        
Interior designed by Kyle Schuneman, photo by Joe Schmelzer; interior designed by Parker-Sims Interiors; interior designed by Thread Art and Design


Sometimes, collecting and hanging art can be more time consuming, intimidating, and costly than finding the right furniture and accessories. Most of us have moved beyond dorm room posters (I hope!), yet lack the confidence and funds to curate original artwork. But that doesn’t mean you’re doomed to live with blank walls. Nor must you unearth ancient family photos in hopes of turning a trip down memory lane into an ancestral installation.

You could check out some of our ideas for affordable art on eBay. Or, you could just dig through your storage closet for inspiration. Everyday household items are anything but humdrum when you hang them in groupings. Seriously. Pretty much any cluster of objects, from license plates to baby bonnets, can be turned into a killer montage. These items will add color and texture to your walls, and can add a sense of history to a space or tell a personal story. Plus, giving new life to old objects is a very earth-friendly thing to do.

Los Angeles-based interior designer, set designer, and prop stylist, Kyle Schuneman had admired the effect of a single tennis racquet hanging on a wall, so he decided to amp things up and create a pattern with multiples. He says, “With all the hard lines in the bedroom, I wanted to add some subtle curves. I thought the vintage, worn feel would complement the masculinity of the bedroom.” He found a bucket of old tennis racquets for less than $5 each at a flea market. Then, he took it one step further by having a glass guy replace the strings with mirror. The whole production cost less than $75.

Charleston, South Caroline interior designer Adrian Sims Truluck of Parker-Sims Interiors just last week completed a project in which she used twelve vintage ceiling tiles that she found at a local architectural salvage shop in a decorative series on a stairwell. She says, “I always like to mingle vintage or antique objects into a room, especially if they are everyday objects. They have a unique sense of character and charm that you just can’t get from new pieces. The key is to train your eye to find the extraordinary in the ordinary.”

Boston-based artist and interior designer Lindsay Bentis of Thread Art and Design found inspiration where many East Coast scavengers are known to flock, the thrice-yearly Brimfield Antique Show in Brimfield, Massachusetts. Bentis tells us, “These are old rolling pins form India. They have such great patinas and colors. I would use them as objects just sitting on a surface as well as hang them on the wall as an art installation, like I did here. I also think they would make a cool mobile.”

You too can turn the mundane into the marvelous. Start by sorting through eBay’s unlimited supply of, well, everything!



PADLOCKS

1. Chubb Brass Padlock & Key, 1961, Queen's Stamp (starting bid, $52.74)

2. Antique Padlock Collectors marked 10 Lever (buy it now price, $89)

3. Vintage Old Iron Padlock from USSR (starting bid, $1.49)

4. Antique French Padlock, 4 Wheels In Brass With Comb (buy it now price, $99.90)

5. Vintage/Antique Working Padlock with Key (current bid, $9.99)




KITCHEN TOOLS

1. Vintage Wooden Rolling Pin With Green Handles (buy it now price, $9)

2. Tea Strainer Filter Old Vintage Kitchen Ornate Tool (buy it now price, $29.99)

3. 3 Brass Pastry Crimpers Ravioli Cutting Wheels, c. 1920s (buy it now price, $19.99)

4. Vintage Kitchen Lot Red Handle Utensils Glass Pie Tool (buy it now price, $30)

5. Antique Gooseneck Butter Paddle Buttermilk Paint (buy it now price, $14.95)




VALVE HANDLES

1. 16 Vintage Water Faucet or Valve Handles Knobs (winning bid, $8)

2. 20 Vintage Lot Faucet Garden Water Handle Knob (winning bid, $20.55)

3. 25 Valve Handles Water Faucet Cast Iron Steel (current bid, $36)

4. 20-Vtg Garden Water Faucet Valve Handle Knob 20 Handles (bid now $9.99)

5. 20 Ornate Garden Water Valves Handles Knobs (winning bid, $34)

 


OARS

1. Very Old Paddle Oar 60" Green (buy it now price, $34.99)

2. Very Old Paddle Oar 60" (buy it now price, $39.99)

3. Very Old Paddle Oar 60" Red (buy it now price, $39.99)

4. Five Dayak Paddles Regatta Traditional Watersport (buy it now price, $220)

5. Pair of 83" Wooden Paddle Oars With Old Paint (buy it now price, $99.99)

 

 

TENNIS RACQUETS

1. Lot of 7 Vintage Tennis Racquets Slazenger Spalding (buy it now price, $28.99)

2. Lot of 6 Wooden Vintage Tennis Racquets (buy it now price, $86)

3.  Lot of 6 Vintage Tennis Racquets From 20s-30-40-50-60s (buy it now price, $75)

4.  Vintage Pro Kennox Tennis Racquet Copper Ace (buy it now price, $29.95)

5. Rare Tad Davis Made In USA Tennis Racquet (buy it now price, $34.95)

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