Renaissance Woman: Framing

If you have a miter saw, it is a simple process to add a frame to a mirror or a bulletin board to spice it up and give it some class!

In the bay area, it's sometimes too expensive to buy your own home, so renting is the only option. But, often rentals have odd colored sinks and counters. Here I took a not so pretty counter top, put a frame around the mirror, and painted it the same color as the accent on the counter. I did the same thing for the wooden cornice over the window, added some fun accessories to give the bathroom a richer tone, and it tied the room together beautifully.

I took the rust color that was prevalent in the counter top and added dark wood accents and a double shower curtain; one in rust, the other in cream with embroidered flowers in greens, peaches and lavender. It really helped make the room into a retreat of sorts.

If you've purchased a bulletin board for an office or child's room, and want to give it a face lift, add a frame and paint it to coordinate with your office or a playroom.

This set of frames was made for a Curves workout gym. The owner wanted me to make the frames all the same but to cover each of the boards with a different color of fabric to give them some pizzaz.

Once they were all up on the wall, they gave the room a coordinated look and brought some color to it, making it a happy place for a workout!

With a miter saw it's easy. Set up the saw to cut each end of your frame at a 45 degree angle. Measure your sides, remembering the longest point is going to be the outside end of each frame piece. The inside end of each piece will be the shortest distance.

cut each piece to fit into each other (2 long sides and 2 short sides). Glue them together and use framing clamps to keep the pieces square. Once the pieces are dry, paint them and set them aside.

Miter Saw with Stand

Painting the New Frame

Now, remove the outside frames that came with the bulletin boards. Remove the cork portion of the board and cover it with desired fabric, using spray adhesive for fabric. Once it's dry, fold the fabric to the back of the board and staple it to the board using industrial staples.