#collection display

I’m in love with this idea for a storybook house collection. I want to live here. These two collectors have amassed 1200 folk art houses! 

Collecting is more than hunting down and buying - there’s the displaying part too! And this is where you can put the effort and give it your personal signature.

Here’s how I framed my 25th anniversary Sailor Moon puzzle!

Materials:

Finished puzzle ^w^ 

Aluminum frame. Since this puzzle (51cm x 73.5cm) doesn’t fit any standard frame size (closest is 50x70), I chose a slightly bigger one (60x80). Also, I chose silver as a neutral colour not to steal the spotlight of the rainbow puzzle and the mostly white walls and furniture

Wrapping paper, because I needed to cover the extra background of the bigger frame. I was very lucky to find this silver one with a canvas-like texture, so it matches the frame and doesn’t distract from the puzzle, but it is not plain and boring. It is also shiny without being too reflective, plus canvas in a frame, duh

Double-sided tape

Masking tape

Super glue

Scissors

Plushie helper is not necessary, but recommended ;P

Process:

Put the puzzle face-down on the glass of the frame. In my case, I had not secured the pieces, so I slowly removed the puzzle several pieces at a time and put them together on the glass.

Once the puzzle is gone and you have a functional table again, wrap the frame background with the wrapping paper. Tape deteriorates and takes whatever it is stuck to with it, so I used double-sided tape meant for furniture - if it holds shelves, it can hold this without rotting, right? I hope. I also used insane amounts of super glue.

Secure the puzzle pieces together. I used two layers of masking tape, far less messy than any glue, as recommended by a friend who frames puzzles often.

Spend a crazy amount of time aligning the puzzle just right.

Brooklyn Brownstone Tour: This is the gorgeously chic home of designer Rodney Lawrence, who has amassed a treasure trove of collectibles. 

Lovely sitting room with the original fireplace and lighting fixture.

Intimate den with art and a collection of some sort of colorful balls in a basket stand- interesting.

Updated kitchen with a pretty collection of green pottery. 

Decorating a vintage brownstone in mid-century modern style.

Collected art in the bedroom.

The ultimate collection room showcasing taxidermy, shells, and art. 

This is the whimsical Italian home of collector Angela Missoni- you can read her Collecting Rule Book on www.LaDoubleJ.com.

This is the kitchen of Folk Art collector, Sharon, in Austin, TX.

How a woman, after my own heart, displays her collection of Sweet Streets buildings. I love this so much!

Awesome hand mirror collection on a boudoir wall.