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Making it as an artist takes more than talent and skill. It takes marketing to get noticed, then selling to earn a living, and that is where many a terrific artist falls short.

Outside of the picture framing sector, a passepartout is best known as the mount board.  Multiple designs can be used for better aesthetics within the frame.

Personal photos of family and friends are meaningful photos traditionally printed and framed for display on the walls of family homes.

October is when the colours of the season change. Leaves change colour, fall from trees that are ripe for collecting, and then by October 31^st, orange meets with black. Orange represents the warmth of Autumn, with black symbolising the cold, dark, winter nights to come. The colours of Halloween.

A picture hanging kit often includes the necessary hardware to hang your frames on the wall securely. The security of the hung piece is dependent upon the strength of the assembly. A simple slip knot will not be able to support the complete load bearing of the recommended picture hanging wire. It ought to be taught, have some slack to allow for levelling, but not be so slack that it risks failure.

Decorating your home is what makes it yours. It is your stamp. Wall décor is an important part of it. Some of your wall space is likely to be decorated with personal photos, but the final piece of the décor puzzle is the wall art, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Not only because art can be anything. It can be a specific type.

Getting the interior design of holiday rental correct is tricky. It can’t be personal or distasteful, and certainly can’t risk causing offence to your guests. At the same time, neutral is overestimated and can straddle too close to being bland. Go too neutral, rooms lack character.

With digital photography being in the palm of your hands with the touch of your smartphone, your phone’s image gallery is unlikely to keep up with all the images that you capture. Printing them would be an expensive feat and storing them more hassle than most of us would care to imagine.

Room makeovers on a budget are tricky. The simplest way to go about changing your décor without breaking the bank is to start off with as bland a canvas as possible.

Photo frames are often considered to be interior design accessories but they can be so much more. Other than housing for art or photos inside a protective casing, a photo frame serves more than a single purpose in the home. It lets you add functions to your space that impacts the feel of a room.